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Eileen Gu’s gravity-defying success on the snow is often mirrored by the powerful matriarchy that anchors her life off it. Born in San Francisco to a Chinese mother and an American father, Gu has
Eileen Gu revealed the issue she experienced attempting to qualify for the women's freeski halfpipe finals at the Winter Olympics.
Koong sees Gu as just Eileen, her gregarious friend who loves scary movies and the Chinese dish Beijing Kao Ya. Until, that is, Gu is confronted with a “mob of people” asking for pictures. “When you’re at school it fades away,” she says. “You’re like: ‘Oh my God, did you finish this paper yet?’”
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Eileen Gu claps back after JD Vance suggests she compete for the US
Olympic medalist Eileen Gu claps back after JD Vance suggests she should compete for the US instead of China - Gu competed for China in this year’s Winter Olympics, but was born and raised in San Francisco,
U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu and Beijing-backed freestyle skier Eileen Gu woke Friday morning to find themselves in a side-by-side contrast they never asked for.
Eileen Gu will have to wait another day for her chance at Olympic gold. The freeski women’s halfpipe, originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon, has been postponed until Sunday morning because of an ongoing snowstorm creating unsafe competition conditions.
American-born skier Eileen Gu fired back at critics over competing for Team China, saying people "just hate China" and target her because she wins.
Eileen Gu remains a controversial figure amid the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Fans called out ESPN over a recent article on the star.