Ailing (Eileen) Gu grabs medal hat-trick with huge freeski halfpipe win
Ailing (Eileen) Gu continued her rampage at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games Beijing with a dominant performance in the best of her three disciplines: the women’s freeski halfpipe.
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Ailing (Eileen) Gu in Olympic freeski halfpipe final: Preview, Schedule & stars to watch
Ailing Eileen Gu topped the freestyle ski halfpipe qualification by some way on Thursday 17 February and is looking good for a third podium at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
Winter Olympics 2022: Favourite Eileen Gu tops freeski halfpipe qualification as GB’s Zoe Atkin reaches final in fourth
Chinese superstar Eileen Gu outlined why she is the hot favourite for a second gold at Beijing 2022 when comfortably topping the women’s freeski qualifying, while Team GB’s Zoe Atkin is also a medal contender after reaching the final in fourth. Gu, 18, has already won big air gold and slopestyle silver at these Winter Olympics, and she could take some stopping in the halfpipe final – which takes place on Friday from 1.30am GMT.
Olympic legacy of Canadian freeski pioneer Sarah Burke continues to shine 10 years after her death
Canada's Cassie Sharpe is set to defend her Olympic gold medal as the women's freeski halfpipe event gets underway in Beijing, but it was another Canadian who helped make it all possible.
Canada’s Halfpipe qualifiers Cassie Sharpe and Rachael Karker - everything you need to know
While home nation favourite Ailing (Eileen) Gu is aiming to win a Freeski Olympic double at Friday’s Halfpipe final, two challengers from Canada will be looking to create their own piece of history.