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Eileen Gu

Eileen Gu
Latest news and updates on double Winter Olympic freestyle skiing champion Eileen Gu. US-born Gu, won gold in the big air and half-pipe events in Beijing in February 2022, and silver in slopestyle.  The part-time model, who is known as Gu Ailing in China and speaks fluent English and Mandarin, swapped her Team USA colours in favour of representing her mother’s birthplace of China in 2019. At the time she said she wanted to pave the way for China’s next generation of female skiers.
Born
3 Sep 2003
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Sport
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last updated:
7 October, 2024
China’s Li Fanghui competes in the women’s freeski halfpipe final at the Asian Winter Games. Photo: AFP
2025 Asian Winter Games

Asian Winter Games: Li’s golden start, Gao’s record cap China’s perfect day

A late replacement for the injured Eileen Gu, Li Fanghui claims title of her own as China end day just ahead of South Korea in medal race.

2025 Asian Winter Games

China’s Eileen Gu pulls out of Asian Winter Games after injury in training

2025 Asian Winter Games

Eileen Gu admits lucky escape after ski crash forces X Games withdrawal in Aspen

2025 Asian Winter Games

Xu Mengtao, Eileen Gu win World Cup titles as Chinese athletes dominate slopes

Sun Jiaxu pulls off shock victory in men’s skiing competition as Olympic champion Xu wins with hardest trick, while Gu wins snowboard gold.

Xu Mengtao celebrates with a Chinese flag after winning the women’s aerials at FIS Freestyle World Cup at Lake Placid, New York on Saturday. Photo: Getty Images
Icons and Influencers

‘What have you done?’ China ski queen Eileen Gu slams critics, cites 39 medals

China champion skier Eileen Gu has hit back at critics who question her commitment to China in an online video in which she asks them, “What have you done for the country?”

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Trending in China

Netizens accuse ‘two-faced’ China skier Eileen Gu over ‘arrogant’ French athlete

China’s Olympic champion skier Eileen Gu has been plunged into controversy after a video emerged of her being “intimate” in a Paris nightclub with a French swimmer accused of disrespecting a Chinese coach.

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Environment

Letters | Safe and affordable water for communities is vital

Readers discuss the importance of water distribution projects, the gap between employers and Gen Z workers, and the similarity between two Olympic champions.

People rush to fill water canisters at a Delhi Jal Board tanker in a makeshift settlement in Geeta Colony, New Delhi, on June 26. Photo: EPA-EFE
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Profile | Who is Quan Hongchan? Teen diving queen has 3 Olympic golds, loves Eileen Gu, toys

At 17, the triple Olympic champion is still just a kid at heart, despite being dominant force in her sport.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

‘Fangirl moment’: China’s divers star-struck as Eileen Gu gatecrashes Olympics

Quan Hongchan ’s jaw dropped when Gu approached her and teammate Chen Yuxin after a press conference, with the 17-year-old covering her mouth and hopping excitedly.

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Eileen Gu dashes from Victoria’s Secret catwalk to New Zealand for training

Double Olympic champion also fits some studying in on the plane from New York, with fans left marvelling at her time management.

Eileen Gu attends the Victoria’s Secret “The Tour 23” New York Fashion Week event. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

Eileen Gu on fashion, fame and success – exclusive Style interview

Eileen Gu is a skiing phenomenon, overachieving student, multitasker extraordinaire and one of the most admired and sought-after sportswomen of our times – so how does she fit it all in?

Eileen Gu, shot for Style in New York, in April 2023. Photography: Mike Ruiz, Styling: Alison Hernon, Make-up: Chunnan Lee, Hair: Gonn Kinoshita at The Wall Group, Photography assistant: Felipe Zapata-Valencia, Styling assistant: Summer Safi, Outfits: Louis Vuitton, Jewellery: Tiffany & Co.
Women and gender

Gu insists she’s ‘Eileen from maths class’ despite Laureus Awards triumph

China’s star of the Beijing Winter Olympics says it’s ‘funny’ to be honoured alongside Lionel Messi and she spent the flight to Paris doing homework.

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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Eileen Gu crowned action sportsperson of year, calls Laureus award ‘really special’

Double-Olympic gold medallist beats out likes of Chloe Kim and Rayssa Leal at prestigious awards in Paris, while Lionel Messi is named sportsman of the year and his Argentina side team of the year.

