{"id":66713,"date":"2026-02-22T13:12:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-born-skier-eileen-gu-defends-olympic-ski-halfpipe-gold-at-milano-cortina-games\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T13:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:12:16","slug":"u-s-born-skier-eileen-gu-defends-olympic-ski-halfpipe-gold-at-milano-cortina-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-born-skier-eileen-gu-defends-olympic-ski-halfpipe-gold-at-milano-cortina-games\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S.-born skier Eileen Gu defends Olympic ski halfpipe gold at Milano Cortina Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/skier-eileen-gu-sports-personalized-detail-studded-ski-suit-milano-cortina-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Eileen Gu<\/a><\/span> defended her Olympic ski halfpipe title on Sunday to make it six medals in six events over her <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/olympic-medal-count-2026-winter-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Winter Games career<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old Gu, American-born but competing for her mother&#8217;s homeland of China, is already the most decorated freeskier in the short history of the sport at the Olympics. She also captured two silver medals at the Milan Cortina Games, to pair with two golds and a silver from the Beijing Games.<\/p>\n<p>Gu won the event on the strength of her second run, a clean, technically sound pass. She got even better in her final run \u2014 pumping his ski poles after landing the final trick \u2014 and finished with a score of 94.75. Her teammate, Li Fanghui, took silver and Zoe Atkin of Britain was third.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/22\/01f1353e-2c3b-4e1e-b982-1d911f2a91b6\/thumbnail\/620x398\/1f026320aca8b0e53354b7fcc0fab345\/gettyimages-2262926444.jpg#\" alt=\"Freestyle Skiing - Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics: Day 16 \" height=\"398\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/22\/01f1353e-2c3b-4e1e-b982-1d911f2a91b6\/thumbnail\/620x398\/1f026320aca8b0e53354b7fcc0fab345\/gettyimages-2262926444.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/22\/01f1353e-2c3b-4e1e-b982-1d911f2a91b6\/thumbnail\/1240x796\/5b474831fbea3deeaa1f38fc8ceb1024\/gettyimages-2262926444.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Ailing Eileen Gu of Team China reacts after competing in the third run of the Women&#8217;s Freeski Halfpipe Final at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Cameron Spencer \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;She is unreal. It&#8217;s pretty crazy how good she is,&#8221; New Zealand&#8217;s Mischa Thomas said of Gu. &#8220;She is &#8216;Wonder Woman.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The event was rescheduled to Sunday following a big snowstorm the night before. It was a bright, sunny day as Gu shone in the final event at the Livigno Snow Park. She shielded her eyes from the sun to catch a peek of her winning score \u2014 and instantly liked what she saw.<\/p>\n<p>There were quite a few Gu fans at the base of the halfpipe, holding up pictures of her and waving flags.<\/p>\n<p>Atkin, an American-born skier who competes for her father&#8217;s homeland of Britain, soared high all contest, a staggering 5.4 meters (18 feet) above the pipe at one point. She finished ninth at the Beijing Games but has been a steady presence on World Cup podiums ever since. She has three victories over the last four years, all in events where Gu didn&#8217;t compete. The 23-year-old Atkin is the defending world champion.<\/p>\n<p>In her second run, Thomas dropped into the halfpipe \u2014 and dropped her phone. It had to be retrieved for Thomas. After the competition, she reported: &#8220;My phone is great. Never been better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/22\/a65b8f07-830f-493e-ad34-760b5f3e59e3\/thumbnail\/620x424\/c9f871dc128e92e568a104e474e2fba0\/gettyimages-2262930392.jpg#\" alt=\"Freestyle Skiing - Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics: Day 16 \" height=\"424\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/22\/a65b8f07-830f-493e-ad34-760b5f3e59e3\/thumbnail\/620x424\/c9f871dc128e92e568a104e474e2fba0\/gettyimages-2262930392.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/22\/a65b8f07-830f-493e-ad34-760b5f3e59e3\/thumbnail\/1240x848\/c4cb85659ec7d1ae696669a31de4c094\/gettyimages-2262930392.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Gold medalist Ailing Eileen Gu, silver medalist Fanghui Li, both of Team China, and bronze medalist Zoe Atkin of Team Great Britain celebrate after the Women&#8217;s Freeski Halfpipe Final at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Cameron Spencer \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Svea Irving was a &#8220;DNS&#8221; \u2014 did not start \u2014 in the American&#8217;s second run. She returned for a third run but struggled to complete a maneuver and finished in 11th.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was pretty insane,&#8221; Thomas said on the broadcast of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Atkin took the lead after the first run with a smooth performance. Meanwhile, Gu lost her balance on her first trick and cut the run short.<\/p>\n<p>Cassie Sharpe of Canada sat out the final after a hard crash in Thursday&#8217;s qualifying round. 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