Eileen Gu getting paid $14 million to represent China

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of American athletes represent different countries.

In fairness, it’s 99% because they couldn’t make the US team but still want to be in the Olympics. I think everyone gets that.

I don’t fault EG…but she is doing it purely for the $$$s. I know it’s crass to say it, but her excuses are just so hollow.

Almost wish she would say “here is what I get repping China, and here is what I would earn if on the US team”. It would be millions either way, but she probably earns 2x-3x repping China vs US.

I guess you’ll never really understand what it feels like to be someone who feels culturally more Chinese. In one video clip, she was walking on a street in China when people around her kept calling her a foreigner, but she insisted that she is Chinese. She was 13 or 14 years old back then.

[Anonymous]

Glad she is making money. There should be zero guilt. The rules allow her to play for China.

Shame on USA to not match this money for her. I bet if she was blond blue eyed girl, USA would have paid her lots of money too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of American athletes represent different countries.

In fairness, it’s 99% because they couldn’t make the US team but still want to be in the Olympics. I think everyone gets that.

I don’t fault EG…but she is doing it purely for the $$$s. I know it’s crass to say it, but her excuses are just so hollow.

Almost wish she would say “here is what I get repping China, and here is what I would earn if on the US team”. It would be millions either way, but she probably earns 2x-3x repping China vs US.

China has a large impressive market with billions of young middle class, US F500s have been bending backwards to sell to China for 50 years, and now all of a sudden a young woman doing the same is hollow?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of American athletes represent different countries.

In fairness, it’s 99% because they couldn’t make the US team but still want to be in the Olympics. I think everyone gets that.

I don’t fault EG…but she is doing it purely for the $$$s. I know it’s crass to say it, but her excuses are just so hollow.

Almost wish she would say “here is what I get repping China, and here is what I would earn if on the US team”. It would be millions either way, but she probably earns 2x-3x repping China vs US.

China has a large impressive market with billions of young middle class, US F500s have been bending backwards to sell to China for 50 years, and now all of a sudden a young woman doing the same is hollow?

NP. What’s hollow is the fact that she insists the money isn’t the reason she is repping China when we all know that’s not true. I don’t blame her, this is life changing money we are talking about, but just acknowledge that instead of spinning fantastical yarns about why you’re repping a country other than the one you were born and raised in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of American athletes represent different countries.

In fairness, it’s 99% because they couldn’t make the US team but still want to be in the Olympics. I think everyone gets that.

I don’t fault EG…but she is doing it purely for the $$$s. I know it’s crass to say it, but her excuses are just so hollow.

Almost wish she would say “here is what I get repping China, and here is what I would earn if on the US team”. It would be millions either way, but she probably earns 2x-3x repping China vs US.

China has a large impressive market with billions of young middle class, US F500s have been bending backwards to sell to China for 50 years, and now all of a sudden a young woman doing the same is hollow?

NP. What’s hollow is the fact that she insists the money isn’t the reason she is repping China when we all know that’s not true. I don’t blame her, this is life changing money we are talking about, but just acknowledge that instead of spinning fantastical yarns about why you’re repping a country other than the one you were born and raised in.

Why should she explain herself to anyone when she is doing legal things? If you are butthurt use preperation H. A convicted felon who grabs pu$$ies is ok for you? Go and protest him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of American athletes represent different countries.

In fairness, it’s 99% because they couldn’t make the US team but still want to be in the Olympics. I think everyone gets that.

I don’t fault EG…but she is doing it purely for the $$$s. I know it’s crass to say it, but her excuses are just so hollow.

Almost wish she would say “here is what I get repping China, and here is what I would earn if on the US team”. It would be millions either way, but she probably earns 2x-3x repping China vs US.

China has a large impressive market with billions of young middle class, US F500s have been bending backwards to sell to China for 50 years, and now all of a sudden a young woman doing the same is hollow?

NP. What’s hollow is the fact that she insists the money isn’t the reason she is repping China when we all know that’s not true. I don’t blame her, this is life changing money we are talking about, but just acknowledge that instead of spinning fantastical yarns about why you’re repping a country other than the one you were born and raised in.

Most people are raised by their mothers, not a "country".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of American athletes represent different countries.

In fairness, it’s 99% because they couldn’t make the US team but still want to be in the Olympics. I think everyone gets that.

I don’t fault EG…but she is doing it purely for the $$$s. I know it’s crass to say it, but her excuses are just so hollow.

Almost wish she would say “here is what I get repping China, and here is what I would earn if on the US team”. It would be millions either way, but she probably earns 2x-3x repping China vs US.

China has a large impressive market with billions of young middle class, US F500s have been bending backwards to sell to China for 50 years, and now all of a sudden a young woman doing the same is hollow?

NP. What’s hollow is the fact that she insists the money isn’t the reason she is repping China when we all know that’s not true. I don’t blame her, this is life changing money we are talking about, but just acknowledge that instead of spinning fantastical yarns about why you’re repping a country other than the one you were born and raised in.

Why should she explain herself to anyone when she is doing legal things? If you are butthurt use preperation H. A convicted felon who grabs pu$$ies is ok for you? Go and protest him.

Literally where are getting Trump from my post? Some of you are so unhinged. But I also note that no one is disputing that this is a financial decision. Which again is completely fine, I would do the same, but just stop insisting it’s not the money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of American athletes represent different countries.

In fairness, it’s 99% because they couldn’t make the US team but still want to be in the Olympics. I think everyone gets that.

I don’t fault EG…but she is doing it purely for the $$$s. I know it’s crass to say it, but her excuses are just so hollow.

Almost wish she would say “here is what I get repping China, and here is what I would earn if on the US team”. It would be millions either way, but she probably earns 2x-3x repping China vs US.

China has a large impressive market with billions of young middle class, US F500s have been bending backwards to sell to China for 50 years, and now all of a sudden a young woman doing the same is hollow?

NP. What’s hollow is the fact that she insists the money isn’t the reason she is repping China when we all know that’s not true. I don’t blame her, this is life changing money we are talking about, but just acknowledge that instead of spinning fantastical yarns about why you’re repping a country other than the one you were born and raised in.

Why should she explain herself to anyone when she is doing legal things? If you are butthurt use preperation H. A convicted felon who grabs pu$$ies is ok for you? Go and protest him.

Literally where are getting Trump from my post? Some of you are so unhinged. But I also note that no one is disputing that this is a financial decision. Which again is completely fine, I would do the same, but just stop insisting it’s not the money.

You do realize that, in order for her to make the 14mm, she has to present herself as someone who loves Chinese culture, right? Her comp will be halved if she acknowledge its about money.