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

Why Eileen Gu competes for China in skiing at Olympics and not U.S. after controversy originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. One of the most well-known athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics is a ski star competing for China.

In some ways, the goals Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris set for the Milan Cortina Olympics are the same ones he set in his three previous appearances at the Games. “Landing when it matters, landing how I want to,

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.

As the Games get started in Italy, experts discuss how weather and changing climate affect the competition and future site selections.

Eileen Gu is used to turning heads as a professional model. She made sure her custom ski fit for her first event of the Milano Cortina Games did the same. The 22-year-old Gu, or Gu Ailing by her Chinese name,

Ailing Eileen Gu of the People's Republic of China reacts after her first run in the women's freestyle skiing slopestyle final during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno on February 9,