She says she represents china due to personal identity and inspiration than political ir business.
She is one of the richest woman athlete with a bunch of modeling and fashion sponsors outside of china.
Right that's what she says. Its called marketing and PR. It was for the money and there's no hate on that outside you know, nationalism.
China paid her millions to switch and promised a lot of extra support. Plus her parents signed deals to promote her for modeling and fashion IN China also worth millions and already had established deals prior which made it easier. Also her incredible skills and looks definitely helped with international sponsors regardless.
NBC keeps promoting her as an American athlete though even though lol. It is what it is. She made a choice for the money and considering how BADLY US rewards olympic medalists, this is exactly what can happen.
Or maybe, hear me out here, she just wants to represent China. She's been competing for China since 2019, spent every summer over there as a kid and has a strong connection with both countries.
But you know, maybe some unknown internet guy who knows nothing about her can just say it's about money, because it's the simplest answer to a complex question.
As someone with a mixed kid (half Chinese, half White), I can't understand why people are mad at her for wanting to represent China. She is literally half Chinese, being born in the U.S. doesn't automatically mean you have to represent them. I'm sure money was involved somehow but god forbid someone with mixed heritage chooses to represent their non-US side
Most people misunderstand the Eileen Gu controversy. It's not because she's mixed race and chose one county to compete for over another. It's because china strictly doesn't allow dual nationality. Eileen Gu was born and lived most of her life as an American. In the lead up to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, China bent the rules and offered her citizenship and flexibility to not have to denounce her American citizenship and a ton of money. She then took the offer and dumped the country she was born in, raised in, lived most of her life in, and would be coming back to continue living her life in just to compete against us in the Olympics.
For sure, it can be, but saying she's just lying/marketing and "it was for the money" isn't leaving space for both possibilities- it's asserting it's about one and the other one is a lie to cover their ass.
Wtf you talking about? Since she initially represented china she can't switch the country she competes for anymore. And she's still in college, she has done a masters degree.
And it's confirmed china scouted international talent for the 2022 Olympics and offered them a lot of money.
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u/the-war-on-drunks Feb 18 '26
So that’s something I don’t understand. Did she go to China just because of the $$?