LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) — China’s freestyle skiing star Gu Ailing settled for silver in the women’s slopestyle on Monday at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, once again finishing behind Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud.
Competing second to last, Gu led after the opening run with a field-high 86.58 points, while Gremaud posted 83.60. The pair opened a commanding double-digit gap over the rest of the field.
The head-to-head intensified in the second run as errors spread through the competition. Gu faltered and scored just 23 points, while Gremaud delivered the only near-flawless run of the round to move into first with 86.96.
Gu was unable to mount a comeback in the final run, making an early mistake on the rail section – similar to her error in the qualifying – and failed to improve her score. ■
Gu Ailing of China competes during the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
Liu Mengting of China competes during the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Gu Ailing of China reacts during the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
Gu Ailing (L) of China reacts during the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
Liu Mengting of China reacts during the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
Gu Ailing of China competes during the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)
Liu Mengting of China reacts during the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
Gu Ailing of China competes during the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)
Liu Mengting of China competes during the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Liu Mengting of China competes during the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Gu Ailing of China reacts after the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
Gu Ailing of China reacts after the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Gu Ailing of China reacts after the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Gu Ailing of China falls during the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Gu Ailing of China reacts during the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
Gu Ailing of China falls during the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Gu Ailing of China falls during the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Gu Ailing of China reacts during the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
Gu Ailing of China reacts during the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
Gold medalist Mathilde Gremaud (C) of Switzerland, silver medalist Gu Ailing (L) of China and bronze medalist Megan Oldham of Canada pose for a selfie during the awarding ceremony for the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Gold medalist Mathilde Gremaud (C) of Switzerland, silver medalist Gu Ailing (L) of China and bronze medalist Megan Oldham of Canada react during the awarding ceremony for the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
Gold medalist Mathilde Gremaud (C) of Switzerland reacts during the awarding ceremony for the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Bronze medalist Megan Oldham of Canada poses during the awarding ceremony for the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
Silver medalist Gu Ailing of China poses during the awarding ceremony for the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Silver medalist Gu Ailing of China poses during the awarding ceremony for the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
Gold medalist Mathilde Gremaud (C) of Switzerland, silver medalist Gu Ailing (L) of China and bronze medalist Megan Oldham of Canada react during the awarding ceremony for the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Gold medalist Mathilde Gremaud (C) of Switzerland, silver medalist Gu Ailing (L) of China and bronze medalist Megan Oldham of Canada pose for a selfie during the awarding ceremony for the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
Gold medalist Mathilde Gremaud (C) of Switzerland, silver medalist Gu Ailing (L) of China and bronze medalist Megan Oldham of Canada pose during the awarding ceremony for the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Gold medalist Mathilde Gremaud of Switzerland reacts during the awarding ceremony for the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
Gold medalist Mathilde Gremaud (C) of Switzerland, silver medalist Gu Ailing (L) of China and bronze medalist Megan Oldham of Canada react during the awarding ceremony for the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
