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

American freestyle skier Eileen Gu said she was “physically assaulted,” robbed and received death threats on her college campus, Stanford University, over her controversial 2019 decision to represent her mother’s native China in the Olympics.

When multi-million-dollar payments from Beijing’s sports bureau were accidentally revealed last year, Eileen Gu's name was quickly scrubbed from the budget.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina have provided all kinds of storylines. Currently, the world’s best winter sport athletes are competing in Italy with gold medals on the line. Gifted and talented individuals have been busy flying through the air with snowboards and skis attached to their feet,

By Alvise Armellini and Lisa Richwine LIVIGNO, Italy Feb 19 - (Reuters) - China's Eileen Gu bounced back from a mistake to qualify on Thursday for the freestyle skiing halfpipe final, giving the defending champion a chance to pick up yet another medal.

American-born skier Eileen Gu fired back at critics over competing for Team China, saying people "just hate China" and target her because she wins.

Chinese skier Eileen Gu is expected to compete for a gold medal in the women's freeski halfpipe event at the Olympics while remaining the subject of widespread criticism

U.S. great Mikaela Shiffrin lived up to her reputation as overwhelming favourite for women's slalom gold on Wednesday with a mighty first leg in the last Alpine skiing event of the Milano Cortina Olympics.