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Teenage Olympic sensation Eileen Gu wins gold. And crashes the Chinese internet.
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US-born freeskier Gu wins Olympic big air gold for China - WTOP News
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Eileen Gu: US-China tension is trickiest slope for Olympic free skier - BBC News
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Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu stuns with final big air trick and wins gold
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San Francisco-born freeskier Eileen Gu wins gold for China
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American-born Chinese skier Eileen Gu wins gold in halfpipe event
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