skiing big air competition. afterwards she reiterated her decision to compete for china instead of team usa. she wants to inspire the next generation. she said you re never too young to make change. she doesn t believe in the concept of having to wait until you re older to make a global impact. she qualified for the final in that big air event. that s later today east coast time. tomorrow morning here in china. so it s exciting times for eileen gu. star continuing to get brighter and brighter. absolutely. so inspiring. we ll be watching that closely indeed. coy wire, thank you so much for joining us today. we really do appreciate it, coy. thanks, mate. all right. let s get to the very latest now. this is a story we ve been following closely indeed in recent weeks here on cnn considering the chinese tennis star peng shuai, the three-time olympian, disappearing from public view after she accused a former top communist party official of sexual assault late last year. now, in december
promo video being played throughout china. she says her decision to compete for china instead of usa stems from a strong mother/daughter bond. she taught ilene to embrace her heritage and ancestry. my grandma is the most motivated to win person. she has the most competitive mind-set i ve ever met ever. so i think my grandma gave me that competitive drive and supported me in that way. and my mom kind of taught me the work ethic aspect. so anybody can want to win, but i think it was my mom that taught how to get there. reporter: now eileen wants to inspire the next generation from her mom s homeland get there, too. shees working to promote understanding, forge friendship between nations. pat, eileen gu made her debut a bit ago in the freestyle
medal at the beijing games. they are looking to top their medal count from the last olympic games. they are off to a very good start so far. absolutely. inspiring story lines coming thick and fast. i said earlier on world sport, remember the name. i said eileen gu, another teenager who is a triple gold medal threat in freestyle skiing. there is so much more to her life story. tell us all about that. reporter: yeah, absolute superstar in the making. could end up being the biggest name coming out of these games. she s so talented in so many facets of her life. she has to come partment lies h life in three different boxes. here s a feature we re doing on her because big things to come for eileen gu. let s get this thing started now. reporter: she s fierce. fearless, and a favorite to win gold here at the beijing winter