Eileen Gu says her grandmother will be 'unfazed' watching her compete and told her that she can 'go be a doctor or a lawyer later'

• Eileen Gu's grandmother is set to watch her compete for the first time on Friday, $4
• "She's going to be unfazed and unimpressed I think," Gu $4.

Olympic medallist Eileen Gu may be one of the biggest stars of China's Winter Games, but her grandmother thinks she's "doing it for fun" and that she "can go be a doctor or a lawyer later."

"She's never watched me compete. I don't think she's ever watched me ski," the 18-year-old told reporters during a. series of interviews on Thursday, $4. "She's going to be unfazed and unimpressed, I think."

The American-born Gu said she was feeling "super honored" to be performing in front of her grandmother for the first time during Friday's half-pipe finals, according to the outlet.

She added, however, that her grandmother still doesn't take her skiing career too seriously. "She said, 'You're just doing it for fun. You can go be a doctor or lawyer later,'" Gu said, per Reuters.

"She'll want me to win for sure; she's very competitive. More than anything, she'll be like, 'Why's everyone crowded around you? What's the big deal?'" Gu said, according to $4

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The Californian-born skier, who has earned two medals for China — one $4 and one $4 — has become one of the most talked-about names at the Games.

Beyond the slopes, $4 and is estimated to have raked in more than $31.4 million last year from brand endorsements alone.