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Five-time Olympian Lindsey Jacobellis has finally grabbed a gold medal at the age of 36, winning the snowboard cross at the Beijing Games on Wednesday. It was redemption at last for the 36-year-old American who in 2006 had famously thrown away the gold by showboating close before the finish line while holding a huge lead, falling and having to settle for silver. She went out in the semi-finals 2010 and 2014 before finishing fourth in 2018. But on Wednesday the most decorated snowboard cross athlete of all-time prevailed on the 1,252-metre course at the Genting Snow Park to complete her Olympic…