San Francisco Teen Eileen Gu Wins Historic Freestyle Gold; Crashes The Chinese Internet

By CBS San Francisco Staff:

(CBS SF/CNN) — Eileen Gu fans temporarily crashed China’s leading social media platform on Tuesday, as tens of millions rushed online to celebrate the teenage freeski sensation winning her first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The San Francisco-born Gu jumped into the top position at the women’s big air competition with her third run, scoring 94.5 with a 1620 and a perfect landing — making her total score 188.25 in the event’s debut at the Winter Olympics.

The 18-year-old narrowly beat out France’s Tess Ledeux, who took silver with a score of 187.50. Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud won the bronze.

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