Eileen Gu Profile and Facts
Eileen Gu, also known by her Chinese name Gu Ai Ling is a Chinese-American freestyle skier and model. She recently won gold in the Women’s Big Air at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Birth Name: Eileen Feng Gu
Chinese Name: Gu Ai Ling (谷爱凌)
Birthday: September 3, 2003
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Goat
Height: 167 cm (5’6″)
Weight: 52 kg (115 lbs)
Instagram: @eileengu
Tiktok: @eileen_gu
Nationality: Chinese-American
Eileen Gu Facts:
– She was born and raised in San Francisco, California, USA.
– Her father is American and her mother Yan Gu is Chinese.
– She competes for China rather than the United States as her mother was the one who got her into freestyle skiing.
– She has graduated from San Francisco University High School.
– She currently studies Physics at Stamford University.
– As a result of her background, she speaks English and Mandarin fluently.
– She is currently an ambassador for Tiffany & Co.
– She is a model for Victoria’s Secret.
– She has modelled for magazines such as Elle and Vogue China.
– She had promoted with brands like Fendi, Louis Vuitton and Gucci.
– She models with IMG Models.
– She can play the piano.
– Her favourite colours are red and black.
– She is a fan of Emma Watson and Jackie Chan.
– She supports the “Black Lives Matter” and “Stop Asian Hate” movements.
– Her mother loved to ski and enrolled her at Lake Tahoe for ski lessons at a young age.
– She won Gold at her first ever Olympics during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, being the youngest person champion in freestyle skiing, at only 18 years of age.
– In the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, she competed in three free skiiing events, in which she received two gold medals and one silver.
– She was a candidate for the U.S Presidential Scholar’s Program.
– She states that she feels that she is equally as American as she is Chinese.
– She believes that sport is a way to bring cultures together and unite nations.
– Although she was born with an American citizenship, she got a Chinese one and has started competing for China since 2019.
– It is unknown if she still holds her American citizenship as China forbids dual citizenships.
– She states that the reason she competes for China rather than the USA is because her mother was the one who initially introduced her to skiing.
– In 2021, Gu became the first person to ever win two gold medals at the FIS Freeski World Championship.
– It is rumored that she is the third highest paid female athlete in the world.
– In 2021, she landed the forward double cork 1440, making her the first female to ever do so.
– She is the first ever female to land the reversed double cork 1620, which she succeeded in doing at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
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