Ski Genius Girl
· Entertainment Team
Eileen Gu, born September 3, 2003, in San Francisco, California, USA, is a Chinese female freestyle skier.
Eileen Gu started skiing at the age of 3, joined the professional ski team at the age of 8, and won the World Championship at the age of 15.
She was born into a high-profile family, with her father graduating from Harvard University and her mother from Stanford University.
Growing up in sunny San Francisco, where the nearest ski resort was a 4-hour drive from her home, meant that she spent only 1/6 of her time skiing as a student.
When she was 3 years old, her mom, who was a ski instructor, took her out on the slopes and she immediately showed a talent for skiing that was beyond the norm.
In the snow field, she seems to be afraid of nothing, only 3 years old, and wants to follow his mother to ski the advanced snow track.
Less than 8 years old, Eileen Gu has mastered the skills of driving the advanced snow track, 9 years old, took the skiing powerhouse of the All-American freestyle skiing Junior Championships.
In the following years, she won all the gold medals in the Grand Prix, and at the age of 15, when she entered the adult competition, she was ranked third in the FIS annual points list.
It wasn't just talent that made Eileen Gu so successful. There are also years and years of dedication.
In 2019, 16-year-old Eileen Gu competed in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and successfully won the gold medal in the freestyle skiing women's big jump at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Eileen Gu has also tried her hand at other sports, including horseback riding, rock climbing, and even cross-country running.
Eileen Gu is no less talented academically than she is in skiing.
On October 19, 2020, Eileen Gu received her SAT scores from the U.S. college entrance exams, which were out of a possible 1600 points, and Eileen Gu scored 1580 points and was accepted to Stanford University.
After getting the acceptance letter from Stanford University, Eileen Gu is very happy, but to prepare for the Beijing Winter Olympics, she decided to postpone a year to the beginning of 2022 then after the Beijing Winter Olympics, and then go to Stanford enrollment.
She said that Stanford University is her dream school. The desire to enter Stanford is as strong as winning the gold medal in the Winter Olympics.
One side of the coin is getting into a top school, the other is hitting the top podium.
For normal people, no matter which one to choose, it is difficult to go up to the sky, but Eileen Gu chose to do all, and this means that she must pay double the effort.
One has to admire the fact that she did it, thus becoming an idol and a source of pride for countless people.