Chinese freestyle skier Eileen Gu is taking home two silver medals from this year’s Winter Olympics, one in the women’s big air competition and another in the women’s slopestyle. But as the odds-on favorite to win gold,

China's Xu Mengtao was a class apart as she became the first freestyle skier to claim back to back Olympic aerials gold medals on Wednesday. Xu, 35, finished strongly with a tally of 112.

Chinese snowboarder Liu Jiayu took a scary fall in Olympic halfpipe qualifying Wednesday and had to be carried off on a stretcher after landing hard on her left arm and shoulder.

Despite claiming a pair of silver medals, Olympic skier Eileen Gu has received plenty of backlash during the 2026 Winter Games. Although she was born and raised in San Francisco, California, Gu represents China at the Olympics.

Chinese snowboarder Liu Jiayu had a scary crash on Wednesday during the Olympics and was rushed to the hospital.

Eileen Gu crashes in big air qualifying at the Winter Olympics but lands her final jump to secure a place in the final.

Liu Jiayu took a massive tumble during the qualifiers for women's halfpipe Wednesday. Her fall underscores the danger of Winter Olympic sports. (AP Photo)

Chinese snowboarder Liu Jiayu said from hospital Thursday that she had avoided serious injury following a dramatic fall at the Winter Olympics in Italy and thanked fans for their concern. "Liu Jiayu has always gritted her teeth and fought to the very end for the honour of her country and for her beloved snowboarding,

Chinese Olympic star Eileen Gu condemned President Trump’s harsh criticism of American skier Hunter Hess after he expressed “mixed emotions” about representing the US at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.