Friday the 13th

1 - Steve Bradbury creates an all-time great Olympic thriller · 2 - Greg Louganis' bad luck on the board ends with glorious gold · 3 - Lindsey Jacobellis' gold ...

“Even today I feel very emotional about it,” the now double Olympic champion explained. I didn’t know whether I had won the race. But some of the most unforgettable golds in Olympic history were won when athletes turned adversity on its head and walked away as Olympic champions. When the final began, Bradbury held back in last position, keeping a safe distance from the other four skaters who looked to have the medals wrapped up. There’s a reason short track speed skating is considered one of the most thrilling disciplines at the Olympic Winter Games. Unfortunately - or fortunately - for her, she did. With her first vault, disaster struck. The 19-year-old could only watch on helplessly as Switzerland's [Kerri Strug](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/kerri-strug) took her place on her country's artistic gymnastics team at [Atlanta 1996](https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/atlanta-1996), the USA had never won an Olympic gold medal in the team competition. [Beijing 2022](https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/beijing-2022), the American passed the line first to become the oldest snowboard gold medallist in the history of the Games in her fifth Olympic outing. Friday the 13th has often been associated with bad luck. [Steve Bradbury](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/steven-bradbury) lined up in the final of the 1000m at the 2002 Games in [Salt Lake City](https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/salt-lake-city-2002), he had already taken advantage of the misfortune of other athletes to get to the starting line, with their slips and penalties all playing a part in his charge to the gold medal race.