Eileen Gu joined the likes of WNBA icon Caitlin Clark in the front row in Milan for the Prada Fall/Winter 2026 Womenswear Fashion Show. Gu came fresh off her triple medal-winning feat at the 2026 Winter Olympics that cemented her position as the most decorated female freestyle skier at a single Games.
Gu has not only been a star skier but also an athlete on a mission to transform sports for women, serving as a leading role model for Chinese girls and women.
Eileen Gu Takes Front Row alongside Caitlin Clark at Milan Fashion Week
Gu has campaigned for multiple fashion and lifestyle brands, including Gucci, Victoria’s Secret, Fendi, and others. She joined Tiffany & Co. as a brand ambassador and also emerged as one of the brand’s campaign stars. The US-born Chinese skier added another feather to her résumé by debuting on the runway at the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2023 show. She stunned the fashion world in a metallic, embellished outfit paired with an LV handbag.
Continuing to balance professional skiing with making a global impact through high fashion visibility, the 22-year-old graced the front row seats at the Prada Winter/Fall show at Milan Fashion Week alongside Clark, the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer. The former posted an Instagram story of the two of them, featuring the Indiana Fever star in a white two-piece outfit with a black long coat. Gu, dressed in an all-black outfit, shared a selfie with a pout.
The story was captioned as:
“Hi @caitlinclark22”
Gu was a force to be reckoned with at the 2026 Milan–Cortina Games, finishing runner-up in big air and slopestyle and earning the halfpipe gold for the second consecutive Olympics, becoming the most decorated freestyle skier in Olympic history. Her gold medal came despite losing training time due to a scheduling clash with her big air finals.
The 22-year-old Olympic gold medalist has always been vocal about wanting to be a trailblazer for young girls in China, which is why she decided to represent her mother’s nation after initially competing for the United States. She received criticism from several people, including JD Vance, who refused to support the athlete, saying she did not fully identify herself as an American.
Gu’s Olympic podium moment was more emotional than celebratory, as her grandmother passed away around that time. She later shared that her grandmother was not someone who simply cruised through life but commanded it. The six-time Olympic medalist made a promise to her to be “brave,” even in moments of defeat on the podium.
