Olympics: U.S.-born freeskier Eileen Gu to be China's headliner in Beijing

A gold medal hopeful in three freestyle skiing disciplines, 18-year-old Chinese athlete Eileen Gu is poised to be the biggest star of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.One of only a handful of elite competitors across halfpipe, slopestyle and big air, the California born-and-raised Gu has broken new ground for freestyle skiing in the lead-up to her Olympic debut.She became the first freeskier to win two events at the same world championships last year in Aspen, where she took halfpipe and slopestyle gold, along with big air bronze.She also became the first Chinese entrant to win X Games gold…READ FULL ARTICLE