Story bySF native, Olympic gold medalist Eileen Gu named grand marshal of city's Chinese New Year ParadeKGOThu, January 22, 2026 at 2:22 AM UTCSan Francisco native and Olympic gold medalist Eileen Gu has been named the grand marshal for the city's Lunar New Year parade. Gu was born in San Francisco and won a total of three medals during the 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming the youngest freestyle skiing champion. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWATCH: 2025 San Francisco Chinese New Year ParadeABC7 News is your official home for the 2026 Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco. You can watch it Saturday, March 7 wherever you watch ABC7, including ABC News Live and Hulu. If you're on the ABC7 News app, click here to watch live.