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“The numbers say that I’m, competitively, the best freeskier that’s ever lived.”

After every jump during training, Eileen Gu—the double-Olympic champion who made the controversial decision to represent China instead of her native U.S. at the 2022 Beijing Games—breaks down her flips and twists in technical detail with her mother and confidante, Yan. In her sport, Gu says, “it’s not too cool to try too hard. I’m super unapologetic about it. That’s the fun part for me. It’s super addicting. I’m totally obsessed with it.”

The all-time leader in freeskiing World Cup wins, Gu, 22, has continued to rack up victories since her first Winter Games. And her fame has extended beyond the slopes. She has spent the past four years jetting around the world to appear at fashion shows and events—modeling for brands like Louis Vuitton and Victoria’s Secret and posing for the ‘Sports Illustrated’ swimsuit issue—and keeping sponsorship commitments, all whilemanaging her workload as a Stanford undergraduate. (She took 2025 off from school to train for the Olympics.)

Now as she prepares to defend her medals and extend her glory, Gu tells TIME sports correspondent Sean Gregory about her mindset ahead of the Milano Cortina Olympic Games and her desire to show young people that they “can do it all now.” Read at the link in bio.

Photograph by @lesliezhang1992 for TIME

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December cover of @VogueHongKong 🤍
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Old Hollywood and new @dior 🤍

Old Hollywood and new @dior 🤍

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Old Hollywood and new @dior 🤍

Old Hollywood and new @dior 🤍

Old Hollywood and new @dior 🤍

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Old Hollywood and new @dior 🤍

Honored to receive the Gold House Impact Award 🌟 What a joy it is to celebrate and uplift the Asian community, today and every day. Thank you @goldhouseco for empowering us all 💕

Honored to receive the Gold House Impact Award 🌟 What a joy it is to celebrate and uplift the Asian community, today and every day. Thank you @goldhouseco for empowering us all 💕

Honored to receive the Gold House Impact Award 🌟 What a joy it is to celebrate and uplift the Asian community, today and every day. Thank you @goldhouseco for empowering us all 💕

Honored to receive the Gold House Impact Award 🌟 What a joy it is to celebrate and uplift the Asian community, today and every day. Thank you @goldhouseco for empowering us all 💕

Honored to receive the Gold House Impact Award 🌟 What a joy it is to celebrate and uplift the Asian community, today and every day. Thank you @goldhouseco for empowering us all 💕

What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than with women’s sports!!! Thank you @valkyries @chase_center for having us at the home court szn opener 💜💜💜

What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than with women’s sports!!! Thank you @valkyries @chase_center for having us at the home court szn opener 💜💜💜

What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than with women’s sports!!! Thank you @valkyries @chase_center for having us at the home court szn opener 💜💜💜

What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than with women’s sports!!! Thank you @valkyries @chase_center for having us at the home court szn opener 💜💜💜

What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than with women’s sports!!! Thank you @valkyries @chase_center for having us at the home court szn opener 💜💜💜

If joy was a dress @irisvanherpen @a.a.murakami 🫧🤍
Thank you for the most spectacular Met Gala

The Met 🫧🤍

Thank you @irisvanherpen @a.a.murakami for entrusting me to embody and introduce “Airalo” to the world last night. It was an honor to intertwine our visions of movement, body, and the whimsical nature of reality on the Met Gala steps 🤍

2,550 hours of work
15,000 glass bubbles

An ontological reinterpretation of form (inverting the notions of impermanence and intangibility)

An integration of fashion and technology

A surrealist play on the nature of reality

A masterpiece!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you to Anna , @voguemagazine @metmuseum for including me in fashion’s biggest night 🤍

The Met 🫧🤍

Thank you @irisvanherpen @a.a.murakami for entrusting me to embody and introduce “Airalo” to the world last night. It was an honor to intertwine our visions of movement, body, and the whimsical nature of reality on the Met Gala steps 🤍

2,550 hours of work
15,000 glass bubbles

An ontological reinterpretation of form (inverting the notions of impermanence and intangibility)

An integration of fashion and technology

A surrealist play on the nature of reality

A masterpiece!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you to Anna , @voguemagazine @metmuseum for including me in fashion’s biggest night 🤍

The Met 🫧🤍

Thank you @irisvanherpen @a.a.murakami for entrusting me to embody and introduce “Airalo” to the world last night. It was an honor to intertwine our visions of movement, body, and the whimsical nature of reality on the Met Gala steps 🤍

2,550 hours of work
15,000 glass bubbles

An ontological reinterpretation of form (inverting the notions of impermanence and intangibility)

An integration of fashion and technology

A surrealist play on the nature of reality

A masterpiece!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you to Anna , @voguemagazine @metmuseum for including me in fashion’s biggest night 🤍

The Met 🫧🤍

Thank you @irisvanherpen @a.a.murakami for entrusting me to embody and introduce “Airalo” to the world last night. It was an honor to intertwine our visions of movement, body, and the whimsical nature of reality on the Met Gala steps 🤍

