Gu beaten by Gremaud to Olympic gold in women’s slopestyle

Gu beaten by Gremaud to Olympic gold in women’s slopestyleFor the second straight Winter Olympics, Mathilde Gremaud bests Eileen Gu in the women’s blue ribband freeski event.Published On 9 Feb 2026Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud has retained her Olympic title in the slopestyle freestyle skiing competition at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games in a gripping race in the Italian Alpine town of Livigno.China’s Eileen Gu, who had been hoping to convert her Beijing 2022 silver medal into gold this time, came in second on Monday after tumbling at the start of her last run.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Can USA repeat shock win over Pakistan in T20 World Cup? All to knowlist 2 of 4La Liga: Real Madrid beat Valencia to stay on Barcelona’s heelslist 3 of 4Super Bowl 2026: Seahawks ride defence, Walker to beat Patriotslist 4 of 4Scotland spoil Italy’s T20 World Cup debut with big winend of listCanada’s Megan Oldham, ⁠24, took the bottom step of the podium despite a big crash on her second run.Earning herself a day-late birthday present, Gremaud skied well above the already very high bar set by Gu on her first run with three spectacular runs of her own, wearing the Swiss flag like a cape as she came down the last time, having already ensured herself the gold medal.Gremaud competes in the women’s slopestyle final [Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP]Gremaud rolls out new trickOn a crisp and sunny day in the high-altitude ski resort close to the Swiss border, Gremaud kicked off the final by performing – ⁠for the first time by a woman – an elite-level trick known as the nose butter double cork 1260.In this trick, the skier presses the tips of the skis on the takeoff to start the spin and then performs a double cork 1260, two distinct off-axis, inverted flips combined with three-and-a-half full, horizontal rotations.Known for her variety of tricks on the slope, the Swiss champion veered towards the very technical ones, followed by breathtaking acrobatic jumps during her second run, earning her the eventual highest score overall of 86.96, just pipping Gu’s first-run score of 86.58.