Defending Olympic champion Eileen Gu advanced to the final in freeski halfpipe at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday night, shaking off a fall during her opening run.

Eileen Gu suffered another fall in Thursday’s qualifying round of the halfpipe competition in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Gu, however, bounced back again to finish strong. The star freestyle skier from the People’s Republic of China overcame her fall in her first run with a strong performance in her second and final run.

Defending Olympic gold medalist Eileen Gu falls during her halfpipe qualifying run but advances to the final, aiming for her third medal of the Games.

Eileen Gu held her nerve to reach the final of the women's freeski halfpipe on Thursday in an event marred by former Olympic champion Cassie Sharpe's horrific crash.

Chinese superstar responds to reporter who asked whether she saw her situation after two events as 'two silvers gained or two golds lost' Eileen Gu is one of the biggest names at the Milano Cortina Olympics,

San Francisco native Eileen Gu, competing for China, has advanced to the women's freeski halfpipe final at the Milan Cortina Olympics.