Eileen Gu Skis to Silver in Olympic Slopestyle

Eileen Gu earned a silver medal in the women's slopestyle event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics held in Italy. This achievement marks her fourth Olympic medal overall.

Representing China, the San Francisco-born skier delivered a strong performance, executing difficult tricks such as a switch 900 and a double cork 1080. She narrowly missed the gold medal, finishing with a score of 86.58, just behind Mathilde Gremaud's 86.96.

Gu's path to the Games was arduous, overcoming significant injuries, including a severe concussion experienced last year that led to seizures. Despite these challenges, she expressed profound satisfaction in competing and executing what she described as her best-ever slopestyle run.

While she did not achieve her goal of three golds in a single Olympics, Gu still has opportunities to make history in upcoming big air and halfpipe events, where she previously won gold in 2022. She also recently won gold at the 2024 X Games in superpipe.