Chinese freestyle skier Gu Ailing received an 'extraordinary' 1,580 score on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), all while developing difficult tricks in the halfpipe on a Swiss glacier.
Gu Ailing
The 17-year-old kept her full-time high school student status until this June. Before finishing her high school courses in only two years, she bagged two gold medals from the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games and achieved several victories in the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup.
Gu Ailing
Her result in the SAT exam could bring her into the top 0.2 percent among examinees from all over the world, according to Gu's mother.
In several smartphone videos her mother shared, Gu demonstrated her newly developed halfpipe tricks.
Gu Ailing
"Those are all world-class tricks for a women's player," said Gu's mother.
Gu Ailing
According to Gu's calender, she plans to attend the opening World Cup race in November in Stubai, Austria, and then the young talent wants to come back to China in February, 2021 to compete the World Championship held in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games venue.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Goalie Darcy Kuemper was placed on injured reserve by the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday after taking a hit to the head during their loss at Dallas.
The Kings made the move one day after Kuemper left in the first period following a significant hit from Stars forward Mikko Rantanen, who wasn't penalized on the play.
Los Angeles recalled goalie Pheonix Copley from its AHL affiliate to back up Anton Forsberg during Kuemper's absence.
Kuemper is 10-6-6 with a 2.19 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage in another standout season for the Kings, who reacquired him in a trade in June 2024.
The 35-year-old netminder backstopped Colorado to a Stanley Cup title in 2022, and he was a Vezina Trophy finalist for the first time last season after leading the Kings into the playoffs. His continued strong play this season has pushed him into the discussion for Canada's Olympic roster in February.
Kuemper will miss at least the next week for the Kings, who continue their road trip at Florida on Wednesday night. Los Angeles has lost three straight games to fall to 14-9-9.
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Los Angeles Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) leaves the ice while goaltender Anton Forsberg (31) relieves him during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) is tended by a trainer after colliding on a play against Dallas Stars right wing Mikko Rantanen during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
