LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Gu Ailing's "lucky cat" helped the Chinese freestyle skier top the podium for the second time at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne on Wednesday, as she scored a combined 171.25 points to win gold in the big air event.
"One day I drew a cat on my hand when I was practising at Secret Garden, China. I did really well that day, so I kept this habit," the 16-year-old rising star said. "I just drew one a couple of days before I came here, and I kept renewing it every couple of days to make sure I kept the luck. Looks like it paid off!"
Gu claimed her first gold at the Games on Monday in the halfpipe, after having finished second in the slopestyle last Saturday. The three medals have helped her established herself as one of the most popular stars in Lausanne.
Rounding out the big air podium places were British skier Kirsty Muir, who notched 170.00 points to take silver, and Jennie-Lee Burmansson from Sweden, who scored 151.75 to win bronze.
"It's the most fantastic victory for me to win gold today because it's the first time I've competed in big air, but some of the skills are similar to slopestyle," added Gu.
Fellow Chinese skier Yang Shuorui ranked in fourth place with 137.25 points.
