Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Wipeouts and crashes plague slopestyle qualifiers after snow
By Winni Zhou and Mari Saito
Eileen Gu Sport News
Freestyle skiing-Wipeouts and crashes plague slopestyle qualifiers after snow
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Fresh snow was a curse not a blessing at the women's freeski slopestyle qualifiers at the Beijing Games on Monday as athletes skidded, crashed and fell during what many described as a challenging and sometimes scary event.
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Freestyle skiers Kirsty Muir and Katie Summerhayes will try to win Team GB's long-awaited first medal of the 2022 Winter Olympics on Tuesday after qualifying for the slopestyle final.
Freestyle skiing-Gu makes it through 'scary' freeski slopestyle qualifiers
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : China's Eileen Gu made it safely through "scary" freestyle skiing slopestyle qualifiers at the Beijing Olympics on Monday, roaring back in her second run with jumps and mid-air grabs to advance to the final.
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Canada's Olivia Asselin secures spot in women's freeski slopestyle final at Beijing Games
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BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
JUEGOS DE INVIERNO El icono chino no falla y aspira a su segundo oro en slopestyle
China está pendiente de Eileen Ailing Gu. «Poder inspirar a millones de jóvenes allá donde nació mi madre es una ocasión única de contribuir a promover el deporte que amo», explica la portentosa deportista de esquí acrobático nacida en San Francisco hace 18 años y que en 2019 tomó la decisión de representar al país de nacimiento de su progenitora que no permite la doble nacionalidad por lo que debía renunciar a ser norteamericana. En los Juegos de Pekín, los chinos le han señalado como el icono y emblema de su orgullo nacional y Gu no está decepcionando.