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Eileen Gu: Winter Olympian with $23m Annual Earnings, Only $100k From Sport

This image is a screenshot of a news article featuring Eileen Gu, a professional freestyle skier. The upper section shows Eileen Gu in full competitive skiing gear—including a branded helmet with Red Bull and Oakley logos, ski goggles, and an ANTA jacket—holding a ski with a "FAC¥" logo, smiling and looking off to the side in a cheerful, happy expression. The lower section displays the article's core headline: "Eileen Gu: The Winter Olympian who earns $23m a year — but just $100k of it from her sport", highlighting that the vast majority of her annual income comes from non-sport sources like endorsements, rather than competition prize money. The article is credited to Charlotte Harpur, dated Thu, Feb 5, aligning with the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics period when Eileen Gu competed prominently.
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Eileen Gu: The Winter Olympian who earns $23m a year — but just $100k of it from her sport

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This image is a screenshot of a news article featuring Eileen Gu, a professional freestyle skier. The upper section shows Eileen Gu in full competitive skiing gear—including a branded helmet with Red Bull and Oakley logos, ski goggles, and an ANTA jacket—holding a ski with a "FAC¥" logo, smiling and looking off to the side in a cheerful, happy expression. The lower section displays the article's core headline: "Eileen Gu: The Winter Olympian who earns $23m a year — but just $100k of it from her sport", highlighting that the vast majority of her annual income comes from non-sport sources like endorsements, rather than competition prize money. The article is credited to Charlotte Harpur, dated Thu, Feb 5, aligning with the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics period when Eileen Gu competed prominently.

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This is a screenshot of an English-language digital news article, likely from a mainstream sports or business news platform. The content focuses on the financial breakdown of elite athlete Eileen Gu's income, emphasizing her massive earnings from brand partnerships and endorsements (evidenced by the multiple brand logos visible on her gear) versus the small portion derived directly from her sport of freestyle skiing. The publication date of Feb 5 places this article during the 2022 Winter Olympics, a high-profile period for Eileen Gu's public and commercial presence.

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