Gu Ailing of China reacts during the freestyle skiing women's freeski slopestyle qualification of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua/Wang Peng)

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- After an early stumble, China's freestyle skiing star Gu Ailing rebounded to secure a place in the women's slopestyle final here on Saturday at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

Gu crashed early in her first qualifying run and finished with just 1.26 points. She regrouped in her second attempt, delivering a composed and consistent run to score 75.30 points, safely advancing to the final.