Eileen Gu defended her Olympic ski halfpipe title on Sunday to make it six medals in six events over her Winter Games career.

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The child actor-turned-snowboard prodigy won gold in the men's snowboard slopestyle, while Team USA's Jake Canter took bronze.

US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin won Olympic gold in the slalom on Wednesday as snowboarder Su Yiming won China's first title of the Milan-Cortina Games.

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A star-studded China lineup settled for bronze after costly errors in the freestyle skiing aerials mixed team event at Milan-Cortina 2026 on Saturday, while the United States claimed gold with steady jumps.

Eileen Gu has now competed in her second Winter Olympics, adding to her medal total at Milano Cortina 2026. The Chinese freestyle skier, who was raised in San Francisco, made her Olympic debut at the 2022 Beijing Games,

The 2026 Winter Olympics are in the books, following an eventful two weeks of competition. Norway finished the Milan Cortina Games atop the medal count standings, followed by the United States and host nation Italy.