Olympic skier EileenGu is being painted as a sort of Benedict Arnold for choosing to represent China instead of the United States — even though American-born athletes competing for other nations isn’t all that uncommon
Photo: VCG/VCG via Getty Images Every time I see that ABC 7 reporter CeFaan Kim has posted a new Instagram Story, my heart does a mini Tower of Terror drop — chances are another grandmother had a rock bashed into her head or a sexagenarian Korean bodega owner has been pummeled in the doorway of his own shop.
In Olympic skier Eileen Gu’s case, the 18-year-old is being painted as a sort of Benedict Arnold with a Victoria’s Secret contract. The “reason”: Gu is representing China instead of the United States in the Olympic Games — even though American-born athletes competing for other nations isn’t all that uncommon.
Gu didn’t exactly invent the professional athlete endorsement industry — these are business decisions meant to lengthen and diversify a career path that has an expiration date unless, say, you can hop on the slopes-to-commentator pipeline or keep pulling in spokesperson gigs for mental-health apps and auto insurance.
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