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Winter Olympics live updates: Eileen Gu looks for medal trifecta, women's figure skating gets prime-time treatment

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Chinese-American freeskier Eileen Gu will attempt to earn her third medal of the Beijing Olympics on Friday in the women's halfpipe final. The soon-to-be Stanford undergraduate has already medaled twice in her first two events.

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Gu, who was born and raised in the United States but competes for her mother’s native China, had an excellent first run and sits on top of the standings after the first run.