GU Ailing Eileen is her official name on the Olympic start list for freestyle skiing. American-born but representing China - she is one to look out for ahead of the Winter Olympic Games. 2021 has been epic for her and included her becoming the first rookie to win three medals at X Games.Away from the snow, the 18-year-old appeared on the cover of Vogue, went to the Met Gala, and got accepted to her dream college of Stanford. Ash Tulloch spoke to her about her incredible 2021 and looked forward to the new Olympic season.

GU Ailing Eileen is her official name on the Olympic start list for freestyle skiing. American-born but representing China - she is one to look out for ahead of the Winter Olympic Games. 2021 has been epic for her and included her becoming the first rookie to win three medals at X Games. Away from the snow, the 18-year-old appeared on the cover of Vogue, went to the Met Gala, and got accepted to her dream college of Stanford. Ash Tulloch spoke to her about her incredible 2021 and looked forward to the new Olympic season.

Eileen Gu and a look at the park and pipe season

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At Olympics.com, we tell Olympic stories year-round. Come along with us for in-depth interviews with the inspiring individuals who capture the world's imagination every two years as they go faster, higher, stronger - together. Host Nick McCarvel is joined regularly by one-of-a-kind guests - including athletes themselves, coaches, sporting legends - as well as Olympics.com producers and contributors - and more. Catch new episodes on Wednesdays every other week.

At&nbsp;<a href="http://olympics.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Olympics.com</a>,&nbsp;we tell Olympic stories year-round. Come along with us for in-depth interviews with the inspiring individuals who capture the world's imagination every two years as they go faster, higher, stronger - together. Host Nick McCarvel is joined regularly by one-of-a-kind guests - including athletes themselves, coaches, sporting legends - as well as Olympics.com producers and contributors - and more. Catch new episodes on Wednesdays every other week.

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