China's Gu Ailing celebrates on the podium after winning the halfpipe gold at the FIS Freeski World Championships in Aspen, March 12, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

WASHINGTON - China’s Eileen Gu, also known as Gu Ailing, overcame a fall in training that had shaken her confidence to become the first free-skier to bag two gold medals at the same world championships, winning the women’s slopestyle final and the halfpipe competition in Aspen.

The 17-year-old won the halfpipe gold at Buttermilk Ski Area on Friday, before excelling in windy conditions to capture gold in the slopestyle final the following day.

Eileen Gu won the halfpipe gold at Buttermilk Ski Area on Friday, before excelling in windy conditions to capture gold in the slopestyle final the following day

It is the first time a Chinese won the slopestyle title at the FIS Freeski World Championships.

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After leading in Thursday's qualification, Gu set the title-winning tone on Saturday with 84.23 points in her first run, bettering her nearest follower by almost 10 points.

Despite suffering some mishaps and getting 40.65 points in the next run, Gu withstood her opponents' challenge to take away the crown with a match-leading score set in the first run.

“It was super windy ... A lot of girls had to push through really tough conditions. Big shout out to everybody out there,” said Gu, whose father is American and mother is Chinese, after her second gold.

“Me personally, I took a biggish fall during training and shook up my confidence a little bit and wasn’t sure how good I was going to feel during the contest.

“To come back, be able to land my full run makes me really proud of myself, to be able to push through that pressure and self-doubt.”

Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud finished second with 77.15 points, and Canadian Megan Oldham rounded out the podium with 76.18 points.

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Andri Ragettli from Switzerland won the men's slopestyle gold medal with 90.65 points, with the American duo of Colby Stevenson and Alexander Hall rounding out the top three.

Gu is also poised to compete in the big air event, with qualification scheduled on Monday before the final on Tuesday.