All that was missing in Eileen Gu’s Olympic mantle was a gold medal in the lone freeskiing event, slopestyle, that she didn’t win four years ago in Beijing. On Feb. 9, the third day of full Olympic competition, the American-born freestyle superstar who represents China very nearly got it in Livigno, Italy.

Swiss freestyle skier Mathilde Gremaud again denied Eileen Gu Olympic slopestyle gold on Monday after responding to her rival's strong opening run with a near perfect display. Grimaud, 26, had stopped China's Gu winning three golds at Beijing 2022 when she pipped her to the slopestyle title and she made it back-to-back Games golds in style in Livigno.

WASHINGTON — Three-time Olympic medalist Eileen Gu is back for the Milan Cortana Winter Games, and once again she is representing China instead of the United States — the country where she was born.

China's Eileen Gu, born in the United States, is a three-time Olympic medalist and is going for more at the 2026 Winter Games in Milano Cortina.

Freestyle skier Eileen Gu was born in the U.S. but competes for China. Here's why.

Most countries that have competed at the Winter Olympics have taken home medals in multiple sports over the years. There are also some that have emerged