Dec 13 - China's "Snow Princess" Eileen Gu won the first halfpipe World Cup of the 2025-26 season at the Secret Garden venue on Saturday, ‍strengthening ​her prospects of defending her title at ‍the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

Freestyle skier Gu, 22, bagged her 19th World ​Cup ​win in the same pipe in China's Hebei province where she clinched the 2022 Beijing Olympic gold.