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Lindsey Jacobellis an athlete that everyone loves By Jordan P

Lindsey Jacobellis is a never giving up girl with a big heart and she will do what ever it takes to get the gold. Just as important, Lindsey Jacobellis tries extremely hard to get a gold medal. In fact one time while trying to complete a trick she had made a bad fall and fell on her leg. The Olympics in Torino, left her infamously with a silver medal. This melancholy event (for Lindsey anyway) is something she will never forget she quoted: “So I look back and say that I still made it to the finals and I still got a medal and that is good enough for me, and it keeps me hungry for the next race,” she says. Lindsey Jacobellis was also very involved with animals. She became involved with charitable courses having animals through the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). She named her dog Gridget after the teenage surfer from the TV movie Fame. Her dog is a York shire/ silky terrier. Lindsey used to compete in snowboarding during high school in snowboard cross and half pipe. Lindsey Jacobellis started snowboarding as a role model towards her brother, Ben. She competed in Home Town races at age twelve. Lindsey Jacobellis is a never ending go for the gold athlete, and she will never give up. Not even after an incident that changed her life.