Eileen Gu has already added a silver medal to her Olympic repertoire in the slopestyle event days ago and now looks to defend her big air title after her success at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Gu is the only female skier competing in all three events at the ongoing Games.
The 22-year-old became the youngest Olympic champion in 2022 when she topped the big air and halfpipe standings. Since then, she has faced multiple injury setbacks but hasn’t backed off, taking chances in her beloved sport time and again.
When and Where To Watch Eileen Gu in the Big Air Finals?
The Big Air Finals will kick off on Monday, February 16, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park, Italy, a golden opportunity for the Chinese skier to extend her Olympic medal tally to four. The streaming details and timing of the event are mentioned below:
- Italy – 18:30 p.m. (local time)
- USA – 12:30 p.m. (ET)
US viewers can stream the women’s big air finals on the USA Network and NBC, with live updates also available on the NBC Sports app, NBCOlympics.com, and Peacock. Fans in the United Kingdom can tune in to Discovery+ and TNT Sports.
Gu is entering as the top prospect and the reigning champion in Monday’s event. She won the Laax slopestyle World Cup event in January 2026, her first top finish in the 2025-26 season, which set her up for a promising Olympic run in Milan-Cortina. She also emerged victorious in the freeski halfpipe event that debuted at Shaun White’s Snow League on December 6, 2026.
The 22-year-old recently addressed the governing body for failing to cater to athletes’ needs when they wish to do something out of the ordinary. Since she is the only member of the women’s team to sign up for all events, her big air finals clash with halfpipe training, reducing her training time and giving other athletes an edge.
She even complained to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation organizers about the same, stating that she wasn’t demanding special treatment but just the same amount of training time.
“I’m disappointed in FIS. I think the Olympics should epitomize aspiration, and I think being able to do something that’s beyond the ordinary should be celebrated instead of punished,” she said.
Gu hasn’t only been a champion skier but also a beacon of inspiration to the younger generation, showing them what’s possible. She advocates taking freeskiing to as many people as possible, especially in her country. The Olympian has also appeared in the Times and Forbes multiple times for her influence and net worth.
