"I am the most decorated female freeskier in history. I think that is an answer in and of itself. How do I say this? Winning a medal at the Olympics is a life-changing experience for every athlete. Doing it five times is exponentially harder, because every medal is equally hard for me, but everybody else's expectations rise, right? And so the two medals lost situation, to be quite frank with you, I think it's kind of a ridiculous perspective to take,"
"You got to give lots of credit to Eileen Gu for responding brilliantly back to the reporter with great confidence. She looked him in the eye said that was a "ridiculous perspective" without any hesitation or fear. 😁 pic.twitter.com/pFz5uQIosT- Alvin Foo (@alvinfoo) February 18, 2026"
"Do you see these as two silvers gained or two golds lost?"
Eileen Gu won two silver medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics while representing China. A reporter asked whether those results should be viewed as 'two silvers gained or two golds lost.' Gu rejected that framing, stating she is the most decorated female freeskier in history and calling the notion a 'ridiculous perspective.' Gu emphasized that winning any Olympic medal is life-changing and that earning five Olympic medals is exponentially harder as expectations rise. A viral clip of the exchange drew significant online attention, including a repost and praise on X for Gu's confident response.
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