Kirsty Muir: Teenage skier takes fifth in Olympics Beijing 2022 freestyle final - nailing 'best' trick in process
Kirsty Muir was high-flying in Beijing, the quiet girl of the Big Air underlining her status as something of an even bigger noise.
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Freestyle skiing-China's golden Gu dodges US passport question
BEIJING :San Francisco-born Eileen Gu, who lifted the host country to the top of the medals table at the Beijing Olympics with a freeski Big Air gold on Tuesday, remained evasive on whether she was still holding an American passport.
Freestyle skiing-Golden girl Gu sidesteps citizenship question
BEIJING : San Francisco-born Eileen Gu, who lifted the host country to the top of the medals table at the Beijing Olympics with a freeski Big Air gold on Tuesday, remained evasive on whether she was still holding an American passport.
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.
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.
Today at the Winter Olympics: Muir shines on debut as GB curlers chase bronze
Kirsty Muir starred for Great Britain on the fourth full day of the Winter Olympics as the 17-year-old finished fifth in the women’s freestyle Big Air competition. Global superstars Eileen Gu and Nathan Chen also took gold as Team GB faced a do-or-die medal match on the curling rink.
Freestyle skiing: Gu lands Big Air gold, China moves to top of medals table
BEIJING: China's Eileen Gu got her maiden Olympics off to a dream start as the US born teenager landed a tricky jump to become the first freeski Big Air champion at the Beijing Games, taking the host country to the top of the medals table on Tuesday (Feb 8).