Olympic freeski star was born in San Francisco
VP suggested US-born athletes should compete for US
Olympic freeskier Eileen Gu has responded after vice-president JD Vance appeared to criticise her choice to represent China on the international stage instead of the United States.
With five medals, the 22-year-old Gu is the most decorated freeskier in Olympic history. She won two golds and a silver at the 2022 Beijing Games and has claimed two silvers at the Milano Cortina Games, with one more medal event set for Saturday in the halfpipe.
Gu was born in San Francisco to an American father and a Chinese mother. In 2019, she requested a switch to compete for China instead of the US, a decision that has turned her into a lightning rod.
