How Eileen Gu handled home ‘expectations’ to make Olympic history - ‘She’s been the face of Beijing 2022’

Eileen Gu has made history aged just 18, becoming the first freestyle skier to win three medals at one Olympic Games. It started with big air gold as mammoth runs of 93.75 and 94.50 helped the American-born Chinese star beat France’s Tess Ledeux by 0.75 points. Ad/> Then it was slopestyle silver, with Gu’s 86.23 in her final run just 0.33 points behind Swiss gold medallist Mathilde Gremaud.

Beijing 2022Atkin savours ‘amazing’ Olympic debut after finishing ninth in halfpipe finalAN HOUR AGO And finally, gold again, with Gu dominating the halfpipe final – her Run 2 score of 95.25 safely 4.5 points better than silver medallist and defending champion Cassie Sharpe. “I felt a lot of pressure. I knew I was expected to win but that being said, there are so many amazing women and so many girls who are competitive, who are pushing the sport and constantly doing their best,” she told BBC TV.

“So nothing is a given, I did not come into this thinking I was 100 per cent going to win. Of course that was my goal but I did not take it for granted. I feel fantastic right now.

Golden Gu makes history after ‘dominating’ halfpipe final in Beijing, GB’s Atkin ninth 'I have met my goal' — poster girl Gu happy to influence a new generation Gremaud wins slopestyle gold as Gu claims silver, Team GB duo finish inside top 10 “It’s all in your head, especially in competition. I’ve done so much work in that regard and I feel like my biggest asset is my brain so being able to use that to my advantage has been incredibly beneficial throughout the entire Games. /> “My mum and I, because I spend so much time with her, talking to her is almost like talking to myself.