‘Quick lunch!’ - Eileen Gu casually eats snack while awaiting freeski slopestyle score at Winter Olympics

Updated 14/02/2022 at 08:58 GMT

Eileen Gu is an athlete after our own hearts given she was captured eating a snack at the Winter Olympics. The 18-year-old star, who won gold in the women’s big air last week, was refuelling during the slopestyle qualifying as she had to rush for practice in the halfpipe, which takes place on Thursday. A score of 79.38 saw her reach the slopestyle final in third overall.

‘Got to get those gains in’ – Gu munches on snack after Run 2 of slopestyle qualification

A nonchalant Eileen Gu tucked into a snack while awaiting her score in the freeski slopestyle qualifying at the Winter Olympics.

It is a busy Beijing 2022 for Gu, who broke the internet in China when becoming the big air champion last week.

The American-born 18-year-old, who is representing China in the Games, is chasing another medal in the slopestyle, and is balancing that with halfpipe practice as well – with that competition beginning on Thursday.

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She qualified for Tuesday’s slopestyle final with a 79.38, enough for third overall, and she gave a thumbs-up to the camera when discovering the score of her second run - snack in hand.

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“Hungry work being a freestyle skier,” said James Webb on Eurosport’s commentary.

“Can’t wait for those judges, got to get your gains in.”

Gu could be heard explaining why she was eating as she awaited her score.

“I have pipe practice right now, I’m actually missing it, so… a quick lunch!” she said.

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Webb then added: “Not many athletes competing in all three events but Gu is. Her score is going to be big… 79.38. Puts her in third and that’s going to be a big relief.”

Kelly Sildaru of Estonia laid down a marker ahead of the slopestyle final with a score of 86.15, just 0.15 points more than Norway’s Johanne Killi.

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