Grade-A Gu schools the competition

Superstar skier soars to more World Cup glory — and still finds time to fit in Stanford studies

Gu Ailing showed why she's one of a kind last weekend as she stormed to World Cup glory despite nursing an injury and studying for exams at school.

The superstar again proved that, at the age of 20, she can successfully juggle her full-time roles as an elite skier, a college student and a fashion model — even when facing unexpected challenges.

After skipping the FIS World Cup circuit for 11 months to focus on her studies at Stanford University, Gu made a strong return to the slopes by winning the halfpipe title at the series' China leg on Saturday at Genting Resort in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province — the venue where she won halfpipe Olympic gold, to add to her Big Air title, at Beijing 2022.