"Hot Girl," who was possessed by the Olympics, turned out to be Stanford's floodwaters... 英 'Ski Empress' Atkin 'Visual Beauty' on Snowfield Shines Over Medals [Milan Olympics]

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Joey Atkin (23), who won the bronze medal in the women's halfpipe freestyle skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo, is a hot topic.

Britain's "The Sun" expressed its expectations on the 21st (local time), saying, "British national team Atkin may win the first Olympic gold medal in British skiing only with his qualifying performance without running in the final thanks to the possibility of canceling the event due to heavy snow."

Atkin proudly ranked first among 21 players in the preliminary round, and the world's attention was paid to the birth of such a true record as the final was postponed due to bad weather.

Atkin's unique history also sparked a buzz. Born to an English father and a Malaysian mother in Boston, USA, he chose to play for the British national team (Team GB) despite being a dual U.S. and British national.

In particular, Atkin is a talented student who is majoring in the "Symbolic System," an artificial intelligence (AI) convergence study, at prestigious Stanford University outside the class. He was so passionate that he boldly took a leave of absence for this competition and stood on the Olympic stage.

However, the "Lucky Gold Medal" happening created by the weather was canceled. Contrary to concerns, the women's halfpipe final was held normally on the 22nd. Atkin performed brilliantly in the final with 92.50 points, but won the bronze medal, finishing in the final third behind China's Eileen Gu (94.75 points) and Li Fanghui (93.00 points), who won gold and silver medals, respectively.

There was also a small aftershock right after the game. The British Ski Association expressed regret, saying, "Considering Atkin's overwhelming jump height, the scoring was somewhat poor."

However, the player himself was determined and cool. Without being swept away by the controversy over the decision, Atkin said, "Just getting on the Olympic podium means a lot. "I'm proud that people are watching my performance," he said, showing his warm sportsmanship by taking commemorative selfies on the podium alongside his rival Chinese players.

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