""I'm a full-time student who's really athletic," she said. "I can have a conversation with a physicist and stand my ground, and I can also walk a runway show the next day. I think that is pretty revolutionary, especially as a young person. Because the whole multihyphenate thing often happens in different stages in life.""
""It's important to show young people that you don't have to wait until you're older. You can do it all now," Gu told."
Eileen Gu is a 22-year-old freestyle skier with four Olympic medals who is currently on leave from Stanford University for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games. Gu earned $23.1 million last year, making her the fourth-highest-paid woman in sports, with much of that income coming from sponsorships and modeling deals with brands like Red Bull, Porsche, and TCL. Gu emphasizes that age is not a limitation and encourages young people to start ventures early. She identifies as a multihyphenate who balances academics, athletics, and modeling. Gu began skiing at age three and sought financial independence by her teens.
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