19-Year-Old American-Born Skier Celebrates the One-Year Anniversary of Crashing the Chinese Website, Weibo

One year ago, American-born Chinese skier Eileen Gu A.K.A. Gu Ailing won her first Olympic gold in the Winter Beijing Olympics. The then 18-year-old skiing sensation nearly defeated France’s Tess Ledeux by 0.75 points. In addition to crashing Ledeux’s chances of winning gold in the 2022 Olympics, Gu also crashed one of the biggest social media platforms, Weibo, after her historical gold. Gu recently celebrated her gold medal through her Instagram.

Eileen Gu shares the one-year throwback with an Instagram story that she dearly cherishes, sharing with her fans. Let us have a look at the gold medal win, and what she said post her accomplishment.

When Eileen Gu crashed the Chinese website with her skiing supremacy

Eileen Gu won the gold in women’s big air freestyle skiing in the Beijing Olympics. Even after one year of the accomplishment, an incredible achievement such as this is somewhat forever etched in the memory and Gu is not an exception in this respect. Gu finished the points table with 188.25 points under her belt, whereas the silver medalist had 187.50 points.

And as a remarkable feat, Gu shares and celebrates the memorable moments of her life on her Instagram story. Let’s have a look at what she said after winning her first gold in the media.

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She addressed the Olympic reporters after the win in Chinese. She said, “That was the best moment of my life. The happiest moment, day, whatever — of my life. I just cannot believe what just happened.” Moreover, she also broke down her last breathtaking jump, which helped her to reach that feat. Gu said, “That was a trick I have never done before, had never attempted before. Yes, I’ve thought about it a lot, but to put it down on my third run in the first Olympic freeski final in history means the world to me.”

No matter how old the memory is, the first Olympic medal remains special. Fast forward to current times, she was recently spotted in the Oracle Red Bull F1 Season Launch Event. Moreover, the 19-year-old shared her fangirl moment on her Instagram stories and told her fans about it. As the young skier looked at the vast future of possibilities, she recalled the prestigious moments from her past that made her a celebrity who crashed the internet.

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