2,550 hours of work
15,000 glass bubbles

An ontological reinterpretation of form (inverting the notions of impermanence and intangibility)

An integration of fashion and technology

A surrealist play on the nature of reality

A masterpiece!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you to Anna , @voguemagazine @metmuseum for including me in fashion’s biggest night 🤍

The Met 🫧🤍

Thank you @irisvanherpen @a.a.murakami for entrusting me to embody and introduce “Airalo” to the world last night. It was an honor to intertwine our visions of movement, body, and the whimsical nature of reality on the Met Gala steps 🤍

2,550 hours of work
15,000 glass bubbles

An ontological reinterpretation of form (inverting the notions of impermanence and intangibility)

An integration of fashion and technology

A surrealist play on the nature of reality

A masterpiece!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you to Anna , @voguemagazine @metmuseum for including me in fashion’s biggest night 🤍

The Met 🫧🤍

Thank you @irisvanherpen @a.a.murakami for entrusting me to embody and introduce “Airalo” to the world last night. It was an honor to intertwine our visions of movement, body, and the whimsical nature of reality on the Met Gala steps 🤍

2,550 hours of work
15,000 glass bubbles

An ontological reinterpretation of form (inverting the notions of impermanence and intangibility)

An integration of fashion and technology

A surrealist play on the nature of reality

A masterpiece!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you to Anna , @voguemagazine @metmuseum for including me in fashion’s biggest night 🤍

The Met 🫧🤍

Thank you @irisvanherpen @a.a.murakami for entrusting me to embody and introduce “Airalo” to the world last night. It was an honor to intertwine our visions of movement, body, and the whimsical nature of reality on the Met Gala steps 🤍

2,550 hours of work
15,000 glass bubbles

An ontological reinterpretation of form (inverting the notions of impermanence and intangibility)

An integration of fashion and technology

A surrealist play on the nature of reality

A masterpiece!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you to Anna , @voguemagazine @metmuseum for including me in fashion’s biggest night 🤍

The Met 🫧🤍

Thank you @irisvanherpen @a.a.murakami for entrusting me to embody and introduce “Airalo” to the world last night. It was an honor to intertwine our visions of movement, body, and the whimsical nature of reality on the Met Gala steps 🤍

2,550 hours of work
15,000 glass bubbles

An ontological reinterpretation of form (inverting the notions of impermanence and intangibility)

An integration of fashion and technology

A surrealist play on the nature of reality

A masterpiece!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you to Anna , @voguemagazine @metmuseum for including me in fashion’s biggest night 🤍

The Met 🫧🤍

Thank you @irisvanherpen @a.a.murakami for entrusting me to embody and introduce “Airalo” to the world last night. It was an honor to intertwine our visions of movement, body, and the whimsical nature of reality on the Met Gala steps 🤍

2,550 hours of work
15,000 glass bubbles

An ontological reinterpretation of form (inverting the notions of impermanence and intangibility)

An integration of fashion and technology

A surrealist play on the nature of reality

A masterpiece!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you to Anna , @voguemagazine @metmuseum for including me in fashion’s biggest night 🤍

The Met 🫧🤍

Thank you @irisvanherpen @a.a.murakami for entrusting me to embody and introduce “Airalo” to the world last night. It was an honor to intertwine our visions of movement, body, and the whimsical nature of reality on the Met Gala steps 🤍

2,550 hours of work
15,000 glass bubbles

An ontological reinterpretation of form (inverting the notions of impermanence and intangibility)

An integration of fashion and technology

A surrealist play on the nature of reality

A masterpiece!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you to Anna , @voguemagazine @metmuseum for including me in fashion’s biggest night 🤍

The Met 🫧🤍

Thank you @irisvanherpen @a.a.murakami for entrusting me to embody and introduce “Airalo” to the world last night. It was an honor to intertwine our visions of movement, body, and the whimsical nature of reality on the Met Gala steps 🤍

2,550 hours of work
15,000 glass bubbles

An ontological reinterpretation of form (inverting the notions of impermanence and intangibility)

An integration of fashion and technology

A surrealist play on the nature of reality

A masterpiece!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you to Anna , @voguemagazine @metmuseum for including me in fashion’s biggest night 🤍

The Met 🫧🤍

Thank you @irisvanherpen @a.a.murakami for entrusting me to embody and introduce “Airalo” to the world last night. It was an honor to intertwine our visions of movement, body, and the whimsical nature of reality on the Met Gala steps 🤍

2,550 hours of work
15,000 glass bubbles

An ontological reinterpretation of form (inverting the notions of impermanence and intangibility)

An integration of fashion and technology

A surrealist play on the nature of reality

A masterpiece!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you to Anna , @voguemagazine @metmuseum for including me in fashion’s biggest night 🤍

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Mixed doubles hosting with @djokernole tonight @laureussport World Sports Awards 🌟🎾😁 Thank you Laureus for bringing together the world’s best athletes to celebrate the power that sport has unite people and make the world a better place 🤍 #SportForGood #LaureusAwards

