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American-born Team China skier Eileen Gu<\/a> responded to the global criticism she has received during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her decision to compete for China despite being born in the U.S. has made her a target for Americans and others across the world, with Vice President JD Vance<\/a> chiming in by saying he hopes athletes born here would “want to compete with the United States of America.”<\/p>\n

Gu was asked if she currently feels “like a bit of a punching bag for a certain strand of American politics” after her competition on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“I do,” she said, per USA Today. “So many athletes compete for a different country. … People only have a problem with me doing it because they kind of lump China into this monolithic entity, and they just hate China<\/a>. So it’s not really about what they think it’s about.<\/p>\n

“And also, because I win. Like if I wasn’t doing well, I think that they probably wouldn’t care as much, and that’s OK for me. People are entitled to their opinions.”<\/p>\n

Gu has previously said she was “physically assaulted<\/a>” for her decision to represent China. \u00a0<\/p>\n

“The police were called. I\u2019ve had death threats. I\u2019ve had my dorm robbed,” Gu told The Athletic<\/u><\/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

EILEEN GU GARNERS BACKLASH FOR COMMENTING ON TRUMP’S STATEMENT WHILE REPRESENTING CHINA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Gu will compete in the women’s freestyle skiing halfpipe final on Thursday aftermwinning silvers in her first two events.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It will be the climax of an Olympics defined by immense global criticism for Gu.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Wall Street Journal<\/u><\/a> reported last week that Gu and Zhu Yi, a fellow American-born figure skater who now competes for China, were paid a combined $6.6 million by the Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau in 2025 for “striving for excellent results in qualifying for the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics.” In all, the two were reportedly paid nearly $14 million over the past three years.<\/p>\n

Vance<\/a> weighed in on the controversy surrounding Gu in a Tuesday interview on Fox News’ “The Story With Martha MacCallum.”<\/p>\n

“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.” \u00a0<\/p>\n

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