Eileen Gu’s ‘Sweet’ Reply To JD Vance’s Olympics Criticism Is Clapback Gold
Eileen Gu playfully dissed J.D. VanceCriticism of him at Thursday’s Winter Olympics.
In response to outrage over the US-born freestyle ski star competing for China in a second consecutive Olympics, the vice president recently said“I definitely think that someone who grew up in the United States and benefited from our education system and the freedoms and liberties that make this country a great place would want to compete with the United States.”
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“I’m proud” Gu said (according to USA Today) when asked for comment. “Thanks, JD! That’s nice.”
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Eileen Gu (right) responds to JD Vance’s negative comments about competing for China. Getty
Gu, an international celebrity and model who won two silver medals at the Milan Cortina Games after winning two golds and a silver in Beijing in 2022, has often been a lightning rod for the judgment of conservative dissenters.
Former NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom said: Fox News Gu this week he was a “traitor” He sided with the “authoritarian regime” after host Laura Ingraham portrayed him as an ungrateful person who aligned himself with communists.
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Gu’s supporters claim he was subjected to violence racism and sinophobia other is US-born athletes compete under a different flag with much less controversy.
“A lot of athletes are competing for a different country,” said Gu, whose mother is from China, according to USA Today. “People have a problem with me doing this because they’re incorporating China into this monolithic entity and they hate China, so it’s not really about what they think it’s about.
“Also, because I won. If I wasn’t doing well, they probably wouldn’t care so much, and that’s fine with me. People are entitled to their own opinions.”
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Gu advanced in halfpipe qualifying will compete in the final on Thursday and Saturday.
