Swiss freestyle skier Mathilde Gremaud successfully defended her Olympic slopestyle gold on Monday, scoring 86.96 on her second run to claim the 2026 Winter Olympics title.
Eileen Gu took silver with a score of 86.58, losing out to Gremaud for the second straight Winter Games.
Gremaud dominated the final despite intense pressure. The 24-year-old nailed her winning run on her second attempt, later wrapping a Swiss flag around her neck for a victory lap as she celebrated her fourth career Olympic medal.
Gu led after the first run with a clean routine, before wobbling off the rail on her second attempt. The mistake resulted in a low score. China’s freestyle star needed a massive final run to overtake Gremaud, but subsequently skittered off the first rail and toppled to her side, dashing her gold medal hopes.
The rail section proved problematic for Gu throughout the competition. She fell on the same obstacle during Saturday’s qualifying round. barely advancing to the final after executing her second attempt perfectly.
Gremaud’s collection now includes four Olympic medals, after also taking big air bronze in Beijing and winning slopestyle silver at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. The two-time slopestyle world champion (2023, 2025) is continuing her dominance in Milan.
Gu now turns her focus to defending her Olympic titles in halfpipe and big air. The 22-year-old US-born skier won three medals at the 2022 Winter Games, including gold in both events.
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