Tahoe Ski World Commentary on Eileen Gu There used to be something often referred to as the Olympic spirit. I had it as a kid, maintained it through much of adulthood. yet found myself becoming much more cynical in the past few decades. The Olympic spirit was demonstrated when spectators applauded all the competitors, not […]
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Northstar’s Eileen Gu takes gold in Olympic Big Air
She was born in San Francisco, trained at Northstar ski resort in Lake Tahoe, so why isn’t American freestyle skier Eileen Gu competing for the United States? That was a good question to ponder Monday night in Beijing when the American teenager captured the gold medal for China in freestyle Big Air. The freestyle skiing […]