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FREESTYLE SKIING - WOMEN'S BIG AIR

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Tess Ledeux | Women’s Freestyle Skiing - Freeski Big Air Final | Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

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US-Born Eileen Gu Wins Olympic Gold Medal for China in Women's Big Air

US-Born Eileen Gu Wins Olympic Gold Medal for China in Women’s Big Air

Eileen Gu’s face said it all. After delivering a massive third run in the final of the women’s freestyle Big Air contest, Gu had no doubt she belonged atop the podium. Born and raised in San Francisco, Gu chose to represent China, her mother’s home country, in the Winter Olympics. Gu’s first two runs earned her scores of 93.75 and 88.50, respectively, and put her in 3rd place heading into the…

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Meet Tess Ledeux, the Youngest French Athlete at the Winter Olympics

To see more from Tess, follow @tessledeux on Instagram.

Sixteen-year-old Tess Ledeux (@tessledeux) still remembers her first backcountry ski experience in her hometown in the French Alps: “I was following much older friends and decided to drop off a small cliff with them,” says Tess, who was 9 years old at the time. “The result was a broken nose, but it didn’t stop my love of jumps and tricks!”

Tess is the youngest French athlete representing her country at the Winter Olympics this year in #Pyeongchang2018. “It’s just so cool to see all these athletes from so many different countries and cultures, all reunited by their love for winter sports,” says the slopestyle skier, a sport that combines downhill skiing with terrain park obstacles, like jumps and rails. “After the Olympics, I’ll probably take a short break from skiing. But I’ll soon get back to practicing. I can’t go too long without it!”