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History was made on Saturday in Beijing as Team USA鈥檚 Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner won the first-ever gold medal in the Olympic debut of mixed snowboardcross.
The victory gave Baumgartner, a four-time Olympian, his first gold, while Jacobellis collected her second Beijing 2022 gold after finishing first in the women鈥檚 competition.
The two were the oldest team on the quarterfinal stage on Saturday.
鈥淲e鈥檙e embracing 鈥榦ldies for goldies!’鈥� said Baumgartner. 鈥淎ll the pain is worth it. We鈥檙e the 80s babies and we came in hot today 鈥� I鈥檓 really excited about it,鈥� Jacobellis added.
The Italian team of Omar Visintin and Michela Moioli came in second and the Canadian duo of Eliot Grondin and Meryeta O鈥橠ine finished third.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.聽
