Originally from San Francisco, the 18-year-old spent most of her childhood there and attended high school there. Additionally, she has been accepted to Stanford University. Her mother Yan is reportedly a first-generation Chinese immigrant, while her father is reputedly American, but he has never been named publicly.
For most of her freestyle skiing career, Gu competed as an American. However, she will attend the Olympics this year as a Chinese athlete and has begun promoting the event for the Chinese, narrating videos online and appearing in commercials…
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