Did she not make the us team? Or did she leave the team?
Is she a Chinese citizen?
She’s top ranked and very talented.
She QUALIFIED for the Olympics as she is an International Gold Medal winner.
But hers is a complicated situation because the CCP can make up their rules any way they want.
She was born in the United States to an American father and first-generation immigrant mother of Chinese origin. Which makes her a US CITIZEN BY BIRTH.
But she has competed for China since June 2019 by requesting a change of nation with the International Ski Federation.
She acquired Chinese citizenship via naturalization in 2019 at age 15.
The Olympic Charter Rule 41 by-law allows for multiple citizenship.
Chinese nationality law does not recognize dual citizenship.
The law allows minors of Chinese descent under the age of 18 to apply for Chinese citizenship by having a parent or legal guardian submit their naturalization application on their behalf with the understanding that they will not retain foreign citizenship upon approval.
Although a different case, China is known to tolerate, though not acknowledge, dual citizenship for those born as dual citizens until they turn 18, at which point Chinese citizenship lapses if the foreign citizenship is not relinquished.
The United States does not allow U.S. citizens under the age of 16 to renounce their U.S. citizenship and has additional safeguards for those under 18, and it also provides minors under 18 who renounce citizenship the opportunity to reclaim their citizenship until six months after they turn 18.
As a result, it is possible for Gu to hold only Chinese citizenship from the perspective of China while holding dual citizenship from an international point of view.