Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu stuns with final big air trick and wins gold
Gu, who is American born to a Chinese mother, is representing China during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. She has competed under the Chinese flag since 2019.
BEIJING — American-born Eileen Gu struck gold Tuesday at the Beijing Winter Games — becoming the first woman to win the Olympics' inaugural freeski big air event.
Gu, who is representing China, was trailing France's Tess Ledeux before her final run. She perfectly executed a two distinct off-axis rotations in the air. It was a trick she had never tried in competition before.
