Eileen Gu is an 18-year-old from San Francisco who made the decision to ski in the 2022 Beijing Olympics for China instead of the United States and just won the gold in freestyle skiing. You may have either heard her name mentioned during the Olympic coverage or by the likes of television host Tucker Carlson and South African comedian Trevor Noah. Continue reading →
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Why is Olympian Eileen Gu so controversial?
Perhaps it is because as a young, biracial woman, she dared to make a choice for herself.
Posted on February 15, 2022 by Lauren Gonitzke
Eileen Gu is an 18-year-old from San Francisco who made the decision to ski in the 2022 Beijing Olympics for China instead of the United States and just won the gold in freestyle skiing. You may have either heard her name mentioned during the Olympic coverage or by the likes of television host Tucker Carlson and South African comedian Trevor Noah. Continue reading →