Eileen Gu: Life of Chinese-American freeski superstar
redbull.comis a once-in-a-generation freestyle skier. From becoming the first-ever freeskier to win three medals at a single Winter Games to appearing on the covers of Vogue Hong Kong and China’s In Style Magazine all while studying quantum physics at Stanford University, the 20-year-old Chinese-American sensation is continuously redefining what it means to be an athlete.Continue reading to learn how Gu continues to dominate the international Halfpipe, Slopestyle and Big Air scenes, how she's forged herself a successful modelling career and how she empowers a new generation of athletes.Gu’s freeski career began in California’s Lake Tahoe region at the age of three.
At eight, she joined the Northstar California Resort freeskiing team, and won her first national championship a year later.While most freeskiers come from a racing background, her mother, Yan Gu, sent her straight to the park as she thought racing was too dangerous.Hear Gu in conversation with freeski legend Bobby Brown:At just 17 years old, Gu shocked international freeskiing when she became the first Chinese athlete to win X Games gold, and the first woman to win three X Games medals as a rookie. Her 36-hour tear kicked off with a gold in Ski Slopestyle, which was followed by a bronze in Ski Big Air and a gold in Ski Super-pipe.After her impressive debut at X Games 2021, Gu went on to earn Slopestyle gold, Halfpipe gold and Big Air bronze at the Aspen 2021 World Championships – all while dealing with a fractured finger and torn Ulnar Collateral Ligament she sustained to her thumb in practice.This impressive feat made her the first freeskier to win two golds in a FIS Freeski World Championship.Join Gu as she makes X Games history in episode two of Everyday
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