Double Olympic champion Gu Ailing of China secured her third X Games gold medal in the women's ski superpipe on her first run, earning 94.66 points by landing back-to-back 900s on Saturday.

Despite being hit by an injury during training a few days ago, she later improved her performance with 95.66 points in her third run.

Britain's Zoe Atkin, who won gold last year in Gu's absence, finished second with 90.66 points, followed by Canada's Amy Fraser with 90.00.

This marks Gu's third X Games gold medal. Her first two golds came from her debut performance at the 2021 edition, where she became the only woman to win two titles at one time at the event. She also won a Big Air bronze during that trip. Gu had to withdraw from last year's X Games due to a knee injury. When faced with another accidental injury this year, Gu chose to confront the headwind.

"This is probably one of the hardest things I've had to do," she said on the X Games broadcast. "I've never skied with pain like this before, just excruciating, constant, can barely walk right now, honestly. But I think it's really a testament to how much I love the sport."

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