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“How Did Santa Fit This One Down the Chimney?”: 3rd Richest Female Athlete Perplexed Over Her Christmas Present From Billion Dollar Company

Published 12/27/2022, 6:45 AM EST

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Freestyle Skier, Eileen Gu has established herself as one of the renowned athletes after winning a gold at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the age of 19. Recently, the skier, on the occasion of Christmas, was enthralled after receiving a rather expensive gift from a famed luxurious brand. 

In a recent Instagram post, the Chinese-American athlete celebrated her latest Christmas present from Louis Vuitton. Eileen was all dolled up holding the pretty huge package from the French fashion brand and posed for a couple of pictures. The caption read, “how did Santa fit this one down the chimney?”. 

 

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The Olympian was quite excited and baffled by the impromptu surprise. Furthermore, Eileen styled her Louis Vuitton signature handbag with the Christmas present. “Merry Christmas to you and yours”, the post’s caption added. 

Moreover, earlier this year, Eileen made her runway debut at the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2023 show. The gold-medallist cat-walked into her yet another milestone in the fashion world. However, she wasn’t alone in her modeling feat as she was accompanied by Olympian, Dalilah Muhammad.

Eileen Gu is one of the ‘highest-paid’ female athletes

Soon after her spectacular feat at the Winter Olympics, the young sensation was named in the top 10 highest-paid female athletes 2022 list, as per Forbes. Eileen, who is also currently enrolled at Stanford, is richer than some big names like Simone Biles and tennis star, Coco Gauff and has grabbed the third position with a net worth of $20.1M.

The 19-year-old Skier stunned her fans and the world with her immense success. Even though the list rolled out some of the biggest names from the female athletes’ category, Gu, who has been competing only since 2019, established a premium place. However, a great percentage of her earnings float from her grand sponsorships and endorsement deals.

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On top of the world at just 19 years old! Well, her achievements at such a tender age cancel out a lot of theories relating to expertise. Eileen Gu shining in her blings, additionally got her clothing brand in place along with charitable efforts for the underprivileged. We ought to learn from the young star, don’t we?

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Tiyasa Biswas

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