Chinese American Freestyle Skier Eileen Gu was born in San Francisco and raised by her mom and grandma. She doesn't talk about her Harvard-educated dad, though.

The first Stanford medal of the 2026 Olympics has been awarded, and it is no surprise that it was Eileen Gu that earned that distinction.

Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud beat her by a mere .38 points

The San Francisco-born skier isn’t new to the Olympics, and neither are questions about the country she competes for.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen won the first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics over the weekend, and he added another on Day 3. It's turning into quite the Olympic debut for von Allmen,

Day 3 of the 2026 Winter Olympics features a packed slate, with five gold medals due to be handed out. One of those golds went to Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud who edged out China superstar Eileen Gu in the women's freeski slopestyle to defend her title.

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