Eileen Gu is only 18. Raised in California, she competes for China, and hopes to win three Olympic gold medals, in halfpipe, slopestyle and big air. In her own words, she describes finding a balance between confidence and the thrill of uncertainty. https://nyti.ms/3HyqF0D | The New York Times

Eileen Gu hears music in her tricks. In an interview with The Times, the Chinese-American freeskier described how she uses the sound of wind to orient herself midair. We fitted Gu with earbud microphones so you can hear what she hears when she completes a Switch Cork 7. This week, Gu won Olympic gold in Big Air. She has two more freeski events: slopestyle at 9 p.m. on Feb. 12 and halfpipe at 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 16. All times are Eastern. In her own words, Eileen Gu describes finding balance betwee

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