Eileen Gu

Eileen Gu

Eileen Gu is an 18-year-old American-Chinese athlete and model.

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7

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60-90

mins of stage time

Nationwide

can travel

Hindi

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Eileen Gu is an 18-year-old American-Chinese athlete and model. She created history at the 2022 Beijing Olympics after she bagged three medals, two gold and one silver, becoming the first freestyle skier to win three medals at a single Games.Eileen was born in San Francisco, California to an American father and Chinese mother. Her mother Yan Gu, is a Chinese immigrant, who is the daughter of a former Chinese government official. She is a former Peking University speed skater and ski instructor and has worked for investment banks in the United States and as a venture capitalist between California and China. [12]The New York Times.Gu graduated from San Francisco University High School with a high SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test for American High School Graduates) score of 1580 and has a deferred entry at Stanford University in the light of Winter Olympics 2022.Skiing was her mothers dream which is why she put then-9-year-old Eileen in ski school in Lake Taho. [13]Forbes.She tasted her first world cup win in Italy in 2019. [14]Inside The Games After this, she posted on her Instagram handle that she has become a naturalized Chinese citizen and would participate in the Winter Olympics 2022 representing China. [15]Forbes.She won two gold medals in the big air and halfpipe events and a silver medal in slopestyle at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Olympics. [16]Inside The Games.Her debut in Winter X Games in 2021 earned her 2 gold medals in the superpipe and slopestyle and 1 bronze in the big air category making her the first woman to win three medals on debut and Chinas maiden Winter X Games champion. Eileen Gu celebrating her XGames victory.She was featured in a Red Bull TV documentary series titled Everyday Eileen which showcased her journey through the 2020-2021 season. It documented her glorious victory at the World Championships, where she competed with a fractured finger and torn ulnar collateral ligament. [17]Inside The Games.She became the only athlete to win two gold medals at the International Ski Federations Freeski and Snowboard World Championships in Aspen by acing the halfpipe and slopestyle events in 2021. [18]Inside The Games.In January 2022, she took part in the International Ski Federation Freestyle Ski World Cup at Mammoth Mountain in the United States and procured victory in 2 events.

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