Gu soars to defend her Olympic halfpipe title, making it 6 medals in career, in photos

22 Feb 2026 • 7:55 PM MYT
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Eileen Gu defended her Olympic ski halfpipe title to make it six medals in six events over her Winter Games career. The 22-year-old Gu, American-born but competing for her mother’s homeland of China, is already the most decorated freeskier in the short history of the sport at the Olympics.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

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