Chinese megastar skier Eileen Gu recently revealed the true reason why she picked to represent China over the USA at the Olympics.

Eileen Gu represented the USA before switching to China. She's receiving backlash after saying she reps both at the Olympics.

The San Francisco-born skier isn’t new to the Olympics, and neither are questions about the country she competes for.

Eileen Gu: US freestyle skier representing China at the Winter Olympics 2026 - Eileen Gu is a skiing superstar, but the US born gold medalist represents China in the Winter Olympics, why?

Cooper Woods's moguls gold puts Australia ahead of powerhouses Canada and China on the official Winter Olympics medal tally, despite having fewer medals overall.

Sun Long's speedskating silver was just the fourth medal of the Games for Chinese delegation, with gold still remaining out of reach Sun Long rebounded from his earlier disappointment to claim Winter Olympics silver in the men's 1,

In the 2026 Winter Olympics, very few names are up to par with Eileen Gu and Chloe Kim in terms of sheer star power. Gu is an icon in skiing. She entered the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics with two gold and one silver medal under her belt.

Most countries that have competed at the Winter Olympics have taken home medals in multiple sports over the years. There are also some that have emerged

Snowboarding always gets a lot of attention stateside, and China’s Su Yiming is the king of a big air. Su won gold at the 2022 games with an 1800, and since then he’s become the first athlete to land a 198o-spin during competition. There’s a chance he can go even bigger at Milan.