Jacob Bliss at the winter olympic |: 16 years of "redemption"

To win a Winter Olympic gold medal, 36-year-old American Lindsay Jacobilis waited 16 years. Unexpectedly, she not only completed the "redemption" to win the gold medal in the individual competition, but also stepped on the historical process, and won the gold medal again in the obstacle chase mixed team competition set up for the first time in the history of the Winter Olympics, which seemed to confirm the Matthew effect. On February 12, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Snowboard Sledge Pursuit Mixed Team Competition came to an end, with the U.S. first team, composed of Jacob Baylis and 40-year-old Nick Baumgartner, winning the gold medal, the Italian team winning silver and the Canadian team winning the bronze.

Why is "redemption" said? At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Jacobelis had been leading in the women's steeplechase final on snowboarding, but at that time, she thought she was holding the gold medal, and she made a juggling grip not far before the finish line, resulting in a fall on the ground without controlling her body balance. When she climbed up, the second runner behind her had crossed past her to win the championship, and Jacob Baylis, who won the silver medal, began a 16-year journey of "redemption". Since then, she has participated in three consecutive Winter Olympic Games without winning medals until the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

On February 9, Jacob Baylis never saw any fancy moves in the women's steeplechase on snowboard and won the championship in the most concise and practical way. Subsequently, the International Olympic Committee issued a document to record her winning story with "redemption" as the main theme. Although Jacob Baylis said after the game that she never thought about "redemption", her statement was a real redemption, "That incident made me who I am now, let me keep my desire for victory and keep fighting." 」 If I had won the championship 16 years ago, I would certainly not have continued to skate now. She said.

After winning the snowboard slalom chase mixed team title, Jacob Baylis said: "I'm very excited to win gold again. I was born in the 1980s and still want to stay competitive. I have been in my career for 20 years, and for 20 years, whether out of a desire for gold medals or to change my life, I have always maintained my desire and motivation, and I have never changed. ”

Source Client The Winter Olympics | Reporters Li Yuanfei, Chen Jiakun, and Deng Fangjia

Edited by Kang Dian

Process Editor Liu Weili