Eileen Gu

Eileen Gu, who has become the first freestyle skier to win medals in three different events at the Winter Olympics, reflected on her outstanding ...

I feel passionate, and I feel proud." She admitted that she was 'very emotional', adding: "I chose to do a victory lap because I felt like for the first time I deserved it, I really earned it. I'm really grateful, I can't believe this is real.

China's Eileen Gu cruised to victory in the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe final, claiming her second gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.

Her change of affiliations, which didn’t attract much attention at the time, has drawn international attention at a Beijing Games where global condemnation of China’s human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in far western Xinjiang has been thrust to the fore. Gu was already well on her way to becoming a household name even before these Olympics with upwards of 1.3m followers on Weibo and more than two dozen major sponsors, including Cadillac, Tiffany, Fendi, Estée Lauder and Victoria’s Secret, eager to trade on her magnetic blend of athletic prowess, model looks and bright intellect. (“Anyone can download a VPN,” Gu replied in a screenshot of the since-deleted exchange, which quickly went viral on Chinese social media. The American contingent mostly struggled with 17-year-old Hanna Faulhaber, fourth at last year’s worlds, coming in sixth ahead of Pyeongchang bronze medallist Brita Sigourney (10th) and Carly Margulies (11th), who overcame seven knee surgeries including one in December to make her Olympic debut. “It has been two straight weeks of the most intense highs and lows I’ve ever experienced in my life,” said Gu, who became the youngest person to win three individual medals in the history of the Winter Olympics. “It has changed my life for ever. The reigning world halfpipe champion wasted no time in taking full command of Friday’s contest, where 12 entrants made three trips each down the 200m-long course known as the Secret Garden with the best score counting towards their finishing position.

EILEEN GU, the face of China's Winter Olympics, became emotional after winning a second gold medal as she claimed mixing sport with fashion paid off.

I feel passionate, and I feel proud.” I feel grateful. “I feel exhausted.

Eileen Gu, Alex Hall and Nick Goepper provided some of the best highlights from the freestyle skiing events at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Belarus’ Hannah Huskova, the 2018 gold medalist, earned her second straight Olympic medal with silver in Beijing. Nick landed a full double fold, earning a 93.76. Caldwell finished in fourth place with a score of 83.71. The 24-year-old overcame a near-fatal car crash in 2016 to reach the 2022 Winter Games. Once in Beijing, Stevenson stepped up in the inaugural men’s big air competition. The Team USA group of four-time Olympian Ashley Caldwell and Olympic rookies Chris Lillis and Justin Schoenefeld pulled off a gold-medal upset. Still, Stevenson is heading back to the States with some hardware… Nick Goepper, meanwhile, claimed silver for the second straight Olympics thanks to an 86.48 on his second run. Kauf went from seventh place in PyeongChang to second in Beijing. She earned a final score of 80.28 and helped the U.S. earn its seventh ever medal in the event, the most of any country. Gu’s Olympics began with the first ever women’s freeski big air competition. Gu got to save her best event for last. In addition to the mixed team gold, Megan Nick gave Team USA another aerial medal in the women’s event. Add in a bronze from the 2014 Sochi Games, and Goepper is the only athlete to medal in all three editions of the Olympic men’s freeski slopestyle event. She then padded her lead with a 95.25 mark in her second run on her way to her second Olympic gold.

The 18-year-old freeskier has become the biggest star of these Games, winning a gold medal in big air and silver in slopestyle in addition to her halfpipe medal ...

“In terms of skiing competitively, am I going to continue competing? “I’m a very competitive person and I’m also a very goal-oriented person,” Gu said. “You guys will have to stay tuned on that one.”

China's freeski sensation Eileen Gu won her second gold of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday, becoming the first freestyle skier to bag three medals at ...

Though Gu switched to compete for China, it’s unclear whether she renounced her American citizenship – usually a requirement for Chinese naturalization, since the country does not allow dual citizenship. WarnerMedia uses data to improve and analyze its functionality and to tailor products, services, ads, and offers to your interests. Privacy CenterIf you turn this off, you will not receive personalized ads, but you will still receive ads. It’s about learning from each other and forging friendships.” These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. An emotional Gu embraced both of them as they posed for photos after event. BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 07: Ailing Eileen Gu of Team China reacts during the Women's Freestyle Skiing Freeski Big Air Qualification on Day 3 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Big Air Shougang on February 7, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Liu Lu/VCG via Getty Images) I feel passionate, and I feel proud,” she said. I feel grateful. I feel exhausted. USA's Nathan Chen competes in the men's single skating free skating of the figure skating event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on February 10, 2022. Russia's Kamila Valieva attends a training session on February 11, 2022 prior the Figure Skating Event at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)