Guess who's back on the slopes and already claiming gold? 🙌⛷️
China's freestyle skiing superstar, Gu Ailing, just kicked off her 2024-25 season in style by topping the podium at the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup slopestyle final in Laax, Switzerland! 🇨🇳🥇
In her first slopestyle World Cup appearance this season, Gu wowed the crowd with an impressive score of 81.22 points. Hot on her heels were Canada's Megan Oldham with 72.80 points taking silver, and Switzerland's own Mathilde Gremaud snagging bronze with 72.59 points. 🇨🇦🥈🇨🇭🥉
What's the buzz? Under the new qualification system for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, slopestyle and big air are now a combined discipline. That means athletes can secure a single spot across both events. With this victory, Gu is soaring closer to her dream of competing in every freeski park and pipe discipline at the next Winter Games! 🎿🏂
Gu has been super open about her goal to take on slopestyle, halfpipe, and big air in Milan-Cortina. This golden win is a major leap towards turning that ambition into reality. 🚀✨
We’re stoked to see what tricks she has up her sleeve next! Keep flying high, Gu! 💫🔥
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Gu Ailing wins gold in her 2024-25 season World Cup slopestyle debut
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