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Jeremy Armstrong

China's golden 'snow princess' Eileen Gu reacts after making Winter Olympics history

China's golden girl Eileen Gu was overcome with emotion as she made Olympic history.

The 18-year-old, who was born in California to a Chinese mum, became the first freestyle skier to win medals in three different events.

The poster girl of Beijing 2022, nicknamed 'snow princess', won the free ski half pipe with 95.25 to add to her big air gold and slopestyle silver.

The talented youngster, fluent in Mandarin and English, shed tears as she talked of her joy - and the pressures she has been under.

"I put so much work into this, and to just feel like it was all worth it," she said after her final run, which turned into a lap of honour as she had already clinched her second Olympic title of 2022.

Eileen Gu celebrates with her two gold medals and one silver medal in Beijing ((Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images))
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