"Mathilde Gremaud successfully defended her Olympic freeski slopestyle title and denied Eileen Gu a gold medal for a second straight Winter Games. Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud celebrates her gold medal on her final run in the women's freestyle skiing slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud celebrates her gold medal win in the women's freestyle skiing slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)"
"China's Eileen Gu reacts after crashing during the women's freestyle skiing slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Gold medalist Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud, center, celebrates alongside silver medalist China's Eileen Gu, left, and bronze medalist Canada's Megan Oldham after the women's freestyle skiing slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)"
"Gremaud won Monday's final with a score of 86.96 from the best of her three jumps, while Gu again took silver behind her Swiss rival with her best effort of 86.58. Gu needed a huge score on her final run when she had one last chance to better Gremaud, but that run barely lasted. Gu skittered off the first rail and toppled to her side, dashing her title hopes. Knowing she had locked up the gold after Gu fell, Gremaud tied a Swiss flag"
Mathilde Gremaud successfully defended the Olympic freeski slopestyle title in Livigno, Italy, at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Gremaud won the final with a top score of 86.96 from her best of three jumps. Eileen Gu took silver with a best effort of 86.58, finishing behind her Swiss rival for a second straight Games. Gu needed a huge score on her final run to overtake Gremaud but skittered off the first rail and toppled to her side, ending her gold hopes. Gremaud celebrated and tied a Swiss flag after securing the victory.
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