LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Defending Olympic champion Eileen Gu took silver in freeski big air at the Milan Cortina Games as Canada’s Megan Oldham won the gold medal on Monday. Gu was born in San Francisco but competes for her mother’s native China. Oldham topped the 10-woman final with a co mbined score of 180.75 points from two jumps. Gu was next with 179. Italy’s Flora Tabanelli took bronze. China's Eileen Gu celebrates during the women's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) In 2022, Gu became the first freestyle skier to win three medals in a single Games after taking gold in big air and halfpipe and silver in slopestyle at age 18. Gu has collected five medals in two Olympic appearances. She also won silver in slopestyle last week, and she has a chance at a sixth medal on Saturday, when she tries to defend her halfpipe gold. Gu hadn’t competed in a big air contest since triumphing at the Beijing Games, concentrating on her other events. But there are enough similarities between big air and slopestyle that she found her rhythm quickly. China's Eileen Gu competes during the women's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Oldham locked up gold with her first two jumps. She embraced Gu before they stepped onto the medal podium. From left, silver medalist China's Eileen Gu, gold medalist Canada's Megan Oldham and bronze medalist Itay's Flora Tabanelli celebrate after the women's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) In big air, skiers get three jumps and must land two. Their scores include points for difficulty and execution. Next month,  Gu will appear in San Francisco as the grand marshal of the Lunar New Year Parade. ...read more read less