Beijing, 9 February 2022 (TDI): Ailing Eileen Gu, the Chinese athlete smashed a record on Tuesday when she soared high and spun before landing an amazing double cork 1620 to bag a Winter Olympic gold for the host country.
Eileen Feng Gu was born on 3 September 2003. Her Chinese name is Gu Ailing. She is an Olympic freestyle skier in slopestyle, halfpipe, and big air events. She has competed for China since 2019.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022, she has become the youngest Olympic champion at age 18 in freestyle skiing, winning the gold medal in big air. Moreover, she is also a fashion model.
Ailing Eileen Gu wins #Gold in the Women’s #FreestyleSkiing Big Air Final!
What an incredible last jump to win it all!#Beijing2022
— Olympics (@Olympics) February 8, 2022
Even though the 18-year-old Chinese freestyle skier must be feeling a lot of pressure, what with being a representative of the host country, she still performed an astounding feat to make history.
“That was the best moment of my life” after nabbing the gold at the Freeski Big Air. Besides, she stated that she was “very happy to have the home crowd backing her.”
Chinese Newspapers are complimenting Eileen Gu and have anointed her as a “hexagonal all-around warrior”. Likewise, her victory is being called of “great significance” since it was the first by a Chinese woman at the Winter Olympics, in a snow event.
Eileen Gu is a US-born Chinese athlete. She finished her high school course a year early and was enrolled at Stanford University. She is also hugely favored by the fashion industry.
The freestyle skier is an apposite representation of sports spirit. Xiao Yewen, the Deputy Consul General of China in Auckland shared on his Twitter that the athlete was an example of the development of close China-US exchanges.
#EileenGu is a symbol of the development of close China-US exchanges. She has a big mind and strong heart that go beyond artificial borders for greater good in her goal. pic.twitter.com/40rIMgfa0w
— Xiao Yewen (@XiaoYewen) February 9, 2022
#EileenGu Ailing not only snatched a historic gold in freeski, but also swept Chinese social media & won the hearts of the public as younger generation admires her confidence, passion and courage.https://t.co/secRiTlc0o pic.twitter.com/Xo3b9byH5Z
— Zhang Meifang张美芳 (@CGMeifangZhang) February 8, 2022
Beijing Winter Olympic Games freestyle skiing women’s big jump final made Eileen Gu the champion with the record of first-round 93.75, second round 88.50, third round 94.50.
Her score is so far the best among all the contests and competitions of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 with 188.25 to win the gold medal, for China.
I'm a detail-oriented, problem-solving, persistent multitasker. Having a magna cum laude MSc. in Strategic Studies from National Defense University, Pakistan, I believe in peaceful discourse & dialogue and have built my interest in nontraditional security threats.
I am an experienced writer with a primary focus on public policy, environmental security, nuclear strategy, and geopolitics!
