Milan, Italy, February 9, 2026: China’s brightest winter sports star, Gu Ailing, won the fourth Olympic medal of her career by finishing second in the women’s freestyle skiing slopestyle on Monday.
Gu, 22, added slopestyle silver at Milano Cortina to the three medals she won at Beijing 2022 – gold in halfpipe and big air and silver in slopestyle.
Once again, Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud beat Gu to women’s slopestyle gold.
"I think it's kind of funny that in both Olympics we were within half a point of one another. If anything, I think it's just testament to the growth of women's freeskiing. It's so special to be a part of that," Gu told Xinhua News after the race.
With large numbers of Chinese fans at Livigno Snow Park, Gu, competing second to last, led after the opening run with a field-best 86.58 points. Gremaud followed with 83.60, and the pair quickly opened a double-digit gap over the rest of the field.
The duel intensified in the second run as mistakes spread through the competition. Gu stumbled and managed only 23 points, while Gremaud produced the only near-flawless run of the round to move into the lead with 86.96.
Under heavy pressure in the final run, Gu repeated the same error she made in qualifying, crashing early in the rail section and finishing with just 1.65 points.
Gu added: "The Olympics always come with this kind of pressure. It's really different from any other competition."
Canada’s Megan Oldham claimed bronze with 76.46 in her final run.
