Posted on 02/20/2026 10:09:35 PM PST by SeekAndFind
You would think that, after putting the Eileen Gu question into perspective, my colleague Scott Pinsker covered everything that needed to be covered about an American-born skier who chose to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics under the red flag of Communist China. But then she opened her mouth, and now just about everyone has a distaste for her, including the Chinese.
Here’s all you need to know about Gu. She was born in San Francisco. Her mother had immigrated to the U.S. from China. She’s a competitive freestyle skier who went to Stanford University in Northern California. In 2019, right before the Wuhan flu took the world by storm, she switched her competitive allegiances from the USA to China. Not that the Olympics and the Wuhan virus are related, but it’s just a reminder that China sucks.
So far this year, she's won two silver medals for China — not what she hoped for. In 2022, in front of a “hometown” crowd in Beijing, Gu won two gold medals and a silver medal for her fellow commies. And according to Scott, she’s filthy rich from skiing:
Making $23 million per year as an “amateur athlete,” in a sport that pays $20,000 annually, while snubbing America to represent a communist country(!) ought to be an Olympic event, too: It requires so many illogical twists, turns, and mental backflips, it’d give Mary Lou Retton vertigo.
Eileen Gu isn’t the first American to take Chinese money: U.S. Navy sailor Jinchao Wei sold military information to China for the princely sum of $12,000 and was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
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My God, is it me or does Eileen Gu sound like the most annoying arrogant woman on planet Earth?
You can have her, China! pic.twitter.com/VrTjIFMF19— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) February 19, 2026
Clearly, within 1.5 seconds of treating everyone to her laugh, which on the Richter scale ranks up there with fingernails on a chalkboard, she’s alienated at least 50% of the people within earshot, and then there’s her humble brag. Check that. Did I say, “humble?” I should have said, there’s that abrasive, obnoxious, grating, arrogant, mean-spirited brag.
The reporter asked her how she put her two silver medals from this week into perspective. Her first response was that laugh, and then, “I’m the most decorated female freeskier in history. I think that’s an answer in and of itself.”
She added color to her answer with, “How do I say this? Winning. a. medal. at. the Olympics. is a life-changing experience for every athlete. Doing it five times is exponentially harder. Because every medal is equally hard for me, but everybody else’s expectations rise, right? And so, the two medals, "lost" situation, to be quite frank with you, I think, is kind of a ridiculous perspective to take. I’m showcasing my best skiing. I’m doing things that quite literally have never been done before. And so, I think that is more than good enough.”
But it’s still second place, which means China came in second in those events. The men who run Communist China aren’t big fans of second place in these sorts of symbolic displays of power. It’s doubtful that President Xi Jinping will be inviting her to his crib to celebrate her Olympic performance.
I surely don’t have a high opinion of her.
It was a money-grab, pure and simple.
The real story here is her mother - Gu Yan. She created and raised her child as a test-tube baby (literally), optimized to achieve every status symbol worshipped in post-modern, atheistic materialist China - attractive, intelligent, globalist, and above all, wealthy
That awesome dog is more popular than any of the skiers now.
Sorry, but Freestyle Skiing isn’t a sport.
Her hubris on display.
They aren't fans of girls being born in the first place. She should be thankful her mom got pregnant with her in in America and not CHYna 🙄.
The more the Right complains about her, the more the Left loves it.
Her response when asked about the switch was exceptional: The US already has a lot of female athlete heroes for young girls to look up to, China doesn't. That's an open insult to China.
She's a shameless narcissistic self-promoter who is making a ton of money for it... that's about as American as one can get... and not unlike our beloved President.
She doesn't mention China's human rights abuses often enough... What exactly do we say about US athletes who are less-than-fervently pro-US? Several Milan Olympians are getting torched in the media for exactly that right now, but you demand that she do it to China? Double-standard much?
We also repeatedly tell athletes to "shut up and sing", and keep out of politics, but you insist that she do the opposite?
Do you think that she is somehow helping the Chinese govt? Millions of young Chinese kids are suddenly idolizing a highly educated, westernized, cut-throat capitalist businesswoman who urges kids to not wait until they grow up to be the change they want to see... You think they want THAT message spreading like wildfire???
On top of all that, she's raking in millions in endorsement deals in China, but she lives and spends that money in the US... helping our economy, not theirs...
So again, what is it that you're whining about???
That’s for sure. Equivalent to shopping cart racing.
Same ole shit. Why did Cain slay Abel ?
Good response!
shoe goo
There have been a few occasions when ski “judges” have poorly rated obviously good performances - in advance of a Chinese contestanr’s performance.
Especially when a preceding competitor is Japanese.
Don’t “shut up and sing”. Just shut up.
She’s harmless. Who cares.
Absolutely! The media in China is 100% controlled by the Chinese government. You think they're broadcasting to the citizens how great the United States is for allowing her to compete for China?
The message the govt. is sending is probably how awful the US is that is forcing Chu to choose China for her home.
She's a propaganda tool for the Chinese govt. like Tokyo Rose was for Japan.
Anchor baby. Have ICE deport her.
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