International Women's Day 2022 - If she believes it, she can be it

When we have faith in ourselves, and in each other, we can make impossible possible.

Athletes from across the world at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games showed time and time again the power of belief and what it can realise when put to the ultimate sporting test.

As the world unites to celebrate International Women’s Day, Olympics.com is shining a spotlight on the female Olympians who moved us with their talent, strength, and mental fortitude reminding us what can be achieved if we believe.

From etching their names into the annals of sporting history with record-breaking feats to inspiring young women and girls around the world with the candour and guile, female athletes from across the Winter disciplines served up moments that will be remembered for generations to come.

Ailing (Eileen) Gu had an Olympic debut that will surely be deemed one of the greatest.

The 18-year-old freestyle skier born and raised between California and Beijing won over legions of fans across the world as she struck gold in big air and halfpipe in addition to picking up a silver in slopestyle.

Her three podium finishes mark her as a record breaker. She is currently the first and only freeskier to have ever picked up three Olympic medals in a single Games.

While it's a piece of history she will hold onto tightly, it's not what drives the freeskier to achieve.

During the women's big air competition, she knew she needed to pull out all the stops for the title:

“Should I improve on my previous (run) and go for the silver or should I whip out this random trick I’d never done before and go for gold?” Gu said revealing her internal monologue ahead of the final run.

“In my head, I wanted to represent myself and this competitive style that I really