Chinese Olympic star Eileen Gu condemned President Trump’s harsh criticism of American skier Hunter Hess after he expressed “mixed emotions” about representing the US at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

Chinese American Freestyle Skier Eileen Gu was born in San Francisco and raised by her mom and grandma. She doesn't talk about her Harvard-educated dad, though.

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

WASHINGTON — Three-time Olympic medalist Eileen Gu is back for the Milan Cortana Winter Games, and once again she is representing China instead of the United States — the country where she was born.

Mathilde Gremaud successfully defended her Olympic freeski slopestyle title and denied Eileen Gu a gold medal for a second straight Winter Games.

The Olympic slopestyle war between Mathilde Gremaud and Eileen Gu rages on. The Swiss skier successfully defended her gold in the women’s slopestyle final on Monday morning and held off the Gu, who was born in America but competes for China,

Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud beat her by a mere .38 points

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.

While the U.S. is on top of the overall Olympic medal count, it is not the country that dominates winter sports like the 2026 Milano Cortina Games in Italy.

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