She Was Born And Raised In America, Now She’s Winning Medals For China

Chances are, you hadn’t heard of Eileen Gu until this month, when the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics got underway. Gu, one of the most prominent freestyle skiing talents in the world, has mostly stayed under the radar until now. Perhaps it’s due to the continued decline in the popularity of the Olympics. Or maybe, it’s due to the mainstream media’s inability to figure out how to spin her story in order to match their left-wing narrative.  

Gu’s story is fascinating, yet shockingly, not completely unique. 

In 2019, the American 18-year-old elected to spurn her home country and represent China — her mother’s native country — in the 2022 Winter Olympics. Gu was born and raised in San Francisco, grew up and trained in America, and took advantage of every opportunity afforded to citizens of the United States. The training and coaching she received in the States allowed her to compete at the highest level in her sport.

Gu is not the only athlete to turn her back on her country in order to represent another nation, but due to the country she now represents, it feels more egregious.