American-born freestyle skier Eileen Gu faced backlash when she represented China at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. At the time, former Olympic skier Jen Hudak called her move “opportunistic” and Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson claimed she “betrayed her own country.” Speaking to Time magazine earlier this month, Gu said she saw her choice to represent China instead of the U.S. as a move to inspire more audiences. Gu’s mother is Chinese, though Gu herself was raised in San Francisco. In 2019, state-run Chinese media company CGTN reported that Gu had received Chinese citizenship, making her the country’s first naturalized skiing athlete. But Gu was only one of 10 American athletes on Team...
