Eileen Gu

Last Updated: May 09, 2023, 01:58 ISTLionel Messi, who attended the ceremony with wife Antonela Roccuzzo, previously had won the award jointly with British Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton in 2020. (Image: Laureus/Twitter)Messi, 35,…

China's US-born double gold medallist Eileen Gu said Tuesday that she will be an ambassador for Salt Lake City's Winter Olympics bid, sparking both anger and support on social media in China. Born in California to an…

The accounts, like those belonging to Li Jingjing and Vica Li in China, are often labeled on Facebook or Instagram, but aren’t flagged on YouTube or TikTok. To her 1.4 million…

IMAGE: Fireworks explode above the stadium as national flags, a snowflake and the Olympic rings are seen during the closing ceremony. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Beijing doused its Olympic flame on Sunday night, closing a Games that…

BEIJING: A Beijing Winter Olympics which saw sporting drama and milestones but was tarnished by a Russian doping scandal ended on Sunday with an uplifting closing ceremony. The Games will be remembered for new stars such as Eileen Gu but…

Beijing, Feb 19, 2022 -Several young stars made a name for themselves at the Beijing Olympics. AFP Sport picks out five talents who look set to reign over future Winter Games. Eileen Gu The 18-year-old, who was born in California and…

China's 'snow princess' Gu triumphs in halfpipe, bags second gold IMAGE: Gu Ailing Eileen of China in action during the Freestyle Skiing Women's Freeski Halfpipe Final Run 2 at Genting Snow Park, Zhangjiakou, China on Friday. Photograph:…

Not often do Olympians get to take a victory lap, yet for freeskier Eileen Gu, it could not have come at a better time. Despite strong performances from Canadians Cassie Sharpe and Rachael Karker, neither eclipsed the scores of her first…

Valieva dominates the ice despite doping scandal IMAGE: Figure skater Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee performs in the women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on Tuesday. Kamila Valieva,…

"ALL ABOUT LOVE" Su's silver in the slopestyle had been contentious, with many experts saying that he should have been awarded gold ahead of Parrot. Iztok Sumatic, the head judge in Beijing, subsequently told the snowboarding magazine…