Mixed doubles hosting with @djokernole tonight @laureussport World Sports Awards 🌟🎾😁 Thank you Laureus for bringing together the world’s best athletes to celebrate the power that sport has unite people and make the world a better place 🤍 #SportForGood #LaureusAwards

Mixed doubles hosting with @djokernole tonight @laureussport World Sports Awards 🌟🎾😁 Thank you Laureus for bringing together the world’s best athletes to celebrate the power that sport has unite people and make the world a better place 🤍 #SportForGood #LaureusAwards

Mixed doubles hosting with @djokernole tonight @laureussport World Sports Awards 🌟🎾😁 Thank you Laureus for bringing together the world’s best athletes to celebrate the power that sport has unite people and make the world a better place 🤍 #SportForGood #LaureusAwards

Mixed doubles hosting with @djokernole tonight @laureussport World Sports Awards 🌟🎾😁 Thank you Laureus for bringing together the world’s best athletes to celebrate the power that sport has unite people and make the world a better place 🤍 #SportForGood #LaureusAwards

Mixed doubles hosting with @djokernole tonight @laureussport World Sports Awards 🌟🎾😁 Thank you Laureus for bringing together the world’s best athletes to celebrate the power that sport has unite people and make the world a better place 🤍 #SportForGood #LaureusAwards

Mixed doubles hosting with @djokernole tonight @laureussport World Sports Awards 🌟🎾😁 Thank you Laureus for bringing together the world’s best athletes to celebrate the power that sport has unite people and make the world a better place 🤍 #SportForGood #LaureusAwards

Mixed doubles hosting with @djokernole tonight @laureussport World Sports Awards 🌟🎾😁 Thank you Laureus for bringing together the world’s best athletes to celebrate the power that sport has unite people and make the world a better place 🤍 #SportForGood #LaureusAwards

Mixed doubles hosting with @djokernole tonight @laureussport World Sports Awards 🌟🎾😁 Thank you Laureus for bringing together the world’s best athletes to celebrate the power that sport has unite people and make the world a better place 🤍 #SportForGood #LaureusAwards

An honor to present the @Breakthrough Prize to Cliff Brangwynne and Tony Hyman last night for their work in phase separation (impacting future research in cancer and Alzheimer’s!) Thank you Breakthrough for your commitment to celebrating science 🧬🤍

An honor to present the @Breakthrough Prize to Cliff Brangwynne and Tony Hyman last night for their work in phase separation (impacting future research in cancer and Alzheimer’s!) Thank you Breakthrough for your commitment to celebrating science 🧬🤍

An honor to present the @Breakthrough Prize to Cliff Brangwynne and Tony Hyman last night for their work in phase separation (impacting future research in cancer and Alzheimer’s!) Thank you Breakthrough for your commitment to celebrating science 🧬🤍

An honor to present the @Breakthrough Prize to Cliff Brangwynne and Tony Hyman last night for their work in phase separation (impacting future research in cancer and Alzheimer’s!) Thank you Breakthrough for your commitment to celebrating science 🧬🤍

An honor to present the @Breakthrough Prize to Cliff Brangwynne and Tony Hyman last night for their work in phase separation (impacting future research in cancer and Alzheimer’s!) Thank you Breakthrough for your commitment to celebrating science 🧬🤍

An honor to present the @Breakthrough Prize to Cliff Brangwynne and Tony Hyman last night for their work in phase separation (impacting future research in cancer and Alzheimer’s!) Thank you Breakthrough for your commitment to celebrating science 🧬🤍

An honor to present the @Breakthrough Prize to Cliff Brangwynne and Tony Hyman last night for their work in phase separation (impacting future research in cancer and Alzheimer’s!) Thank you Breakthrough for your commitment to celebrating science 🧬🤍

An honor to present the @Breakthrough Prize to Cliff Brangwynne and Tony Hyman last night for their work in phase separation (impacting future research in cancer and Alzheimer’s!) Thank you Breakthrough for your commitment to celebrating science 🧬🤍

Clocked in @iwcwatches

Featuring the Ingenieur Automatic 35 with a signature blue “Grid” dial. 
 
Ref. IW324907 
 
#IWCwatches 
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#WatchesAndWonders2026

Clocked in @iwcwatches

Featuring the Ingenieur Automatic 35 with a signature blue “Grid” dial. 
 
Ref. IW324907 
 
#IWCwatches 
#IWCingenieur 
#WatchesAndWonders2026

Clocked in @iwcwatches

Featuring the Ingenieur Automatic 35 with a signature blue “Grid” dial. 
 
Ref. IW324907 
 
#IWCwatches 
#IWCingenieur 
#WatchesAndWonders2026

Clocked in @iwcwatches

Featuring the Ingenieur Automatic 35 with a signature blue “Grid” dial. 
 
Ref. IW324907 
 
#IWCwatches 
#IWCingenieur 
#WatchesAndWonders2026