What Eileen Gu has said about Grief
2 quotes · 1 episode · Aug 31, 2026
Eileen Gu, Freestyle skier who competes for China, has been quoted on Grief 2 times in 1 episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty, most recently on August 31, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Gu recounts that she already knew of her grandmother's death during her viral gold-bow post-victory interviews.
“All of those gold bow interviews, I actually knew already”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: EILEEN GU: “The Ground Was Cracking Beneath Me.” (Aug 31, 2026) · Listen from 55:34
Gu says she planned her grandmother's funeral herself so as not to burden her mother.
“I planned my grandma's funeral. I found the choir for it. I selected the Bible verses for it. I picked the flowers”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: EILEEN GU: “The Ground Was Cracking Beneath Me.” (Aug 31, 2026) · Listen from 56:49
Episodes
EILEEN GU: “The Ground Was Cracking Beneath Me.”On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Aug 31, 2026 · 1 h 5 min
Jay Shetty talks with Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu about her upbringing, mindset, direction over hard work, visualization, and her grandmother's death during the Milan Olympics.
Others on Grief
- André Rush · 2 quotes
- James Sexton · 2 quotes
- Joey Diaz · 2 quotes
- Emilie Kiser · 2 quotes
- Kelly McDaniel · 2 quotes
- Rickey Smiley · 2 quotes
- Ekin Ozlen · 1 quote
- Andrea Fuentes · 1 quote
Eileen Gu on other topics
- Sports psychology · 3 quotes
- 2026 Winter Olympics · 2 quotes
- Visualization in sports · 1 quote
- Freestyle skiing · 1 quote
- Constructive criticism · 1 quote
- Hedonic treadmill · 1 quote
- Femininity · 1 quote