[OLYMPICS] Eileen Gu Qualifies for Women's Freeskiing Slopestyle Finals in 2nd Place, Avery Krumme in 4th - SnowBrains

"The women's freeskiing qualifying round went down on Saturday, February 7, in Livigno, Italy. This was the first look at the 2026 Milano-Cortina slopestyle course, which featured a healthy combination of challenging rails and massive jumps. The event saw a total of 26 riders take on the challenging course, and it was quite an entertaining event for those watching around the world."

"The story of the event once again became Chinese-American Eileen Gu, who is widely considered one of the greatest women's freeskiers of all time. Atypical of her usual runs, Gu went down early in the rails section of the slopestyle course, putting pressure on her to land her second run. In Gu's second run, she put down a heater, topped off with a corked 900 (two and a half full spins), earning her a score of 75.30 and securing her a spot in the finals."

"Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud has an excellent qualifying round as well. Gremaud opened up her day with a clean first run and a score of 76.68. She would go on to improve that score in her second run and earn a 79.15, ending her run on the most difficult trick of the round: a double-cork 1260 (three and a half full spins). Gremaud took home the top two scores of the day and will enter the final having finished first in the qualifying round."

Women’s freeskiing qualifying took place February 7 in Livigno, Italy, on the Milano-Cortina slopestyle course featuring challenging rails and massive jumps. Twenty-six riders competed. Mathilde Gremaud led qualifying with a best score of 79.15 after landing a double-cork 1260. Eileen Gu recovered from an early rails fall to score 75.30 on a second run that included a corked 900, securing second place and a finals berth. Kirsty Muir finished third in qualifying. Seventeen-year-old Avery Krumme was the only member of Team USA to qualify, finishing fourth. The freeski slopestyle finals are scheduled for Monday, February 9.

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