Chinese megastar skier Eileen Gu recently revealed the true reason why she picked to represent China over the USA at the Olympics.
Eileen Gu represented the USA before switching to China. She's receiving backlash after saying she reps both at the Olympics.
After details of payments from Beijing’s sports bureau to freestyle skiing champion Eileen Gu were accidentally revealed last year, her name was quickly scrubbed from the budget.
The San Francisco-born skier isn’t new to the Olympics, and neither are questions about the country she competes for.
Chinese Olympic star Eileen Gu condemned President Trump’s harsh criticism of American skier Hunter Hess after he expressed “mixed emotions” about representing the US at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
Sun Long's speedskating silver was just the fourth medal of the Games for Chinese delegation, with gold still remaining out of reach Sun Long rebounded from his earlier disappointment to claim Winter Olympics silver in the men's 1,
Born and raised in San Francisco, 22-year-old freestyle skiing sensation Eileen Gu is a double-Olympic champion - for China. Gu’s citizenship has been a contentious talking point due to her being born and living on the West Coast of America but choosing to represent China - where her mother is from - at the Olympics.
From thrilling performances to hard-earned medal wins, the 2026 Winter Olympics has already delivered historic moments.
Most countries that have competed at the Winter Olympics have taken home medals in multiple sports over the years. There are also some that have emerged
Snowboarding always gets a lot of attention stateside, and China’s Su Yiming is the king of a big air. Su won gold at the 2022 games with an 1800, and since then he’s become the first athlete to land a 198o-spin during competition. There’s a chance he can go even bigger at Milan.
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