Three Straight Wins for Olympian Lindsey Jacobellis

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA), a global nutritional supplements company, today congratulated Olympic Pro Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis on three consecutive wins.  Jacobellis continues to live up to her reputation as "the most dominant snowboardcross rider in the world" by taking the title in the 2011 USANA Snowboardcross Cup at Telluride and securing two World Cup titles at the 2012 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup snowboard cross races in Veysonnaz.

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Jacobellis was the first American to win at Telluride and is the most decorated athlete in the history of her sport, having won, among other races, seven Winter X Games titles, including the last four in a row. She remains unbeaten this season. 

"This week my focus is on the Winter X Games," said Jacobellis. "I've had success there in the past and it would be an honor to do well again. It's so great to have partners like USANA to help me along the way. Ever since I started taking their supplements, I've been feeling really good."

"We are so proud of Lindsey, who is a phenomenal athlete with an incredible future," says Dan Macuga, USANA's chief communications officer, "It is our honor to support her nutrition and to be able to work closely with her team to personalize a regimen for her that complements her training."

"USANA spends millions of dollars each year developing products that work," says Dr. Brian Dixon, USANA's director of product innovation. "We have a sports dietitian on staff who has worked with professional sports teams like the NFL and NHL. With over 600 Olympic and professional athletes using our product and a million-dollar athlete guarantee, we take our job very seriously."

To learn more about Lindsey Jacobellis, visit www.lindseyjacobellis.com. Follow her on Twitter and "like" her on Facebook.

For more information about USANA, an official sponsor of the USSA, please visit www.usana.com.

About USANA: USANA Health Sciences develops and manufactures high‐quality nutritionals, personal care, energy and weight management products that are sold directly to Preferred Customers and Associates throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Mexico, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Learn more at our website (www.usana.com), read our blog (www.whatsupusana.com), like us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/usanahealthsciences), or follow us on Twitter (@usanainc)

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