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China
Eileen Gu blasted by Chinese netizens over ties with ‘arrogant’ French swimmer
Olympic champion skier Eileen Gu is facing a backlash after videos of her dancing intimately with French swimmer Leon Marchand — who previou...
Ryan General
Sports
Eileen Gu reveals passion for quantum physics, movies and inspiring millions
Ski sensation Eileen Gu recently opened up about seamlessly juggling her roles as an athlete, Stanford student, influencer and a budding qua...
Eileen Gu to be Gangwon 2024 Global Ambassador at Winter Youth Olympic Games
Double Olympic champion Eileen Gu, known for her achievements in freestyle skiing and modeling, is taking on a new role: Gangwon 2024 Global...
Michelle De Pacina
News
Eileen Gu, Emma Raducanu, Naomi Osaka among Forbes’ highest-paid female athletes in 2023
Eileen Gu, Emma Raducanu and Naomi Osaka are among Forbes’ five highest-paid female athletes in 2023, maintaining a collective record from l...
Bryan Ke
Asian American History
10 AAPI athletes who have inspired and influenced new generations of athletes
As the month of May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, there is no better way to celebrate it than to highlight s...
Entertainment
Photos: 20 Asian celebrities whose gorgeous looks stunned at Met Gala 2023
Hundreds of people gathered at the Met Gala this week to celebrate one of the fashion industry’s most iconic designers, the late Karl Lagerf...
Eileen Gu wins gold at Calgary World Cup
Before you read: Freeski phenom Eileen Gu crashes the Chinese internet after Olympic gold win in big air freestyle Freestyle skier Eileen Gu...
Naomi Osaka, Emma Raducanu, Eileen Gu among 5 highest-paid female athletes of 2022
Three female athletes of Asian descent — Emma Raducanu, Eileen Gu and Naomi Osaka — have reached the top five of Forbes’ list of highe...
Eileen Gu: Olympic gold medal skier, Louis Vuitton model and now Stanford student
On Thursday, freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu started her college career in California at Stanford University. Gu celebrated the occas...
William Yuk
Announcement of Eileen Gu’s role as ambassador in US Winter Olympics bid trends on Weibo
Olympic freestyle skiing champion Eileen Gu announced on Tuesday that she will serve as an ambassador for the U.S. Olympic Committee for it...
Eileen Gu accused of acting ‘like a foreigner’ in Weibo post thanking China
A social media post saying goodbye to China by three-time Olympic medalist Eileen Gu has drawn both plaudits and criticism as she returned ...
Editorial Staff
Viral clip shows man apparently stopping Olympian Eileen Gu from leaving after a selfie in Beijing
A recent video shows a man seemingly trying to stop Olympic gold medalist Eileen Gu from leaving after they take a selfie together. The a...
Freestyle skier Eileen Gu becomes first Asian American to win three medals in a single Winter Olympics
Team China’s Eileen Gu won a gold medal on Friday's freeski halfpipe final, becoming the first freestyle skier to win three medals in ...
Rebecca Moon
Olympic gold medalist Eileen Gu says her ‘unfazed’ grandmother still prefers her to be a doctor or lawyer
One fan that freestyle skier Eileen Gu is still trying to impress is her grandmother, who is traveling to China to watch the young athlete ...
Ex-UN Ambassador Nikki Haley blasts Olympic skier Eileen Gu: ‘You’re either American or you’re Chinese’
Nikki Haley, a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, has slammed American-born skier Eileen Gu for representing China at the Beijin...
Eileen Gu’s comment advocating VPN workaround for Chinese internet censorship is in turn censored
A screenshot of an Instagram comment about VPNs made by Chinese American freestyle skier Eileen (Ailing) Gu was recently removed from Weibo...
US-born freeskier Eileen Gu wins second medal at the Beijing Olympics with silver finish in slopestyle
California-born freestyle skier, Eileen Gu, landed a silver medal on Tuesday’s slopestyle course at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The 18-year...
Mother of Olympics gold medal superstar Eileen Gu offers advice on what it takes to raise a champion
Olympian Eileen Gu, the 18-year-old freestyle skier born in California, won a gold medal for Team China during the freeski big air competit...
Freeski phenom Eileen Gu crashes the Chinese internet after Olympic gold win in big air freestyle
Chinese social media platform Weibo reportedly crashed after tens of millions of users congratulated Ailing (Eileen) Gu, 18, on her gold me...
International
SF-born ski star Eileen Gu’s decision to represent China at the 2022 Olympics called ‘opportunistic’
After representing Team U.S.A. in international competitions, freestyle ski star Eileen Gu announced in 2019 that she will be switching to ...
Teen Freeskier Eileen Gu Dazzles in Historic X Games Debut With 2 Golds, 1 Bronze
Teen freeskier Eileen Gu made history in her stellar debut at the Winter X Games by making all podium finishes in the three events she compe...
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