A 76-year-old duet winning a snowboarding gold? Who knew that these were going to be the Gray Games for the US? But after a sluggish start, the Americans are happy to mine medals wherever they can.

Midway through the Beijing Olympics, Uncle Sam’s nieces and nephews are sitting sixth in the overall table, tied with the Dutch and Italians. And they’re only that high because Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner won the mixed team snowboard cross after Jacobellis claimed the individual SBX for her first gold at her fifth Games.

As expected, the snowboarders and freestylers have been carrying the US, […]

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