[OLYMPICS] Canada's Megan Oldham Wins Gold in Women's Ski Big Air While Eileen Gu Falls Short - SnowBrains

"The event was held in Livigno, Italy, and featured a massive scaffolding jump where skiers flew 180 feet (55 meters) and attempted to pull off impressive tricks to impress the judges. Each skier had three attempts at the jump, with their top two scores being combined for their overall score. Oldham would come out of the event victorious, earning her second medal of this year's Olympics."

"Oldham only needed her first two runs to end up on top. Her first run featured a switch left 1260 (three and a half rotations), earning her a score of 91.75. Her second run was a left 1260, earning her a score of 89.00. She finished with a combined score of 180.75 and the Olympic gold medal. Oldham's score was just enough to beat China's Eileen Gu,"

"Gu will now turn her attention to women's ski halfpipe, with the qualifying round being held on Thursday, February 19 at 1:30 PM EST. Italy's Flora Tabanelli came away with the bronze, medaling on home snow. The 18-year-old Italian landed a switch left 1080 (three rotations) and a left 1440 (four rotations), earning her a score of 178.25 and a bronze medal in her home country."

Megan Oldham won gold in women's ski big air at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, finishing with a combined score of 180.75. The competition used a massive scaffolding jump where skiers flew 180 feet (55 meters); each athlete had three attempts and the top two scores were combined. Oldham scored 91.75 on a switch left 1260 and 89.00 on a left 1260. Eileen Gu placed second with scores of 90.00 and 89.00 for 179.00. Italy's 18-year-old Flora Tabanelli earned bronze with 178.25 after landing a switch left 1080 and a left 1440. Freestyle skiing displayed larger spins and more advanced tricks.

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