Yeah, she did. She way fucked up. She celebrated prior to crossing the finish line and because of that was subject to a silver medal rather than a gold one. In relation to this, I will state the following:
Who cares?
Dude, sportscasters are ripping her a new one because she decided to turn the last jump of the Snowboardcross (which is a new Olympic event) into a Method Air. Sportscasters who, might I note, are incapable of performing a Method Air and/or riding a snowboard down the Snowboardcross track with the bottom of the Snowboard contacting the snow. (i.e. - I believe that said sportscasters may be able to lay flat on the snowboard and make their ways down a hill with the assistance of gravity and/or alcohol.)
The fact is that being stylish and having fun is the very essence of Snowboarding. If the Olympic Committee saw fit to have Snowboarding in the games, they should have considered the consequences. Snowboarders are young and somewhat cool. They will bring with them a certain culture and certain quirks with the sport. Some of these quirks involve showing off a little. That's why we ride rails and pipes in the first place, style. It has little to do with going down a hill really fast and slamming through bendy poles, which is still legit just different.
Whatever, that's not important. What is important is that she totally bailed, way hard, and I think that's funny. Funny compounded by the irony which makes it double-funny. What also is important is that Jacobellis is a total piece of ass. She gets an honorary gold in being a piece of ass. Bob Costas does not because he's a tool. |
