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Winter Olympics top moments: Wednesday, Feb. 9

Team USA scores its first gold at the games from Lindsey Jacobellis in snowboard cross, and snowboarders Shaun White and Chloe Kim make their 2022 debuts.

BEIJING, China — Team USA brought home its first gold medal of the 2022 Winter Olympics on Wednesday, thanks to snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis.

Check out these highlights from Wednesday at the games:

SNOWBOARDING

Sixteen years after a fall in Torino resulted in silver, 36-year-old Lindsey Jacobellis wins the snowboard cross big final to secure an Olympic gold medal, at the same time earning USA its first title of the 2022 Olympics.

RELATED: Did US's Lindsey Jacobellis finally earn gold in women's snowboardcross?

Three-time gold medalist Shaun White came through once again, executing a double McTwist 1260 in his second run of qualifying (that had cost him a fall on his first) to place fourth and advance to the final.

RELATED: Shaun White dials up the drama to qualify for medal round in his final Olympics

Defending Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim of Team USA landed a big method grab, frontside 700, cab 900, switch backside 500 and a cab 700 to score an 87.75 on her first run of women's snowboard halfpipe qualifying.

RELATED: Chloe Kim cruises in Olympic halfpipe qualifying, on to the final

ALPINE SKIING

For the second time in as many events at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin failed to complete her first run in a technical competition, eliminating her from the women's slalom.

RELATED: 'Heartbreaking': Mikaela Shiffrin out of second race in a row

FREESTYLE SKIING

American Colby Stevenson landed a huge switch double cork 1800 with massive air to score a 91.25 on his third run of the men's freeski big air final.

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