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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.
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3 Sep 2003
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Eileen Gu will return to the same Secret Garden snow park in Zhangjiakou next week for a World Cup event. Photo: AFP
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Chinese Olympic champion skier Gu back into training, enjoys ‘first spa day ever’

US-born athlete posts video on Weibo showcasing her gym routine as she takes time to recover from injury, builds up to next Winter Games.

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Olympic champion skier Eileen Gu was left badly bruised from a fall during the Winter X Games, and then injured herself again while preparing for the World Cup. Photo: Getty Images
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Eileen Gu wants to leave another golden legacy behind when she represents China at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Photo: AFP
2026 Olympic Winter Games

Training budgets for US-born Eileen Gu, Beverly Zhu ‘censored’ on Chinese internet

A document showing amounts designated to the Chinese Winter Olympians was later changed to no longer include the names of the two athletes.

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

Gu’s Weibo post announces withdrawal from Games in Harbin ‘with a heavy heart’.

Eileen Gu is helped by medics after her initial injury during the X Games in Aspen on January 24. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
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Eileen Gu admits lucky escape after ski crash forces X Games withdrawal in Aspen

Chinese Olympic champion says she is ‘OK’ in Instagram post that reveals her ‘tanks hit zero’, with Asian Winter Games only days away.

Eileen Gu stands in the finish area after the ski street style event, in which she suffered her crash in Colorado. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
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.

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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Champion Chinese skier Eileen Gu is facing online criticism after video emerged of her being initimate with a controversial French swimmer. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo/IG@leon.marchand31
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At 17, the triple Olympic champion is still just a kid at heart, despite being dominant force in her sport.

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‘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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Skier Eileen Gu dropping in to surprise the Chinese diving team at the Paris Olympics. Photo: Reuters

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

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

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Eileen Gu poses with her Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the year 2023 award in Paris. Photo: Getty Images
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Patti Zhou carries her snowboard up Copper Mountain in Colorado. Photo: AP
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China’s Gu among host of big names nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards

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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.

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