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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Next big thing in snowboarding is Chinese 11-year-old who loves jokes and big air

Patti Zhou was born in Beijing and is now based in Colorado, where she is expected to make her Dew Tour debut this weekend.

Patti Zhou carries her snowboard up Copper Mountain in Colorado. Photo: AP
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

China’s Gu among host of big names nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards

Eileen Gu’s double gold medal-winning performance at Beijing Winter Olympics earns her nod in World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award, while likes of Lionel Messi and Iga Swiatek headline sportsmen and women categories.

China’s Eileen Gu performs a trick on her third run during the women’s freestyle halfpipe final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Photo: Getty Images

Eileen Gu out of X Games after ‘heavy crash’ in training

The 19-year-old’s knee is left ‘badly injured’ following a spill on the slopes in Aspen, Colorado, where she was favoured to win three gold medals.

Gu wishes fans happy Lunar New Year after two World Cup golds

China’s double Olympic champion Eileen Gu is already hard at work training for the X-Games, which get under way this weekend in Aspen, Colorado.

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Eileen Gu reflects on ‘mind blowing’ 2022, sets sights on X Games

China’s 19-year-old freestyle skiing star says 2022 was full of highlights she will never forget – ‘honestly, this year felt like 10’.

Eileen Gu poses in a photo posted to social media. Photo: Instagram/@eileen_gu_
IOC

The Chinese athletes aiming to follow in Eileen Gu’s footsteps

Almost a year after the Beijing Winter Games, the next generation of Chinese stars are being put through their paces in the Changbai Mountains.

Trending in China

Eileen Gu named best performing female athlete of Beijing 2022

The 19-year-old freestyle skier admitted she did not expect to leave Beijing with 3 Olympic medals, saying it was ‘absolutely mind-blowing’.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Gu, Raducanu included in top 50 most marketable athletes list

Double Olympic skiing champion Eileen Gu and tennis star Emma Raducanu the only athletes with Chinese heritage to make SportsPro Media’s list for 2022.

Freestyle skier Eileen Gu accepts the award for best breakthrough athlete at the ESPY Awards on July 20, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Photo: AP

Eileen Gu celebrates her first day at Stanford University

Double Olympic gold medallist begins her undergraduate degree at prestigious school, after deferring entry to Class of 2022 to focus on Beijing Winter Games.

Eileen Gu with her mother and grandmother on her first day at Stanford University. Photo: Instagram/@eileen_gu_
China technology

Opinion | To reverse brain drain, China should be more flexible on dual citizenship

While more Chinese students have returned from overseas in recent years, many of the best and brightest are still staying away. As Beijing and Washington fight for tech primacy, China is losing talent to the US. Allowing dual citizenship would be an effective way to address the problem.

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Eileen Gu runs half marathon on a whim, finishes 2nd

Double Olympic champion ‘spontaneously’ signs up 36 hours before San Francisco event, finishing as runner-up in the women’s 19-and-under category

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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Eileen Gu wins best breakthrough athlete ESPY, Weibo erupts over Chinese speech

Winter Olympian claims another title after her double gold medal winning performance in Beijing, has fans swooning after taking grandmother to glitzy ceremony in Los Angeles.

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Eileen Gu, winner of Best Breakthrough Athlete, attends the 2022 ESPYS. Photo: AFP
Emma Raducanu

Eileen Gu checks out London sights with Emma Raducanu

Teenaged sporting superstars meet up with part-time model Gu in town for Tiffany exhibition, as Raducanu announces new partnership with banking giant HSBC.

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Eileen Gu and Emma Raducanu pose for a picture at a London restaurant. Photo: Instagram/@eileen_gu_
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Eileen Gu’s Chinese fans hail decision to join US Winter Olympics bid

Double Olympic gold medallist says decision shows ‘beauty of globalisation’, adding she has backing of ‘incredibly supportive’ China, who she represented at Beijing Winter Olympics earlier this year.

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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Eileen Gu follows Kobe Bryant, Yao Ming as ambassador of LA charity

China’s US-born Olympic champ is youngest and first female ambassador of Asia Society Southern California, and says ‘it’s imperative we continue to build bridges between cultures, communities, and people.’

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