Lindsey Jacobellis
Lindsey Jacobellis
Lindsey Jacobellisis an American snowboarder from Stratton, Vermont...
ProfessionSnowboarder
Date of Birth19 August 1985
CityDanbury, CT
front staying
Getting out in front first and staying in front usually works.
enthusiasm share stuff
I was having fun. I wanted to share my enthusiasm with the crowd. Stuff happens. It's just a race.
trying
I was just trying to stabilize my board.
medal silver usa
The silver medal ... is still a silver medal. The USA is on the podium anyway.
crowd feeling fun great messed oh share
I was having fun. Snowboarding is fun. I was feeling great that I was ahead. I wanted to share with the crowd my enthusiasm. I messed up, and oh well, it happens.
competitor fierce pressure
I was disappointed in myself because I am a fierce competitor and I put a lot of pressure on myself.
close coach emotion emotions except people team
I am nervous, I just never show it, that's a little exaggerated. I never really show any kind of emotion at the top. I usually close people off except for my coach and my other team riders.
helps jump tried trouble
I had been having trouble with that jump all day. (Grabbing the board) helps you stabilize in the air. I tried but it didn't work.
crowd enthusiasm messed share
I wanted to share with the crowd my enthusiasm. I messed up.
experience great
I just wanted to have a great experience and something to always remember.
cross feeling gives horrible
Snowboard cross gives me a horrible feeling in my stomach.
call flipping happy might people time tough
I think some people might think we're insane. My mom's just happy we're not flipping motorcycles. She doesn't call it insane. But she's having a tough time with it.
create fast freestyle helps jump trying
Yes, because it helps stabilize you in the air. You're going so fast and it's not like a freestyle jump where you are trying to create style, you're trying to create stability.
faster ground quickly science snow
There is a real science to this. When we have jumps, we try to get on the ground as quickly as possible. You've got to remember, you're faster on the snow than you are in the air.