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A world class champion freestyle skier's guide to La Plagne, France
2 weeks, 5 days ago

A world class champion freestyle skier's guide to La Plagne, France

BBC  

A world class champion freestyle skier's guide to La Plagne, France Getty Images Tess Ledeux grew up on the slopes of La Plagne and now she's a world-class freestyle champion. The ski resort of La Plagne in Savoie, France, might be primarily known as a family-friendly Alpine destination, but it has serious Olympic cache: in 1992, it was a bobsledding …

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US-born freeskier Gu wins Olympic big air gold for China
2 years, 10 months ago

US-born freeskier Gu wins Olympic big air gold for China

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Eileen Gu amassed an army of cynics when she spurned Team USA to represent China at the Beijing Games. “They’re never going to win the Olympics.” Gu did just that, earning the first of what she and her many fans in Beijing hope could be three gold medals by cranking out the first 1620 of her career in …

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How Eileen Gu Won Gold in Big Air With Two Giant Jumps
2 years, 10 months ago

How Eileen Gu Won Gold in Big Air With Two Giant Jumps

New York Times  

BEIJING — Eileen Gu won the women’s freeski big air competition on Tuesday after landing her biggest and highest scoring trick in her final run: a left double 1620 with a safety grab. Freestyle Skiing: Women’s Big Air Final Run 1 Run 3 Run 2 Final 1st CHN Eileen Gu 93.75 94.50 88.50 188.25 2nd FRA Tess Ledeux 73.50 94.50 …

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Eileen Gu: Teenage Olympic sensation wins gold and crashes Weibo
2 years, 10 months ago

Eileen Gu: Teenage Olympic sensation wins gold and crashes Weibo

CNN  

Beijing CNN — Eileen Gu fans temporarily crashed China’s leading social media platform on Tuesday, as tens of millions rushed online to celebrate the teenage freeski sensation winning her first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Known as the “snow princess” among her Chinese fans, Gu – already a reigning world champion – has become the unofficial face of …

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China’s Gu nearly blows big air trials, locked in for finals
2 years, 10 months ago

China’s Gu nearly blows big air trials, locked in for finals

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Eileen Gu’s goal of three Olympic medals nearly blew away in the wind. The American-born freestyle skier who spurned Team USA for China ahead of the Beijing Games risked missing the finals in women’s big air Monday when she lost a ski on her second run and crashed into do-or-die position entering Round 3. Ledeux became the first …

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