Freestyle skiing-China's Gu wins gold medal in women's Big Air
BEIJING : China's Eileen Gu won the gold medal in the freeski Big Air event at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday.
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Eileen Gu is the poster child for a new type of Chinese athlete - but one wrong move could send her tumbling
At this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, the face of China’s sporting dreams is undeniably American.
Eileen Gu is the poster child for a new type of Chinese athlete. But one wrong move could send her tumbling
By Jessie Yeung, CNNUpdated 0730 GMT (1530 HKT) February 7, 2022Hong Kong (CNN)At this year'sBeijing Winter Olympics, the face of China's sporting dreams is undeniably American.Freestyle skier Eileen Gu's rise to the top has been meteoric — and her popularity in China has exploded in the lead-up to the Games. «Snow princess Gu Ailing set to shine at home Olympics,» read one headline in state-run media Xinhua, referring to Gu by her Chinese name.But Gu, 18, has another home: the United States, where she was born to a Chinese mother and American father, and where she first discovered her love for the sport. In 2015, just a few months after she reached her first World Cup podium, the San Francisco native announced she was switching to compete
Inspired or dystopian, Beijing's Big Air venue sparks social media debate
BEIJING : One of the Beijing Winter Olympics venues, the Big Air Shougang, generated a buzz on social media on Monday for its industrial look created by being built at the site of a former steel mill.
Freestyle skiing: Gu advances to Big Air final, Oldham and Ledeux lead qualifier
Beijing: US-born Chinese skier Eileen Gu breathed a sigh of relief as her third run in the qualifier event for Big Air freeski at the Beijing Olympics on Monday drew loud applause from the audience.
Freestyle skiing: Gu advances to Big Air final, Oldham and Ledeux lead qualifier in Beijing Winter Olympics
Beijing: US-born Chinese skier Eileen Gu breathed a sigh of relief as her third run in the qualifier event for Big Air freeski at the Beijing Olympics on Monday (Feb 7) drew loud applause from the audience.
Winter Olympics: British teenager Kirsty Muir qualifies for ski big air final
Teenager Kirsty Muir qualified for the Winter Olympics ski big air final — but fellow Team GB athlete Katie Summerhayes narrowly missed out.
Fanfare, controversy swirls around China's Gu on eve of debut
BEIJING : U.S.-born Chinese skier Eileen Gu's highly-anticipated Winter Olympics sporting debut has attracted a surge of praise and attention from Chinese fans and state media but also fresh uncomfortable questions in the country over her nationality.