China’s two-time Olympic and Youth Olympic freestyle skiing champion and record-holder Eileen Gu will be the global ambassador for the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Gangwon 2024, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced.
The 20-year-old captured the attention of sports fans around the world with her record-breaking performances at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, where she topped the podium in both halfpipe and big air and won silver in slopestyle, and will now serve as an inspirational role model for the young athletes at the YOG.