Key Highlights
- American-born Team China Olympic skier Eileen Gu came under immense scrutiny on social media this week after making comments about President Donald Trump's recent criticism of U. S.
- Olympian Hunter Hess.
- Gu, who was born in San Francisco, is the highest-paid Winter Olympic athlete in the world, making an estimated $23 million in 2025 alone in partnerships with Chinese companies, including the Bank of China, and western companies.
- Gu has said she represents China for her mother, who was born there. Gu has never spoken out against China's alleged human rights abuses, including the nation's alleged systematic campaign of repression against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
- CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS. COM Gold medalist Eileen Gu of China celebrates during the medal ceremony for the women's freestyle skiing big air at the 2022 Winter Olympics Feb.
