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Eileen Gu parents: Meet Chinese mom Yan Gu and American dad

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Eileen Gu Mom Yu Gan

Eileen Gu is a freestyle skier and fashion model. She has dual citizenship.

Gu was born in the United States to an American father and a Chinese mother. It was then that he discovered his passion for skiing. In 2018, she was representing the United States at the World Cup for the sport.

Then she made the decision to switch from representing the United States to representing China.

Gu is a worldwide ambassador for Tiffany & Co., a Louis Vuitton associate, and most recently a brand ambassador for Swiss timepiece IWC Schaffhausen.

Her American sponsors include Red Bull, Cadillac, Beats by Dre, and Victoria’s Secret, among others.

Eileen Gu parents: Meet Chinese mom Yan Gu and American dad

Her parents as we stated earlier are from different countries. Her dad whose name has been mentioned anywhere was not present in her life.

Her Chinese mother, Yu Gan was her backbone in helping her to develop her talent in the sport of freestyle skiing.

Who are Eileen Gu’s siblings?

She has no known biological siblings that we know of. She often hangs out with Chloe Kim, an Olympic medalist from China most of time.

She refers to her as a sister since they grew up together in California.

Head of content and Editor-at-large at Ghanafuo.com – Dickson Ofori Siaw is a blunt writer who loves to make his readers see "the other perspectives of a news story". Follow me on Twitter @kwadwo_dost

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