Yan used to be a ski instructor at a resort near Lake Tahoe and usually travels with her daughter.
Watch some of her highlights from the.
She has not uncovered anything about her dad other than he is a local American as indicated by Prestige Online.
She spends part of every summer in Beijing.
She is slated to compete in three events at the Beijing Olympics: Gu and her manager did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment for this story.
Now 17-years-old with three World Cup victories under her belt, her eyes are firmly for the nation on home snow at the.