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Beaten by a hair on Tuesday by the Chinese Eileen Gu, Tess Ledeux had made two exceptional first runs during the big air final.
She thought she was on her way to the gold medal and the disappointment is bound to be even greater. In tears after the big air final on Tuesday, February 8, Tess Ledeux won the silver medal and offered a fourth charm to the French delegation since the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The 20-year-old Plagnarde lets go of the gold for… 0.75 points. The Chinese Eileen Gu is crowned Olympic champion, while this discipline was scheduled for the first time at the Olympics.
If disappointment prevailed after her last run, Tess Ledeux can savor her silver medal. The French signed a very good final! #Beijing2022
▶️ Relive his three passages https://t.co/oY55TMWsIK pic.twitter.com/lzwqoMng1x
— francetvsport (@francetvsport) February 8, 2022
Ledeux was only beaten in the last run after dominating the final. Before the Chinese Gu did a double Cork 1620 during her last run, a figure that the French had achieved during her first run. Only the French had mastered it until then. She had allowed him to win the X-Games a month ago.
Ledeux’s second run, just as exceptional, gave him a glimpse of gold. Before Gu also takes out his surprise card.
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