American Lindsey Jacobellis fails to reach snowboard cross final; Canada’s Maelle Ricker wins gold

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American Lindsey Jacobellis, who lost out on gold in 2006 when she crashed after showing off at the end of the run, was eliminated in the women’s snowboard cross semifinals Tuesday afternoon at Cypress Mountain. Canada’s Maelle Ricker went on to win the gold medal.

Ricker, who came to Vancouver as the leader in the World Cup standings this winter, easily outdistanced the field. France’s Deborah Anthonioz ended up with the silver medal, while Olivia Nobs of Switzerland took the bronze.

Jacobellis, who went on to win the consolation race Tuesday afternoon to finish in fifth place overall, went off course in her semifinal heat. She and Ricker were the favorites to advance out of their semifinal, but as the two were jockeying for position at the front, Jacobellis lost her balance and went outside of a gate, leading to a disqualification.

Four years ago in Olympic finals at Turin, Italy, Jacobellis had a sizable lead going over the final jump on the course when she performed a stunt by grabbing her board. She crashed as she landed, quickly getting up to finish second.

-- Dan Loumena