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?

Why Eileen Gu competes for China in skiing at Olympics and not U.S. after controversy originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. One of the most well-known athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics is a ski star competing for China.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- China's Wang Peixuan delivered the country's best-ever Olympic performance in the women's singles luge with a 21st-place finish at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games here on Tuesday.

Eileen Gu is both a global freeski star as well as a fashion model. So of course Gu had to have most fashionable ski suit at the Winter Olympics.

China's Eileen Gu, born in the United States, is a three-time Olympic medalist and is going for more at the 2026 Winter Games in Milano Cortina.

Russian women have dominated Olympic figure skating for a decade. With the nation's dynasty under threat, Adeliia Petrosian stands as the lone hope for gold in Milano-Cortina 2026.

It's an action-packed Monday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with some of the biggest stars of Team USA slated to compete. Five medals will be awarded Monday, including women's freestyle ski slopestyle;