‘Flattered. Thanks, JD!’: Eileen Gu claps back at Vance after criticism for representing China
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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.
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