AGL 40.39 Increased By ▲ 0.38 (0.95%)
AIRLINK 127.50 Decreased By ▼ -0.49 (-0.38%)
BOP 6.60 No Change ▼ 0.00 (0%)
CNERGY 4.51 Decreased By ▼ -0.09 (-1.96%)
DCL 8.56 Increased By ▲ 0.08 (0.94%)
DFML 42.30 Increased By ▲ 0.82 (1.98%)
DGKC 87.25 Increased By ▲ 0.67 (0.77%)
FCCL 32.61 Increased By ▲ 0.47 (1.46%)
FFBL 65.21 Decreased By ▼ -0.21 (-0.32%)
FFL 10.23 Decreased By ▼ -0.02 (-0.2%)
HUBC 109.75 Decreased By ▼ -0.74 (-0.67%)
HUMNL 14.57 Decreased By ▼ -0.18 (-1.22%)
KEL 5.12 Decreased By ▼ -0.01 (-0.19%)
KOSM 7.53 Increased By ▲ 0.41 (5.76%)
MLCF 41.59 Decreased By ▼ -0.06 (-0.14%)
NBP 59.53 Decreased By ▼ -0.56 (-0.93%)
OGDC 194.10 Decreased By ▼ -0.59 (-0.3%)
PAEL 28.17 Increased By ▲ 0.22 (0.79%)
PIBTL 7.83 Decreased By ▼ -0.17 (-2.13%)
PPL 151.60 Increased By ▲ 0.43 (0.28%)
PRL 26.59 Decreased By ▼ -0.29 (-1.08%)
PTC 16.06 Increased By ▲ 0.06 (0.38%)
SEARL 82.50 Increased By ▲ 4.30 (5.5%)
TELE 7.49 Increased By ▲ 0.10 (1.35%)
TOMCL 35.30 Decreased By ▼ -0.37 (-1.04%)
TPLP 8.23 Increased By ▲ 0.32 (4.05%)
TREET 16.19 Increased By ▲ 0.30 (1.89%)
TRG 52.75 Decreased By ▼ -0.01 (-0.02%)
UNITY 26.60 Increased By ▲ 0.05 (0.19%)
WTL 1.24 Decreased By ▼ -0.03 (-2.36%)
BR100 9,931 Increased By 10.4 (0.1%)
BR30 30,780 Increased By 28.7 (0.09%)
KSE100 93,531 Increased By 306.2 (0.33%)
KSE30 28,983 Increased By 98.4 (0.34%)

BEIJING: Californian-born Chinese freestyle skier Eileen Gu, one of the faces of the Beijing Winter Olympics, fluffed her second run but still qualified for the final of the Big Air competition on Monday.

The 18-year-old, who has captivated China since switching allegiance from the United States in 2019, became disorientated in the air in her second run and one of her skis fell off as she came down in a tangle.

She briefly put her hands on her head, then scowled good-naturedly when her low score of 24.50 came through, followed by a shrug and a smile.

But it did not matter in the end, with 89.00 in her first run and 72.25 in her third and final effort enough to get her into Tuesday's final in fifth place -- and a chance of Games gold on her Olympic debut.

"Oh my god!" exclaimed a relieved Gu, after holding her nerve to nail her third run at the Big Air Shougang, where enormous industrial cooling towers provide a stunning backdrop. "See you in the finals."

Megan Oldham of Canada topped the qualifying rankings.

Pakistan Sports Festival begins in Bajaur

Gu, who has a Chinese mother and American father, has earned a huge following in China and expectations of the teenager are sky-high.

She could walk away with three Olympic medals.

As well as Big Air, she is competing in the freestyle halfpipe and slopestyle.

Comments

Comments are closed.