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Eileen Gu

2003 - today

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Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Eileen Gu is the 4,300th most popular athlete (down from 3,679th in 2024), the 17,564th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,742nd in 2019) and the 596th most popular American Athlete.

Eileen Gu (also known as Gu Ailing) is most famously known as the American-born freestyle skier competing for China who made history at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics by becoming the first freestyle skier to win three medals at a single Games—gold in big air and halfpipe, silver in slopestyle—at age 18, also landing the first women's forward double cork 1440 and becoming the youngest Olympic freestyle skiing champion. At the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, she added two more silvers (in slopestyle and big air, the latter on Chinese New Year where she rallied with a stellar final run but couldn't defend her 2022 big air gold against Canada's Megan Oldham), bringing her career Olympic tally to five medals (2 gold, 3 silver) across five events—making her the most decorated female freestyle skier in Olympic history. Surprisingly, despite ongoing geopolitical controversy over her choice to represent China (her mother's homeland) while living and training in the US, facing criticism and scrutiny in both countries, she has embraced her dual identity as a global role model, fashion icon, and trailblazer who carries "the weight of two countries on her shoulders" yet remains upbeat, stating “five-time Olympic medallist kind of has a ring to it!” after her latest achievement.

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Among Athletes

Among athletes, Eileen Gu ranks 4,300 out of 6,025. Before her are Kinga Czigány, Steven Hallard, Kristian Blummenfelt, Sebastian Brendel, David Storl, and Kevin Robinzine. After her are Alexander Parygin, Steffen Peters, Al MacInnis, Filip Adamski, Carl Oliver, and Phylis Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2003, Eileen Gu ranks 63. Before her are Salma Paralluelo, Ange-Yoan Bonny, Suchata Chuangsri, Abbosbek Fayzullaev, Joao Grimaldo, and Harvey Elliott. After her are Cesare Casadei, Federico Redondo, Natalia Grace, Martin Baturina, Marquinhos, and Jonathan Rowe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eileen Gu ranks 17,564 out of NaN. Before her are Dario Amodei (null), Brian Leetch (1968), Sam Levinson (1985), Jenji Kohan (1969), Patti Harrison (1990), and Kevin Robinzine (1966). After her are Kimora Lee Simmons (1975), Chelsea Kane (1988), Kwame Brown (1982), Tim Minear (1963), Nick Gehlfuss (1985), and Lindsay Sloane (1977).

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Among Athletes In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Eileen Gu ranks 596. Before her are Jeff Pain (1970), Melissa Morrison-Howard (1971), Mark Gorski (1960), Elizabeth Armstrong (1983), Christian Taylor (1990), and Kevin Robinzine (1966). After her are Andre Cason (1969), Susan Dunklee (1986), Torri Edwards (1977), Mark Breland (1963), Anthuan Maybank (1969), and Richard Stebbins (1945).

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