{"id":482195,"date":"2026-02-21T15:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/482195\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T15:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:58:14","slug":"crashes-cost-china-third-freeski-aerials-title-as-united-states-retain-mixed-team-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/482195\/","title":{"rendered":"Crashes cost China third freeski aerials title as United States retain mixed team gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The United States won \u2060gold in the \u2060Olympics freestyle skiing mixed team \u2060final on Saturday, retaining their 2022 title, while Switzerland won silver and favourites China claimed bronze.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The Americans stormed to victory after failing to reach the podium in this week\u2019s women\u2019s and \u200cmen\u2019s finals, where China took golds through husband-and-wife couple Wang Xindi and Xu Mengtao.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The Chinese medal bid \u200cwas spoiled by mistakes from Wang and Li Tianma, the bronze medallist in the men\u2019s, who both \u200ccrashed \u200con landing after high-difficulty jumps.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The winning US team included Kaila Kuhn, gold medallist at the 2025 world championships in women\u2019s and mixed team aerials, who finished fifth in Wednesday\u2019s Olympic women\u2019s final.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Her teammates were Christopher Lillis and Connor Curran, who \u2060were eighth and 12th respectively in the men\u2019s final on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The US\u2019 Christopher Lillis (left) and Kaila Kuhn celebrate their win. Photo: AP\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dd4a7eb2-8aaf-495a-8496-d34d356a7d7d_39662508.jpg\" title=\"The US\u2019 Christopher Lillis (left) and Kaila Kuhn celebrate their win. Photo: AP\"\/>The US\u2019 Christopher Lillis (left) and Kaila Kuhn celebrate their win. Photo: AP<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The Americans scored \u200c325.35 out of a possible total of 450. 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