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China's Eileen Gu reached a high of 4.0 meters on a jump during her third run in the women's freeski halfpipe final at the 2026 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Eileen Gu has won her second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the women’s freeski halfpipe. After pulling out on her first run and scoring a 30.00, she bounced back significantly with a 94.00 and 94.75.
China took the first two spots on the podium with Gu’s teammate Li Fanghui earning silver with a 93.00 on her third run.
Great Britain’s Zoe Atkin was on top after her first run, but couldn’t recover from missing a landing on her second despite getting the most amplitude on her jumps among the competitors in the field. She scored a 92.50 on her third run to finish behind Gu and Fanghui.
Gu, 22, has earned six medals competing in two Winter Olympic Games, making her the most accomplished freestyle skier in Olympic history.
In Milan Cortina, her gold in the Halfpipe joins the silver medals she earned in Slopestyle and Big Air. She was the only freestyle skier to compete in all three events, let alone earn medals in each of them. At the 2022 Beijing Games, Gu took gold in Halfpipe and Big Air, along with silver in Slopestyle.
Sunday's event was delayed from Saturday due to heavy snow making the halfpipe course unsafe for competition.
This story will be updated.
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