The 18-year-old stunned Tess Ledeux of France to win the Olympic debut of women's freeski big air, at the Beijing Games.
the Beijing GamesMoments after the biggest run of her life, the 18-year-old freestyle skiing prodigy was asked about her status as a U.S. citizen, her feelings on Peng Shuai and the incessant hate she's received on social media.
Eileen Gu, born in U.S. but representing China, during medal ceremony in Shougang, China after winning gold at Beijing Games in Women's Freeski Big Air on February 8, 2022.The American-born Gu had never landed the double cork 1620 - a move in which skiers spin 4 1/2 times while rotating twice off-axis while 20-some feet in the air. Not in practice. Not in competition."I want all the girls to break their boundaries," she said in Chinese, via interpreter.
Capacity was limited at 5,000-seat Big Air Shougang - a shuttered steel mill that Beijing has converted into an eerie-yet-serene park, culture hub and sports center. The reaction still told the story. Her responses - delivered in front of a Chinese Olympic official - left unanswered questions about her well-being and what exactly happened.
Gu also spun around questions about her status as an American. China doesn't allow dual citizenship, but it's unclear if the Stanford-bound Gu ever gave up her U.S. passport.The decision seems to have been a lucrative one for Gu, whose second passion is modeling. Her face is on advertisements across Beijing, and she's been photographed for Vogue, Victoria's Secret, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany and more.
Gu said she briefly considered trying to improve upon her 1440 but the math said the only way to close the gap on Ledeux was to go for the 1620.
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