Gu Ailing claims 2nd straight World Cup win to start season

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- China's Olympic champion Gu Ailing, also known as Eileen Gu, clinched her second consecutive title to start the FIS Freeski Halfpipe World Cup season at Copper Mountain on Friday.

Following her victory at Genting Snow Park in north China's Chongli, 20-year-old Gu stomped all three of her runs, with each one scoring well into the 90-point range.

The best came from Gu's secon