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.

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

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?

Yan Xingyuan, China, competes in the men's 20-kilometer individual biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. Photo: VCG. Wth just thr

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.

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.