The athletes were out in full force Thursday during Milan Fashion Week.
Fresh off the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, six-time Olympic medalist Eileen Gu revealed she was taking in the Prada show with WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark, posting a photo of the duo to her Instagram Story.
Clark, currently preparing for her third season with the Indiana Fever, reshared the snap on her page.
Gu, an American-born skier who stirred controversy over the decision to contend for her mother’s native China, collected three medals at the Games this month, four years after making her Olympic debut in Beijing.
Although she defended her gold medal in the halfpipe, the 22-year-old fell short in the big air competition, earning silver after winning gold in 2022.
She was also awarded silver in slopestyle, the same result she achieved in Beijing.
Gu’s gold-medal triumph wasn’t without heartache as she learned of the death of her grandmother shortly after.
“She was a steamship,” an emotional Gu told reporters on Sunday. “This woman commanded life, and she grabbed it by the reins, and she made it into what she wanted it to be.”
Gu, the Olympics’ most decorated freestyle skier, also reflected on one of the final moments she shared with her grandmother.
“The last time I saw her before I came to the Olympics, she was very sick, so I knew that this was a possibility. I didn’t promise her that I was going to win, but I did promise her that I was going to be brave. She’s been brave,” Gu said.
With her second Olympics experience in the rearview, Gu — who has netted $23 million from off-field endorsements — is now shifting focus to fashion.
“I have the other job, the other fashion thing,” Gu said, according to France 24. “I’m really excited to just explore some other avenues, be creative, and explore my femininity through fashion, which is something I’ve always loved, and to kind of put that in juxtaposition with skiing and with sports.”
Gu has modeled for luxe brands such as Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co.