Many of Eileen Gu's career decisions stemmed from her mother Ms Gu Yan (left). PHOTO: EILEEN GU/INSTAGRAM

BEIJING - Still dressed in her black ski jumpsuit with gold dragon motifs, her dark hair pulled into a bun with two blonde streaks framing her face, newly minted Big Air gold medallist Eileen Gu was polished and media savvy at her first post-event press conference of the Winter Olympics.