Eileen Gu made headlines after winning a silver medal in the women's freeski slopestyle event on February 9 in Livigno, Italy at the ongoing Winter Olympics.

The first Stanford medal of the 2026 Olympics has been awarded, and it is no surprise that it was Eileen Gu that earned that distinction.

The San Francisco-born skier isn’t new to the Olympics, and neither are questions about the country she competes for.

Eileen Gu just added to her Olympic medal collection on Monday. This is after the 22-year-old finished second in the women’s freeski slopestyle final of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. This was Gu’s second silver medal in the Olympics and her fourth overall.

Why Eileen Gu competes for China in skiing at Olympics and not U.S. after controversy originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. One of the most well-known athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics is a ski star competing for China.

Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen's first Winter Olympics couldn't be going any better. He has two golds in the opening three days of competition. Von Allmen partnered with Tanguy Nef to win the team combined in the event’s Olympic debut,

Day 3 of the 2026 Winter Olympics features a packed slate, with five gold medals due to be handed out. One of those golds went to Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud who edged out China superstar Eileen Gu in the women's freeski slopestyle to defend her title.

Chinese American Freestyle Skier Eileen Gu was born in San Francisco and raised by her mom and grandma. She doesn't talk about her Harvard-educated dad, though.