![]() ![]() The level of women’s freestyle skiing is incredible right now and getting higher and higher and I am so proud to be part of this moment." “The speed was sketchy but I am super happy to have landed a good run. “I’m so happy,” said Ledeux, who earned the only 90+ score on a challenging day of high winds and slow speeds. Gu opened her first run with a stern warning to the chasing pack, throwing down a pair of 900s before finishing with back-to-back alioop back-spins for a score of 94.50 (out of 100) – a full point more than her winning run in qualifying. Her performance in the superpipe was nothing short of astonishing. “I know I have more in the tank, but being able to win this contest means so much to me,” she added. I’m really proud of my second run, but I still want to step it up,” said the USA-born skier who, competing for the host nation at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, could become the first action-sports athlete to win three gold medals at the same Games. “It’s all about having fun and pushing myself and pushing the sport forward - just being a tiny part of that is my goal. READ | Gu on Vogue cover, Met Gala & Stanford admission.So that’s a real step up for me,” said Gu, who's on a three-discipline podium tear with a recent Big Air win in Steamboat, halfpipe grand prix gold (also in Copper Mountain) and today’s halfpipe and slopestyle finishes. It was my first time combining tricks in a competition. Gu Ailing Eileen: "Right now I am feeling pretty unstoppable" ![]()
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