The People’s Republic of China named a 126-athlete squad for the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics. This contingent of athletes, China’s largest-ever team for an overseas Winter Games, heads to Italy to compete across 15 disciplines.
One of their gold medal favorites was born in San Francisco, and began her Olympic journey competing for Team USA’s youth ranks at just nine years old.
Meet Eileen Gu.
Born in San Francisco in 2003, Gu is the daughter of Yan Gu, a first-generation Chinese immigrant to the United States, and an American father. Yan, who graduated with a master’s degree in chemical engineering at Peking University — where she competed on the short-track speed skating
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