Winter Olympics drama alert! Defending champion Gu Ailing and teammate Liu Mengting just secured their spots in the women's freeski big air final at Milano Cortina 2026 after Saturday's heart-stopping qualifiers. 🌨️
Gu, now 22, showed why she's the queen of big air with an epic first-run double cork 1440 (translation: spinning like a human tornado 🔄) that scored 86 points. After a rare second-run stumble, she stuck a double cork 1080 on her final attempt to lock in her final spot. Total boss energy! 💪
Liu Mengting kept fans on edge too, landing ninth overall with 160 points. But the real tea? Canada's Megan Oldham edged out Gu for top qualifier by just ONE POINT. 🍿
The final showdown goes down this week – will Gu become the first back-to-back big air gold medalist? Set those alarms, folks! ⏰
