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.

But it was a display of Olympic camaraderie after the big air freeski final that has warmed the world.

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Gu won gold from France’s Tess Ledeux on the last jump.

Ledeux looked disappointed following her third and final jump, knowing that it wasn’t enough to clinch the gold.

The 20-year-old finished in silver position, with Gu taking the win and Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud the bronze.

It was then when Gu and Gremaud rushed to comfort the visibly upset Ledeux.

Gu, 18, had earned the highest score of 94.5 on her third run at the new Big Air Shougang venue.

Her two best scores put her top of the standings on 188.25.

Ledeux had earlier set the benchmark of 94.5 on her first run but her two best jumps could only give her a total of 187.5.

Gremaud took bronze on her 22nd birthday, with a total of 182.5.

Nicknamed the “Snow Princess”, Gu is among the biggest local names in Beijing and she is also favourite to claim gold in slopestyle and halfpipe.

Gu has received heat from her birth country after turning down Team USA to compete for China at the Games.

Her mother is from China, and though she learned to ski in California, she says her goal is to be a role model for young girls in China who have not had many female athletes to admire.

It’s been a lucrative move for her, as well.

Her face is on advertisements across Beijing, and her modelling career is nearly as hot as her skiing talents, with appearances for Vogue,