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Eileen Gu has sparked controversy over her decision to represent China<\/a> instead of the United States.<\/p>\n

Born in San Francisco, Gu made the decision in 2019 to compete for China and defended her choice<\/a> ahead of this year’s Olympic Games.<\/a> Gu’s mother was born in China and earned her master’s degree there.<\/p>\n

The decision has garnered backlash online and on camera from numerous figures. However, Gu recently claimed that some have taken it too far, including being “physically assaulted on the street.”<\/p>\n

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“The police were called. I\u2019ve had death threats. I\u2019ve had my dorm robbed,” Gu told The Athletic<\/a>. “I\u2019ve gone through some things as a 22-year-old that I really think no one should ever have to endure, ever.”<\/p>\n

Vice President JD Vance said on Fox News Channel on Wednesday that he “would hope”<\/a> that someone who was born in the U.S. would want to represent the U.S.<\/p>\n

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“I certainly think that someone who grew up in the United States of America who benefited from our education system, from the freedoms and liberties that makes this country a great place, I would hope they want to compete with the United States of America,” Vance said on “The Story With Martha MacCallum.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“So, I’m going to root for American athletes<\/u><\/a>, I think part of that is people who identify themselves as Americans. That’s who I’m rooting for in this Olympics.”<\/p>\n

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom<\/a> took it a step further, calling Gu a “traitor.” Kanter has been outspoken against China, its alleged human rights abuses and the NBA for its ties to the country.<\/p>\n

“She was born in America. She was raised in America, lives in America, and chooses to compete against her own country for, literally, the worst human rights abuser<\/u><\/a> on the planet, China. She built her fame in a free country, and then chooses to represent an authoritarian regime,” Freedom said.<\/p>\n

“She chose to play for a country that is literally responsible for the deaths of tens of millions of its own people, and literally running a concentration camp while we’re talking,” Freedom said, comparing Gu’s silence on the issue to LeBron James<\/a>‘ declining a question about China’s alleged human rights abuses in 2019.<\/p>\n

Gu is the most decorated female Olympic freestyle skier of all time but has come up just short in Milan, settling for two silver medals. She won two golds in Beijing.<\/p>\n

Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n

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