BEIJING (AP) — Things continue to look up for the United States Olympic Team.
Lindsey Jacobellis has won her second gold medal of the Olympics, teaming with 40-year-old Nick Baumgartner for the title in the new event of mixed snowboardcross.
The 36-year-old Jacobellis took gold earlier this week in the women’s event. It came 16 years after a late showboat move as she was cruising in for an apparent win cost her the title at the Turin Games.
After a slow start, the U.S. now has five gold medals and 11 overall at the Games. Jacobellis accounts for two gold, while fellow snowboarder Chloe Kim has one.
Also in Beijing:
— The youthful US men’s hockey team is 2-0 following a 4-2 win over Canada. Andy Miele responded to Canada’s early goal by tying it 70 seconds later. Sean Farrell also set up Ben Meyers’ go-ahead tally to give him three assists and six points in the Olympics following his hat trick in the opener.
— Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was in tears after a shaky practice that included a fall on a triple axel, a jump she typically executes without a problem. Valieva has continued to practice while the Court of Arbitration for Sport considers whether a failed doping test will keep the 15-year-old sensation out of the women’s competition. The event begins Tuesday in Beijing.
— U.S. Ski & Snowboard is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct by longtime coach Peter Foley and the use of racist language by Olympian Hagan Kearney, both of whom are in China this week. American and 2010 Olympic snowcross rider Callan Chythlook-Sifsof wrote in an Instagram post that Foley had taken naked photos of female athletes and made inappropriate comments, and that Kearney repeatedly used the N-word to “intentionally get under my skin.” Chythlook-Sifsof is from Alaska and describes herself as Yupik and Inupiaq.
