Slim Win By Anderson in Snowboarder X
Jan 28 2007 / Aspen, CO Joanie Anderson Narrowly Grabs Snowboarder X Winter X Games GoldAspen, Colo. – In a major upset, young gun Joanie Anderson dodges a crashing Lindsey Jacobellis just feet from the finish line of the Snowboarder X competition to secure her first Winter X Games gold.
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“I’m so stoked and shocked,” said Anderson. “The course here is always sick. I think it’s the best boardercross competition.”
Twenty-year old Anderson from South Lake Tahoe, California has competed in the Winter X Games for four years, each time advancing to the finals. But it was not until 2006 that she stood on the podium with a second place finish. This year, it looked as if Anderson would win silver once again until 21-year old Jacobellis from Stratton, Vermont caught her backside edge, letting Anderson grab the gold.
Coming off as the 2007 FIS World Champion, Jacobellis was aiming to take home the gold this year. On the heels of a disappointing silver medal after a crash near the finish of Boardercross in the 2006 Torino Olympics, Jacobellis caught her heelside edge, flipping over to slide across the finish line just ahead of Maelle Ricker.
Ricker, the 2006 defending Snowboard X Champion, a 28-year old from Whistler, BC, Canada, was vying for her second gold, but was glad to be on the podium.
SNOWBOARD SNOWBOARDER X WOMEN’S
Final Results from Aspen/Snowmass on Saturday, January 27, 2007
- Joanie Anderson
- Lindsey Jacobellis
- Maelle Ricker
- Jordan Karlinski
- Helene Olafsen
- Tanja Frieden
- Zoe Gillings
- Mellie Francon
- Sandra Frei
- Deborah Anthonioz
- Erin Simmons
- Callan Chythlook-Sifsof
- Marni Yamada
- Leslee Olson-Schader
- Lynn Ott
- Kirsten Harris
- Lindsey Telling
- Dena Melinn-Waller
