""I took a big risk in trusting myself," Gu said of her frenetic quest this year, "and I'm glad that I did.""
""I'm not a gambling woman, but if I were, I took a pretty big bet on myself," Gu said. "There was a chance everything could go wrong and I could have walked away with nothing, because I was trying to do too much. But in my head, even if everything crashes and burns, I tried. I'll"
Eileen Gu won gold in the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, securing her third Olympic gold and sixth overall Olympic medal across two Games. She medaled in every Olympic event she entered, finishing six-for-six with three golds and three silvers. Gu represented China while born in the United States and balanced competing in halfpipe, slopestyle and big air during a demanding 16-day schedule. The intense schedule limited training and rest but expanded her platform beyond sport into modeling, geopolitics and inclusion. She described trusting herself and accepting substantial risk.
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