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Every four years, the Winter Olympics displays tremendous talent and athleticism among the greatest winter-sport athletes worldwide. Unfortunately, the action isn’t always as straightforward as athletes winning and losing in their respective sports.
WASHINGTON — Three-time Olympic medalist Eileen Gu is back for the Milan Cortana Winter Games, and once again she is representing China instead of the United States — the country where she was born.
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In some ways, the goals Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris set for the Milan Cortina Olympics are the same ones he set in his three previous appearances at the Games. “Landing when it matters, landing how I want to,
Eileen Gu and her citizenship have been a major topic of debate for some time now. However, she tuned the noise out and embarked on her journey to make China proud again in the 2026 Winter Olympics.
China's Xu Mengtao claimed the second Olympic gold of her career after landing a clean back full-full-full, one of the most difficult tricks in women's aerials.
Born in the United States, three-time Olympic medalist Eileen Gu has competed for China in halfpipe and slopestyle events since 2019 and will continue to do so at the Winter Olympics 2026