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.

LIVIGNO, ITALY - FEBRUARY 11: Jiayu Liu of Team People's Republic of China warms up prior to Women's Snowboard Halfpipe Qualification on day five of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Snow Park on February 11, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Eileen Gu faces social media backlash after criticizing President Donald Trump while remaining silent on China's alleged human rights abuses. Enes Kanter Freedom calls her a "traitor."

WASHINGTON — Three-time Olympic medalist Eileen Gu is back for the Milan Cortana Winter Games, and once again she is representing China instead of the United States — the country where she was born.

Eileen Gu: US freestyle skier representing China at the Winter Olympics 2026 - Eileen Gu is a skiing superstar, but the US born gold medalist represents China in the Winter Olympics, why?

Jordan Stolz of the United States set an Olympic record on his way to claim speed skating gold in the men's 1,000 metre race on Wednesday. Stolz, who also holds the world record, clocked 1 minute 06.

The San Francisco-born skier isn’t new to the Olympics, and neither are questions about the country she competes for.

Here is an updated look at the standings, results and schedule for men's curling at the 2026 Winter Games.

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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.