Sports Illustrated - USA (2022-04)

(Maropa) #1

PIPE FITTING
Raised in San Francisco, Eileen Gu
chose to represent China, her mother’s
homeland in these Olympics. The
18-year-old became the first freestyle
skier to win three medals at one
Games: gold in the big air and halfpipe
(pictured), plus a silver in slopestyle.
PHOTOGRAPH BY
ERICK W. RASCO

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