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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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Athlete

Co-chairs Nicole Kidman, Lauren Sanchez Bezos and Anna Wintour at the 2026 Met Gala, the annual benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, in New York. Photo: APA

Celebrity style

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German-Chinese rugby player Sofie Fella, who competes for the German national team, wants women to understand that they can be physically strong if they want to be, and that they are allowed to “take up space”. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Year of the Horse 2026

Olympian Gu heads up annual Chinese New Year parade in her native San Francisco

Thousands cheer on Olympian and hometown hero Eileen Gu, who was parade’s grand marshal this year.

8 Mar 2026 - 12:39PM

Swimming

Hong Kong Olympic swimmer Yvette Kong keen to keep defying traditional limitations

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United States

Opinion | Eileen Gu and Alysa Liu don’t deserve to be caught in culture wars

The issue is not that one chose to represent China and another the US but that both have been dragged into culture wars not of their making.

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US gold medallist Alysa Liu celebrates victory with her national flag in Milan, Italy, on February 19. Photo: Reuters

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Gu says ‘people won’t understand or believe’ why she decided to compete for China

Multiple Olympic freestyle skiing medallist says decision allowed her to fulfil her mission of encouraging young girls to take up sports.

4 Mar 2026 - 5:30PM

Retailing

Warm winter no match: China’s sportswear sector posts surprise growth

Policy support, Chinese New Year demand and Winter Olympics exposure lift China’s sportswear makers, with Li Ning and Anta leading gains.

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Eileen Gu

Met Gala 2026: What did the stars wear to fashion’s biggest night?

The theme this year was Fashion is Art, and stars did not disappoint – Kylie Jenner wore Schiaparelli, and Blackpink’s Rosé stunned in Saint Laurent.

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Olympian Gu heads up annual Chinese New Year parade in her native San Francisco

Thousands cheer on Olympian and hometown hero Eileen Gu, who was parade’s grand marshal this year.

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.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | Eileen Gu and Alysa Liu don’t deserve to be caught in culture wars

The issue is not that one chose to represent China and another the US but that both have been dragged into culture wars not of their making.

Gu says ‘people won’t understand or believe’ why she decided to compete for China

Multiple Olympic freestyle skiing medallist says decision allowed her to fulfil her mission of encouraging young girls to take up sports.

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Editorial | Olympic results entrench China’s rise as a winter sports power

Team China’s medal haul from the Milano Cortina games bodes well for the future of winter sports in the country.

Winter Olympics: China enjoy best overseas medal haul as Eileen Gu looks ahead

The 22-year-old is the most decorated freestyle skier in Games history, while Hong Kong speed skater Joey Lam claimed city’s best finish.

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Eileen Gu becomes greatest freeskier in Winter Olympics history after winning sixth medal.

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Vittoria Ceretti donned an Armani Privé gown in tribute to the late Giorgio Armani, while Deanna Stellato-Dudek wore Oscar de la Renta on the ice.

‘She was a fighter’: Gu learns of grandmother’s death after winning historic gold

Eileen Gu becomes greatest freeskier in Winter Olympics history after winning sixth medal, while teammate Li Fanghui claims silver.

Eileen Gu forced to wait as heavy snow postpones Olympic halfpipe final

This is the final shot at gold for China’s defending champion, who has won two silver medals so far but failed to top the podium.

Halfpipe favourites were both born in the US, but only Eileen Gu gets heat

Zoe Atkin competes for Britain without flak, while Gu has faced more criticism for representing China, this time from the US Vice-President.

Ning breaks West’s grip on 1,500m, says gold just the start for China speedskating

Speed skater Ning Zhongyan wins men’s 1,500m race in record time, while skier Eileen Gu qualifies for third final at Winter Olympics.

Eileen Gu’s exchange with reporter over medals at Winter Olympics goes viral

Chinese superstar responds to reporter who asked whether she saw her situation after two events as ‘two silvers gained or two golds lost’.

Gu ‘doesn’t feel any pressure’ to win China’s first gold medal at Winter Olympics

The 22-year-old, who has two silver medals in Italy so far, will defend her halfpipe gold, starting with qualifiers on Thursday evening.

China’s Gu ‘really proud’ of big air silver after inspired Oldham wins Games gold

Canada’s Megan Oldham gets the better of defending champion Eileen Gu, who becomes five-time Winter Olympics medallist.

Gu accuses Games bosses of ‘punishing excellence’ after reaching big air final

Chinese skier qualifies in second place despite not competing in event for four years, complains doing so hurts training time for halfpipe.

Fans joke that China’s wait for Winter Olympics gold is ‘like passing the parcel’

Sun Long’s speedskating silver was just the fourth medal of the Games for Chinese delegation, with gold still remaining out of reach.

Winter sports body apologises after ‘karma’ comment on Eileen Gu’s Olympic silver

The FIS also deleted the social media comment, which appeared under video of Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud defending slopestyle gold medal.

Eileen Gu has Winter Olympics gold in sight – Mathilde Gremaud stands in her way

Chinese freestyle skiing star defends her big air crown at the 2026 Winter Olympics this weekend and half pipe next week.

Eileen Gu says she’s skiing better than ever ahead of Winter Olympic golds defence

With big air and halfpipe still to come, skier says slopestyle silver medal-winning run was a big confidence boost.

Gu says she’s skiing with ‘weight of 2 countries on my shoulders’ after Games silver

Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud wins slopestyle gold for second Winter Olympics running after Eileen Gu falls at start of final run.

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