Eileen Gu is beign praised for her perfect answer to a reporter asking if she “lost” two gold medals by finishing second.

Her older sister, Isabel Atkin, Great Britain’s first skiing Olympic medallist, was more free-spirited. She would jump from ridiculous heights, shouting “Come on!” at her younger sister. Isabel was fearless, Atkin thought. She was fearful. She felt it intensely, even as a child.

Yan Gu was a ski instructor who encouraged her daughter to hit the slopes at a young age

China's Eileen Gu discussed her busy schedule as she attempts to earn her third medal in the 2026 Winter Olympics after qualifying for the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe final on Thursday.

Koong sees Gu as just Eileen, her gregarious friend who loves scary movies and the Chinese dish Beijing Kao Ya. Until, that is, Gu is confronted with a “mob of people” asking for pictures. “When you’re at school it fades away,” she says. “You’re like: ‘Oh my God, did you finish this paper yet?’”

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested Olympic skier Eileen Gu "sold out" to China, comparing the American-born athlete to billionaire George Soros during Fox News interview.