Tanja Frieden [SEP] place of birth
Tanja Frieden
Tanja Frieden (born 6 February 1976, in Bern) is a Swiss snowboarder. She won a gold medal in the inaugural Snowboard Cross competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
In the Snowboard Cross finals at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Frieden was in second place well behind the American Lindsey Jacobellis, when the latter crashed while attempting to showboat on the second to last jump. Frieden passed Jacobellis and won the gold medal. In her pocket was a Norwegian flag in memory of her friend, snowboarder Line Østvold
8th places. The four last place finishers in the quarterfinals contested a 13th-16th classification race, while the third-placed finishers raced for 9th through 13th.
In the large final, American Lindsey Jacobellis had a clear lead heading to the final hill, but failed in an unnecessary attempt at a twisting grab in the air, falling and allowing Tanja Frieden to sweep past her and claim the gold medal.
- Large Final
- Small Final
- Classification 9-12
- Classification 13-16