In a post on her Instagram on June 14, Gu, a 22-year-old runway model and the only action-sport athlete to win three medals apiece at two Olympic Games, is seen wearing her graduation gown, holding up her diploma, and posing on campus. She graduated with a major in International Relations.
Eileen Gu graduates from Stanford University. Photo by Instagtam/@eileengu
Her post quickly attracted attention from fans and has so far garnered 566,000 reactions and almost 2,700 comments, with most people congratulating and praising her.
"Beautiful, radiant and intelligent," read a comment that attracted 2,753 reactions.
Another wrote: "Thank you for inspiring our young women to aim for the top, work hard and stay committed, take excellence as the only standard."
