Freeski star Eileen Gu hits the slopes again this afternoon, hoping to add another medal to the one she’s already won during the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.
Gu won the silver medal in last week’s freeski slopestyle competition, but she also qualified into another freeski discipline in tandem: big air.
Where slopestyle is a complete run comprised of tricks and flips with rails, jumps and more, big air is one singular jump with one big trick. Skiers will have three chances to perform three tricks; the best two scores of the three will be added together and the three skiers with the highest combined scores will land on the podium.
freeski at olympics 2026: what to know
- What: Women’s big air final
- When: Feb. 16, 1:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Livigno Snow Park (Valtellina, Italy)
- Channel: NBC
- Streaming: DIRECTV (try it free)
During the big air qualifying run on Saturday, Feb. 14, Gu fell during her second trick, but came back in the big third run for a combined score of 170.75. That was good for second overall, meaning she’ll be the penultimate skier today.
Olympics 2026 women’s freeski big air schedule
The finals of the Olympics 2026 women’s big air competition begin at 1:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 16.
The second run will begin at 2 p.m., with the third and final following at 2:15 p.m. ET.
How to watch Elieen Gu in women’s freeski big air for free
If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the Olympics live for free.
DIRECTV is our top pick for watching TV live for free — its five-day free trial includes NBC (plus every other channel you’ll need for the rest of the Winter Olympics). When the trial is over, you’ll pay as low as $49.99/month and gain access to over 90 live channels.
Sling TV is another affordable way to stream the Winter Olympics; its Select plan includes NBC and starts at $19.99/month.
Women’s freeski big air start list
- Anouk Andraska (SUI)
- Kateryna Kotsar (UKR)
- Maria Gasslitter (ITA)
- Mengting Liu (CHN)
- Lara Wolf (AUT)
- Naomi Urness (CAN)
- Flora Tabanelli (ITA)
- Anni Karava (FIN)
- Kirsty Muir (GBR)
- Mathilde Gremaud (SUI)
- Ailing Eileen Gu (CHN)
- Megan Oldham (CAN)
2026 WINTER OLYMPICS
When do the Winter Olympics end?
The 2026 Winter Olympics end with the closing ceremony on Feb. 22 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
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