Eileen Gu: China skier survives fall to book place in Olympic final

• Teenage ski sensation Eileen Gu's Olympic dream is still alive.
• Gu recovered from a fall on Monday to reach the final of the women's freeski big air competition.
• Gu, who chose to represent China over the United States, is one of the biggest stars in Beijing. 

Eileen Gu, the freeskier who chose to represent China over the United States at the Beijing Winter Olympics, bounced back from an early fall during her Olympic debut on Monday to secure her spot in final of the women's freeski big air competition.

The 18-year-old fell after landing on the second of her three jumps in the preliminary round, ending up facing the wrong way up the ski hill and losing both her skis.

She quickly bounced back from her failed second run, however, to deliver a firm landing on her third jump and qualify for Tuesday's final in fifth place.

Canada's Megan Oldham topped the women's qualifiers with France's Tess Ledeux close behind in second.

"Made finals!!" Gu wrote on Instagram after Monday's qualifiers. "Can't wait to ski in the world's first Olympic freeski big air final [tomorrow] morning.

"Thanks for all the support."

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