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Eileen Gu, competing for China, defended her Olympic women’s freeski halfpipe title at Milan Cortina 2026, extending her perfect six-for-six Olympic medal record. She won gold on her second run with a 94.75, cementing her status as the most decorated freeskier in Olympic history. Teammate Li Fanghui took silver and Zoe Atkin of Britain bronze after the event was delayed by a snowstorm.
Nick Goepper risked everything in the 2026 Olympic freeski halfpipe final, attempting a never-before-seen switch double misty 1260 after moving into third. He crashed but recovered to finish fourth, narrowly missing a chance to become the first American to medal in four straight Winter Games; he immediately signaled plans for a potential fifth Olympics in 2030.
US Olympic freeskier Hunter Hess says Trump’s jab that he’s a “real loser” only boosted his motivation at Milan-Cortina, where he qualified fifth in the halfpipe and embraced the nickname, stressing he loves America and won’t let controversy derail his Olympic run, with support from teammates and rivals alike.
American Mac Forehand led a wild men’s freeski big air qualifying at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, landing a switch left triple cork 1980 and a left nose-butter triple cork 1620 for 183.00 total to top the standings and earn a last-pair start in the final. Fellow U.S. skiers Troy Podmilsak (10th) and Konnor Ralph (12th) also made the 12-skier cut with strong runs. Europe-led contenders Matej Svancer (Austria), Birk Ruud (Norway) and Tormod Frostad followed in the top spots, with Ruud opting to skip his final attempt. Forehand learned and plans to attempt another nose-butter triple cork 1980 in the final. The men’s final is set for Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 1:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com.
Day 4 of the Winter Olympics 2026 saw the United States claim a silver in mixed doubles curling (Cory Dropkin and Korey Thiesse) after a 6-5 loss to Sweden, with Thiesse becoming the first American woman to medal in curling. Ashley Farquharson earned bronze in the women’s singles luge, the U.S.’s first singles luge medal since 2014. Alex Hall took silver in men’s freeski slopestyle, as Norway’s Birk Ruud won gold. Canada’s Marie-Philip Poulin was listed day-to-day with a lower-body injury, affecting their lineup as the U.S. eyes more gold in remaining events.