Eileen Gu wins debut of freeski big air at 2022 Winter Olympics
The debut of women’s freeski big air at the 2022 Winter Olympics featured perhaps the best showing of women’s freeskiing in history.
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Winter Olympics 2022: Slopestyle next for Team GB’s Kirsty Muir after brilliant big air - then it’s back to school
Team GB freestyle skier Kirsty Muir is not focusing on a return to exam preparation yet — after making a “dream come true” by competing at the Winter Olympics and finishing fifth in her debut final — the big air competition. The 17-year-old was in bronze medal position after scoring 93.75 in her first run, thanks in part to landing her ‘dub 12’ trick, but was unable to break into the 80s over her next two runs, with China’s American-born star Eileen Gu taking gold ahead of Tess Ledeux of France and Mathilde Gremaud from Switzerland. Ad/> But Muir showed her immense promise, and she will now focus on slopestyle, before she crashes back down to reality.
Super Bowl to air live on ESPN throughout Africa
Johannesburg - The 2022 NFL Super Bowl on February 14 will be televised live on ESPN across Africa through SA broadcaster DSTV.
Winter Olympics 2022 - China's Eileen Gu ‘not going to waste time’ wading into nationality debate after big air gold
Eileen Gu said she was more interested in celebrating with a special bar of chocolate than wading into an argument about her nationality, after the American-born Chinese star won gold in the freestyle skiing big air event at the Winter Olympics. The 18-year-old is undoubtedly the most high-profile home athlete of the Games, and she got her bid to win triple gold off to a perfect start, beating Tess Ledoux of France by 0.75 points to claim the title. Britain’s 17-year-old Kirsty Muir showed her immense promise by finishing fifth.
Heartwarming sportsmanship lights up Beijing 2022 after Eileen Gu snatches gold in women’s freestyle big air
American-born Eileen Gu has become the first Olympic champion in the women’s freestyle big air, taking gold for China at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Winter Olympics: 'Snow Princess' Eileen Gu delivers ski big air gold for China
Known as China's 'Snow Princess', Eileen Gu clearly has ice in her veins. Under huge pressure to win her first Olympic gold medal at her home Games, the 18-year-old attempted and landed a 1620 — four and a half rotations — for the first time in her competitive career.
Winter Olympics: British freestyle skier Kirsty Muir lands rare ‘dub 12’ trick in Big Air finals
Seventeen-year-old Kirsty Muir forged a fresh and fearless Olympic narrative in the dystopian surroundings of the former Shuogang steelworks on Tuesday, finishing fifth in the women’s freestyle Big Air behind Chinese superstar Eileen Gu.
Freestyle skiing: China's Gu to celebrate Big Air win with chocolates, piano
BEIJING: Eileen Gu, a US-born Chinese athlete who won gold in freeski Big Air in Beijing on Tuesday (Feb 8), is ready to celebrate her Olympic victory with peppermint chocolates and by playing piano.