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02/09 05:15 CST Eileen Gu and Mathilde Gremaud face off again in Olympics
freeski slopestyle final
Eileen Gu and Mathilde Gremaud face off again in Olympics freeski slopestyle
final
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) --- Eileen Gu and Mathilde Gremaud are ready to face off
again in the women's freeski slopestyle final at the Winter Olympics on Monday.
Gu emerged as a global star at the Beijing Olympics when at age 18 she made
Olympic history by becoming the first winter action sport athlete to win three
medals in a single Games. She took gold in halfpipe and big air, while grabbing
a silver in slopestyle.
The only woman stopping her from a golden treble was Switzerland's Gremaud, who
edged Gu to first place in the slopestyle final by a mere 0.33 points.
Gremaud showed she had come to defend her title when she led qualifying just
ahead of Gu on Saturday. Gu had to overcome a fall on her very first jump that
had put her spot in the final in jeopardy. With the pressure on, Gu nailed her
next jump to go through in style.
Gu, 22, was born in San Francisco but competes for China, her mother's homeland.
In slopestyle, skiers perform acrobatic tricks while skiing over rails and
jumps that are judged for difficulty and execution. In the final, the best
score of the three jumps counts.
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AP Winter Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics
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