Gu’s Global Coming-Out Party Ends With 3rd Olympic Medal

Feb 18, 2022, 6:42 AM | Updated: 10:01 am

BEIJING (AP) — Eileen Gu turned the Beijing Olympics into her own personal playground.

In the city. In the mountains.

Spinning, flipping and flying at three different venues.

The American-born Gu came into these games hoping to win three gold medals in freestyle skiing while representing China, where her mother was born.

Eileen Gu makes history!

With her GOLD medal in the freestyle skiing halfpipe, Eileen Gu is the first freestyle skier of any gender to win three medals at a single #WinterOlympics. pic.twitter.com/QAW6pvDqxm

— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 18, 2022

She didn’t, but she did come away with two golds and one silver.

That makes her the first action-sports athlete to win three medals at the same Olympics.

Amazing 🤯

Ailing (Eileen) Gu has done it again, as she wins #Gold in the women’s halfpipe!

She has now won three Olympic medals at Beijing2022!

Incredible 🥇🥇🥈 pic.twitter.com/1v37bcbNeH

— Olympics (@Olympics) February 18, 2022

The 18-year-old Gu capped her global coming out party Friday by winning the gold medal in women’s halfpipe.

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