Eileen Gu grabbed gold medal position in the women’s halfpipe finals with one run to go at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Gu medaled in her first two events, taking a pair of silvers, and Sunday’s rescheduled final was her final chance to leave Italy with gold. A snowstorm at the Livigno Snow Park caused the event — originally scheduled for Saturday — to be delayed until 4:40 a.m. ET on Sunday.
After winning gold in the women’s halfpipe in Beijing four years ago, Gu has the chance to go back-to-back and put the disappointment of her big air silver medal behind her.
STREAM: Watch women’s halfpipe finals live in Peacock
She pulled out of her opening run due to an unclean landing on her first trick. Gu skied through to the end of the course to score 30. First-place qualifier Zoe Atkin of Great Britain led after round one with a score of 90.5.
But the reigning champion hit back at the second attempt, scoring a magnificent 94. Atkin launched into an ambitious run to find an immediate response but fell and lies third behind Gu and China’s Li Fanghui.
The Sporting News is tracking live Eileen Gu results and highlights from the Olympic women’s halfpipe finals on Saturday. Follow along below as Gu tries to get back to the top of the podium.
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Eileen Gu halfpipe results
| Run | Score |
| 1 | 30.00 |
| 2 | 94.00 |
| 3 |
Eileen Gu halfpipe live updates, results, highlights from 2026 Olympics
Updates will begin ahead of Gu’s runs at the women’s halfpipe finals.
5:39 a.m: Here we go, run three: the business end. Kate Gray finally hits her mark. Big celebrations from the US fans. The score is 66.5, won’t trouble the podium but a moment for the 19-year-old to savour. She’ll be back in four years’ time.
5:32 a.m: Atkin going huge, so much height, this is some attempt to fire back… oh but she’s down! Seems to be absolutely fine. If Atkin can complete a run of that standard on her third and final attempt then things will be very interesting indeed.
5:31 a.m: Li Fanghui scores a 91.5 on her second run. That means she’s second behind Gu, giving China first and second. Atkin at the top of her run. Can she respond?
5:26 a.m: China’s Zhang Kexin was building a really solid run there but falls for the second time in succesion. Her team-mate Gu is up next…steady start to the run from the defending champion. Back-to-back alleyoops to finish and the crowd go wild. Gu pumps her arms, a celebration of relief, perhaps. What does the score look like? It’s a 94, Gu goes into gold medal position!
5:21 a.m: Amy Fraser of Canada, currently placed second, goes again. Back-to-back nines to finish. Another nice run, but can it challenge Atkin at the top of the board… no. No improvement on her 85 from run one.
5:10 a.m: Run two. Kate Gray first up once more. and she’s down! Lost her speed and was unable to land a trick. It’s a DNF. One more run for her to salvage something.
5:02 a.m: Here’s Great Britain’s Zoe Atkin, who has been going blow for blow with Gu all season and was the first-placed qualifier for the final. Oh, that’s a very nice, clean run. Not huge on technical difficulty, but Atkin has put a marker down here. 90.5 for Atkin, who goes into gold medal position.
4:55 a.m: Right, here’s Gu. Oh my….. starts with a huge first trick but doesn’t land it smoothly and skis forlornly to the end of the run. She scores 30. Yikes.
4:50 a.m: Svea Irving of the US has fallen on her first run coming out of an alleyoop and is the second skier to hit the deck in this rescheduled final. Conditions might be tricky throughout.
4:45 a.m: We’re underway. American Kate Gray with the first run of the final. A scratch run, scoring 44.50 having missed her last trick. If she lands that, her score will pick up massively. The first of four Chinese skiers, Liu Yishan, who got 70 on the board.
2:40 p.m.: Saturday’s women’s halfpipe event, featuring American-born Chinese skier Eileen Gu, has been rescheduled for Sunday, February 22, at 10:40 a.m. local time (4:40 a.m. ET) due to unsafe conditions following a snowstorm. Gu is the defending gold medalist and qualified for the final in 5th place.
How many medals has Eileen Gu won?
Gu arrived in Milan with three Olympic medals, including two gold medals, already under her belt, and she had added to that total with two silver medals in 2026.
Gold has eluded her to this point in Milan, but Gu has a chance to leave Milan with one gold medal if she can go back-to-back in the halfpipe and win on Saturday.
Here’s a look at Gu’s results to this point:
| Event | Medal | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Slopestyle | Silver | 86.58 |
| Big air | Silver | 170.75 |
| Halfpipe |
Eileen Gu Olympic schedule
Gu only has one more event remaining at the 2026 Winter Olympics:
Saturday, February 21
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Halfpipe finals | 4:40 am. | Peacock, NBC |
First runs are now set to begin at 4:40 a.m. ET on Sunday. The women’s halfpipe finals are set to air on NBC and Peacock on Sunday
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