Make it five world titles for Lindsey Jacobellis, who extended her dominance in snowboard cross outside of the Olympics.
Jacobellis, 31, led nearly from start to finish of both her semifinal and final in Sierra Nevada, Spain, edging Olympic bronze medalist Chloe Trespeuch of France for gold. Italy’s Michela Moioli, the 2016 World Cup season champion, took bronze.
Jacobellis and Trespeuch exchanged words in the finish area after spending most of the final within a board of each other.
“I’m defending myself,” Jacobellis said. “You’re running into me. Sorry Chloe, but you’re trying to push me off, and I’m holding myself.