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Eileen Gu cried after winning gold in the freeski halfpipe for China at the Winter Olympics, revealing she had just learned her grandmother had died and saying she would be brave like her, highlighting a difficult personal moment amid scrutiny over her competing for China and her broader aim to inspire youth there.
China’s Eileen Gu defended her Olympic women’s freestyle skiing halfpipe title in Livigno, earning gold and extending her record to six medals in six Winter Games events.
Day 16 of Milan-Cortina centers on the US–Canada men’s hockey final, with Eileen Gu aiming to defend her halfpipe title after a postponement, plus key events in bobsled, curling, and the first women’s 50km cross-country race ahead of the closing ceremony.
Zoe Atkin won bronze in the women's halfpipe at the 2026 Winter Olympics, giving Team GB its fifth medal and equalling the country’s best-ever medal haul as Eileen Gu took gold.
Two-time Olympic champion Eileen Gu balances Stanford coursework, long-distance training in Tahoe, and public scrutiny over her representation of China, as described by her roommate Lauren Koong who portrays a grounded, hardworking student navigating fame.
Team USA captured its 11th gold medal at the Milano Cortina Winter Games, a new Winter Olympics record, with Kaila Kuhn, Connor Curran and Chris Lillis winning the mixed-team aerials. The U.S. top-scored 30 medals overall, while Norway leads the gold tally with 17. More medals could come, including the U.S. men’s hockey final against Canada.
Alex Ferreira won the men’s freeski halfpipe gold at Milan Cortina 2026, delivering a standout run with five straight double corks and switch spins, scoring 90.50 (Run 2) and 93.75 (Run 3) to beat silver medalist Henry Sildaru and bronze winner Brendan Mackay; Nick Goepper finished fourth for the USA.
Alex Ferreira won the men’s halfpipe gold at Milan-Cortina 2026, completing his Olympic medal collection with a near-perfect final run. Henry Sildaru took silver and Brendan Mackay bronze, while Nick Goepper finished fourth after a late crash and Fin Melville Ives was injured in qualifiers.
At the 2026 Winter Olympics halfpipe qualifiers in Livigno, none of the U.S.-born medal favorites skate for the United States, as China’s Eileen Gu draws attention for representing another country amid competition from Britain and others.
During the men’s freestyle skiing halfpipe qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, U.S. freeskier Hunter Hess flashed an 'L' sign and said he stands by his statement while reiterating his love for the USA.
Five-time Olympic medalist Eileen Gu, born in San Francisco but competing for China, brushed off JD Vance’s suggestion that she should represent the United States, saying she’s flattered and that perceptions of China affect views of her decision; Vance said representation decisions are up to the Olympic committee, while Gu remains in medal contention after qualifying for the women’s halfpipe final.
Eileen Gu, a 22-year-old freestyle skier who represents China, has won two silver medals at the Milan–Cortina Games and is the sport’s most decorated female freeskier. She responded with humor to the question of whether two silvers counted as two golds lost, and she still has a halfpipe final to compete in. Off the slope, Gu is a full‑time student and a high‑earning model with major endorsements, while facing ongoing backlash over her decision to compete for China despite being born and raised in the U.S.
Eileen Gu, the 22-year-old freestyle skier, added a second silver at Milan 2026 to bring her total to five Olympic medals (Beijing 2022 golds in big air and halfpipe, plus silvers) and, after a reporter asked whether two silvers counted as two golds, she laughed and said she is the most decorated female freeskier in history, stressing that winning Olympic medals is life‑changing and that she plans to keep pushing the sport.
Eileen Gu, the Chinese-American freestyle skier at the Milan-Cortina Games, has become the event’s most decorated female competitor with five medals, while navigating intense scrutiny over representing China, her global branding, and the broader political context surrounding the Olympics.
Chinese freeskier Eileen Gu brushed off a reporter’s question about whether two silvers counted as successes or losses, declaring she’s the most decorated female freeskier in history and that earning Olympic medals is life-changing. She defended her two-silver performance in big air and slopestyle, calling the idea of a “two golds lost” perspective ridiculous and emphasizing she’s pushing boundaries in the sport.