The women's freestyle skiing Olympic halfpipe qualifier on Thursday was overshadowed by a rough crash suffered by Canada's 2018 gold medallist Cassie Sharpe. Sharpe took a fall right near the end of her second run and,

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — The first thing Eileen Gu thought when she hit the bottom of the halfpipe halfway through her run Thursday night: “Of course this would happen right now,” she said. In a remarkable show of Olympic consistency,

Bend native Hunter Hess was scheduled to compete in the men's freeski halfpipe at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina on Thursday, Feb. 19. The event was postponed due to heavy snow in the Levigno area.

The 22-year-old Olympian has made headlines throughout the Winter Games, whether it's celebrating her performance on the slopes, highlighting her hefty paychecks, criticizing her allegiance to China

Both Kaila Kuhn and Winter Vinecki had a shot to medal for Team USA after advancing to the final run among the top 6 competitors in women's aerials.

The men's aerials qualifiers and final were rescheduled for Friday starting from 4:30 p.m. ET, while the men's halfpipe qualification runs were moved to an hour after that.

Freestyle skiing halfpipe and aerial events were postponed at the Winter Olympics on Thursday because of heavy snow in Livigno, Italy.

Birk Ruud of Norway, who won big air gold at the 2022 Beijing Olympics and slopestyle gold earlier at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, finished in eighth place after spilling out on each of his final runs.

The question came after Gu secured two silver medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, adding to her already historic Olympic medal tally. Laughing into the microphone before answering, the 22-year-old addressed the framing directly. "I'm the most decorated female freeskier in history. I think that's an answer in and of itself," she said.