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Lindsey Jacobellis: “Another World Championships title would be nice!”
With the 11th worlds just around the corner, and the first snowboard medal event of the first ever combined FIS Freestyle Ski & Snowboard World Championships taking place with the snowboard cross event at Kreischberg on January 15th and 16th, FISSnowboard.com met up with Lindsey Jacobellis who is currently training in Copper Mt.
The 29-year-old powerhouse will go into her fourth World Championships whilst looking back on an outstanding streak at worlds so far. In all three SBX events she competed in, the 2006 Olympic Silver medallist walked away with Gold (2005, 2007 and 2011).
Time to find out, how the athlete from Stratton Mountain, VT prepared for the season and what her goals for the next months are.
FISSnowboard.com: Lindsey, how did your preparation for the new season go?
Lindsey Jacobellis: I had a great summer, which is always an awesome way to go into the season.
My knee feels even better than last season. I'm even more comfortable, not worried about pacing anything. So it's amazing how this difference is although I still wear my brace just as a mental safety cushion. I'm getting older. It's just nice to know that it's there.
So, what have you done to get in shape?
We went down to Argentina with Ross Hindman (a US domestic coach) and the ISTC team for a first preparation because the US team didn't had a training camp. I wanted to try out some new boards.
What kind of new boards? Are you on a new brand?
No, I'm still on Kessler but they are a little bit longer and the side cut changed a little bit. I used to race on one of the shortest boards on the World Cup tour, some 55's and 56's.
That was OK a few years ago. But when I got injured and wasn't in the sport for two years and came back the courses changed with a lot of flat sections, so I wasn't getting great glide. I had to change up the way my board was shaped.
Then you went to Austria last November to get more used to it?
Coming to Austria, I was already comfortable on the new boards when getting into some more technical features. The two plus weeks to Pitztal have been my most productive trip to Europe ever.
What are your goals for the season?
I still plan to do the whole World Cup tour, but the World Championships will be our big one this year as well as X-Games. But another World Championships title would be nice.
With three titles to your belt, do you feel any pressure?
You know, I take it one race at a time. I still love to do this but I don't want to overwhelm myself with results, results and results.
So a more laid-back approach.
I want to be in the sport for the long jeopardy and now I'm starting to look in how I can market the sport to get young American females to come into it because right now, that's our hardest thing.
It's about enjoying snowboarding and racing and then seeing how I can give back into the sport so there is some sort of legacy left.
The 29-year-old powerhouse will go into her fourth World Championships whilst looking back on an outstanding streak at worlds so far. In all three SBX events she competed in, the 2006 Olympic Silver medallist walked away with Gold (2005, 2007 and 2011).
Time to find out, how the athlete from Stratton Mountain, VT prepared for the season and what her goals for the next months are.
FISSnowboard.com: Lindsey, how did your preparation for the new season go?
Lindsey Jacobellis: I had a great summer, which is always an awesome way to go into the season.
My knee feels even better than last season. I'm even more comfortable, not worried about pacing anything. So it's amazing how this difference is although I still wear my brace just as a mental safety cushion. I'm getting older. It's just nice to know that it's there.
So, what have you done to get in shape?
We went down to Argentina with Ross Hindman (a US domestic coach) and the ISTC team for a first preparation because the US team didn't had a training camp. I wanted to try out some new boards.
What kind of new boards? Are you on a new brand?
No, I'm still on Kessler but they are a little bit longer and the side cut changed a little bit. I used to race on one of the shortest boards on the World Cup tour, some 55's and 56's.
That was OK a few years ago. But when I got injured and wasn't in the sport for two years and came back the courses changed with a lot of flat sections, so I wasn't getting great glide. I had to change up the way my board was shaped.
Then you went to Austria last November to get more used to it?
Coming to Austria, I was already comfortable on the new boards when getting into some more technical features. The two plus weeks to Pitztal have been my most productive trip to Europe ever.
What are your goals for the season?
I still plan to do the whole World Cup tour, but the World Championships will be our big one this year as well as X-Games. But another World Championships title would be nice.
With three titles to your belt, do you feel any pressure?
You know, I take it one race at a time. I still love to do this but I don't want to overwhelm myself with results, results and results.
So a more laid-back approach.
I want to be in the sport for the long jeopardy and now I'm starting to look in how I can market the sport to get young American females to come into it because right now, that's our hardest thing.
It's about enjoying snowboarding and racing and then seeing how I can give back into the sport so there is some sort of legacy left.
Source: fis-ski.com
