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On January 8, after competing in the World Cup events of this season, Eileen Gu returned to Beijing to prepare intensively for the Beijing Winter Olympics. In order to master the two signature moves of a 1440-degree rotation with two twists and a 1440-degree rotation in mid-air, Gu’s training team decided to go to Chengdu for training. According to the accompanying staff from Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau, Eileen Gu’s daily training schedule runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; she spends the entire time on the big jump platform, training without eating, drinking, or resting, focusing entirely on her practice. “After finishing her training on the snow, she would have a small snack, then immediately continue with her physical training. ” After the training in Chengdu, Eileen Gu and her coaching team are now more confident with the 1440 start and have begun to try the 1620. On the last day before leaving Chengdu and boarding the plane, she tried the 1620 move several times; she attempted it many times without success, and ended up crying after falling again and again from such a great height. She said her shoulders hurt terribly. ” At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Eileen Gu succeeded in performing a 1620-degree axis-shifted somersault on the Shougang Big Jump; she cried with excitement – it was the sweetest reward for her secret training in Chengdu and all the times she fell.