Eileen Gu is the poster child for a new type of Chinese athlete. But one wrong move could send her tumbling.
Freestyle skier Eileen Gu's rise to the top has been meteoric -- and her popularity in China has exploded in the lead-up to the Games."Snow princess Gu Ailing set to shine at home Olympics," read one headline in state-run media Xinhua, referring to Gu by her Chinese name.But Gu, 18, has another home: the United States, where she was born to a Chinese mother and American father, and where she first discovered her love for the sport.
Hide Caption 10 of 24 Photos: 25 athletes to watch in the Beijing Winter OlympicsWu Dajing : Wu won China's only gold medal in the 2018 Olympics, breaking the world record in the 500-meter short-track race. He finished with a time of 39.584 seconds, becoming just the second person in history to skate the race under 40 seconds. Wu, 27, has won four Olympic medals in his career, including a silver in the 500 in 2014.
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