At first I was like, ‘Hey, that’s offensive!’” the three-time medalist said of his new nickname. “And then I was like, ‘Hold on a second, I actually I kind of like this.’"

By Lisa Richwine and Giulia Segreti LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 5 - China's Eileen Gu, a double Olympic champion in freestyle skiing, heads back to the slopes from Saturday at the Milano Cortina Games as a top contender in a field expected to showcase some of the most advanced tricks in the sport.

Despite competing alone on the halfpipe, the Irving siblings have spent nearly every day together since they began pursuing an Olympic skiing career. Older brother Birk joined the Winter Park Competition Center around the

The halfpipe skier from Bend, Oregon, has caused Olympic controversy.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Getting ready for his third Olympics spread across a lifetime of snowboarding, 37-year-old halfpipe rider Louie Vito recounts his injuries — only the worst of the worst — like he's checking items off a grocery list.

China's Eileen Gu, born in the United States, is a three-time Olympic medalist and is going for more at the 2026 Winter Games in Milano Cortina.