At 22, Olympic skier Eileen Gu is worth over $20 million. She’s juggling brand deals and sports with school. And she urges Gen Z not to wait until they’re ‘older’ to start

At age 22, Eileen Gu is one of the best freestyle skiers in the world—amassing four Olympic medals to her name. She’s also a student at Stanford University studying international relations, currently on leave for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Games.

But instead of waiting to earn a degree to get her career off the ground, she’s dived in headfirst. Gu pulled in $23.1 million last year alone, according to Forbes, making her the fourth-highest-paid woman in sports, ahead of stars like Naomi Osaka and Caitlin Clark. 

“It’s important to show young people that you don’t have to wait until you’re older. You can do it all now,” Gu told Time. 

At a time when success can feel unreachable for Gen Z, owing to uncertainty brought by Read Entire Article