Eileen Gu received the ladies’s freeski halfpipe on Sunday to finish her watch for a gold medal on the Milan-Cortina Olympics, changing into probably the most adorned freestyle skier within the historical past of the Winter Video games.
The 22-year-old, who additionally received silver in slopestyle and large air in Italy, posted a greatest rating of 94.75 at Livigno Snow Park to edge out China teammate Li Fanghui, who scored 93.00. Britain’s Zoe Atkin took bronze.
As in her earlier competitions, Gu was pressured to cope with self-inflicted stress.
The defending champion flunked her first run, scoring simply 30.00, as world champion Atkin set the tempo with 90.50.
However Gu, who now has three Olympic golds and three silvers in whole, produced a stunning efficiency within the second spherical to wow the judges.
She punched the air, cheered by a sizeable group of Chinese language followers, who stood behind a row of flags, and was awarded 94.00.
Gu raised her sport nonetheless additional in her closing run, scoring 94.75 to place her additional out of attain and the remaining rivals couldn’t catch her.
U.S.-born Gu was the darling of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, the place she received two golds and a silver, and has once more been one of many standout stars in Italy.
The ladies’s closing was postponed from Saturday night after heavy snowfall within the Italian Alps however Sunday’s competitors befell in dazzling daylight.
