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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
James Toney

Eileen Gu ‘breaking boundaries’ but contradictions heighten tensions after gold

AFP

Eileen Gu is already the face of Vogue, Victoria’s Secret, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany but now she’s the face of these Olympics too - with medal bling to rival those luxury brands.

But the lustre of gold can be quickly tarnished and within seconds of her victory in the women’s freestyle big air, Gu was being labelled a traitor and human rights abuse enabler. She is just 18.

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