LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — By taking chances, Eileen Gu is building a sport. She’s winning medals. Yet on a sunny Sunday at the Olympics where she defended her title on the halfpipe, maybe the best prize of all was knowing her grandma would be proud.

China's Eileen Gu found out her grandmother passed away about an hour after she won gold in the women's free ski halfpipe at the 2026 Milan Olympics.

Lindsey Vonn shares a heartfelt message for Eileen Gu after the freestyle star learned of her grandmother’s death during the Winter Olympics.

Olympic skier Eileen Gu — the most decorated freeskier of all time — is giving credit to her late grandma after adding another three medals to her name during the 2026 Winter Olympics. After announcing that her grandma passed away during a Sunday,

Chinese Winter Olympian Eileen Gu has had a big 2026 Games. The 22-year-old skier won two silver medals and a gold medal in Milan, Italy. She continues to add to her impressive resume. Gu is the most-decorated female Olympic skier of all-time.

At the 2026 Winter Games, Eileen Gu’s rise reveals a new blueprint for leadership rooted in resilience and multidimensional excellence.

Freestyle skier Eileen Gu cries during press conference after finding out her grandmother passed away after winning Gold medal.