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San Francisco native Eileen Gu just became the only freeskier to win medals in every Olympic event she's entered, capping a grueling 16-day journey with her third gold. Her perfect record across two Olympics proves that betting on yourself can pay off in extraordinary ways.
Olympic freeskier Eileen Gu defended her halfpipe title and made history with her third gold medal, then learned her grandmother had passed away. The 22-year-old kept a promise to be brave, just as her grandmother had taught her.
After a bike accident ended his partying days in 2023, U.S. freeskier Alex Ferreira hasn't touched alcohol since and just won his second straight Crystal Globe title. Now the silver and bronze medalist heads to Italy with one goal: completing his Olympic medal collection.
A 23-year-old Norwegian freeskier just won Olympic gold by defying physics and doing tricks backward on a forward jump. In what athletes called "one of the greatest events ever," the final came down to creativity over pure difficulty.
Luca Harrington threw down one of freeskiing's scariest tricks at the Winter Olympics, earning a stunning 94 points and thrilling fans before finishing just off the podium. The 21-year-old from Wānaka walked away from his first Olympics with a bronze medal in slopestyle and zero regrets about leaving it all on the mountain.
Norway's Tormod Frostad won Olympic freeski big air gold by literally flipping physics on its head, spinning forward off a ramp designed to send athletes backward. The nail-biting final showcased athletes pushing their sport into thrilling new territory.
Tormod Frostad won Olympic gold by spinning forward off a backward ramp, taking freeskiing in a direction nobody had seen before. The thrilling competition came down to the final jump in snowy conditions that had athletes and fans calling it one of the greatest events ever.
Four days before the Olympic big air final, Eileen Gu hadn't even planned her tricks. After cracking her helmet in warmups, she walked away with silver and her fifth Olympic medal in five tries.
American Mac Forehand topped a jaw-dropping Olympic qualifying round where 11 skiers landed tricks so difficult they scored 90-plus. He learned one of his winning tricks just three days before competition.