Eileen Gu wins halfpipe gold for third Olympic medal

Ailing Eileen Gu of Team China performs a trick during the Women's Freestyle Freeski Halfpipe Final on Day 14 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Genting Snow Park on February 18, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, Hebei (VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

China’s Eileen Gu clinched her third medal and second gold of the Beijing Olympics, topping the podium in the freeski halfpipe Friday.

The 18-year-old dominated the competition, taking the lead with her first-run score of 93.23, before raising the bar on her second run, recording a medal-sealing 95.25.

3 for 3! 🥇🥈🥇

With her gold medal in the freestyle skiing halfpipe, Eileen Gu 🇨🇳 is the first freestyle skier to win three medals at a single Winter Olympics.

And she's only 18 🤯 pic.twitter.com/DCbhSkfCsi
— Just Women’s Sports (@justwsports) February 18, 2022

Canada’s Cassie Sharpe came second to Gu for silver, while teammate Rachael Karker took home bronze.

“It has been two straight weeks of the most intense highs and lows I’ve ever experienced in my life,” said Gu of her Olympic journey. “It has changed my life forever,”

Gu’s gold makes her the first freeski athlete to medal in three events in a single Olympics.