Timeline Eileen Gu

Freestyle skier born in San Francisco who chose to compete for China. She won medals in big air, slopestyle and halfpipe at Beijing 2022 and Milano Cortina 2026 while studying at Stanford.

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2003 Eileen Gu born in San Francisco Eileen Gu is born in San Francisco to an American father and a Chinese mother, and spends childhood summers in Beijing.
2019 Eileen Gu chooses to ski for China At 15, Gu announces she will represent China rather than the United States.
2020 Eileen Gu wins two Youth Olympic golds At the Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Gu wins big air and halfpipe and takes silver in slopestyle.
2020 Eileen Gu admitted to Stanford Gu gains early admission to Stanford University.
2021 Eileen Gu wins two X Games golds on debut In Aspen, Gu wins SuperPipe and slopestyle gold and big air bronze, the first rookie to win women's SuperPipe.
2021 Eileen Gu wins two world titles in Aspen Gu wins halfpipe and slopestyle gold and big air bronze at the world championships.
2022 Eileen Gu wins big air gold in Beijing Gu lands a first-ever double cork 1620 in competition to win the first big air gold for women.
2022 Eileen Gu wins slopestyle silver in Beijing Gu takes silver in slopestyle, a second medal of the Games.
2022 Eileen Gu wins halfpipe gold in Beijing Gu wins the halfpipe to finish the Games with two golds and a silver.
2022 Eileen Gu wins the halfpipe World Cup Gu wins every halfpipe World Cup she enters and takes her first crystal globe.
2022 Eileen Gu named to the TIME100 TIME names Gu one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
2022 Eileen Gu starts at Stanford Gu begins her studies at Stanford University.
2023 Eileen Gu named Laureus Action Sportsperson of the Year Gu wins the Laureus award for action sports.
2024 Eileen Gu wins X Games SuperPipe gold again Gu returns to the X Games in Aspen and wins SuperPipe, skipping slopestyle with a hip injury.
2026 Eileen Gu answers JD Vance Vice President JD Vance criticises her choice to compete for China, and Gu replies with a light-hearted thank-you.
2026 Eileen Gu wins big air silver in Milano Cortina A second silver of the Games, after which Gu calls herself the most decorated female freeskier in history.
2026 Eileen Gu wins slopestyle silver in Milano Cortina Gu finishes runner-up in slopestyle, as in Beijing.
2026 Eileen Gu wins halfpipe gold in Milano Cortina On the last day of the Games, Gu retains her halfpipe title for her third Olympic gold and sixth medal.
2026 Eileen Gu graduates from Stanford Gu graduates from Stanford after a year off to prepare for the Olympics.