Eileen Gu reshapes Olympic history with definitive performance at 2026 Milan-Cortina

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22 February 2026 at 16:32

Eileen Gu just made Olympic history in Milan Cortina, and she did it the hard way.

The 21-year-old freeskier entered all three disciplines this time around: halfpipe, slopestyle, and big air. Nobody else in the field attempted that kind of workload. Gu wasn’t trying to just participate either.

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She came to medal, and that is exactly what happened. She picked up silver in both slopestyle and big air before closing out the Games with a halfpipe gold on Sunday.

China’s Li Fanghui finished second with a 93.00, and Great Britain’s Zoe Atkin took bronze at 92.50.

That gives Gu six Olympic medals for her career, which makes her the most decorated freestyle skier in Games history.

That performance pushed her past Canadian moguls star Mikael Kingsbury in the all-time record books. She already had three from Beijing in 2022 when she was just 18, two golds and a silver.

Sunday’s run almost did not happen. Gu bailed on her first attempt but came back strong. Her second run scored a 94.00 and put her on top. Then she went higher on her final attempt and posted a 94.75. Nobody could touch it.