As Eileen Gu celebrated her gold medal in big air, it was easy to see why China wants her to be the face of the Olympics, writes Rosenberg_Mike
That will be hard, since Bach said Shuai has to go off to “quarantine” in preparation for leaving the closed loop, which absolutely nobody should take at face value.
It is fair to wonder if Gu chose to compete for China because she can make exponentially more money that way. But we should be careful with assumptions and judgments here, too. We don’t know the conversations that led to her decision, we don’t know every thought bouncing around inside Gu’s brain, and anyway, choosing to do business in China because it’s lucrative is as American as anything else we will see this week.
Chinese law prohibits dual citizenship, and this has led to speculation about whether Gu revoked her U.S. passport to compete for China. Twice, just after the competition, reporters asked her about it. Gu was asked the same question again multiple times in her press conference. Each time, her answers seemed like they were spit out of a government computer program. I kept looking to see if she pushed a button on her wrist before she spoke.
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