2022 Olympics

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Anonymous wrote:I am cheering against this Eileen Gu chick so hard. Can’t believe they interviewed her on American TV.

I don't understand why American TV is giving her the time of day. She wanted to be a Chinese athlete, so treat her like the other Chinese athletes.

She also seems quite competitive in the event, so not sure why she had to go to China to make an Olympic team.

Because she's a story, duh. Pretty, successful, a medal favorite, future Stanford student, and a switch in citizenship - you bet she'll be on every screen.

Yeah.......I don't think I necessarily would go out of my way to represent China.

NP. But what if she feels more affinity for the PRC than the US? What if she believes more in their country? Not everything can or should be boiled down to the material. We see discussions all the time on here of people threatening to leave the US and very rarely are the primary concerns economic. I don’t think she’s right or wrong for turning her back on the US and the USOC. Maybe she believes in Communism or feels the future lies with Red China or the culture speaks to her. It’s not always about money, something the majority of the people on here can’t understand. I hope she puts in her best effort and is happy with her decision. If at some point she decides she wants a return to the red, white, and blue, I say come on home. We’re a country of second chances.

You are bringing a moral dimension into it that's completely unnecessary. It's not a turning of the back to anything or betrayal of anything. It's an opportunistic decision bound by a moment in time. Like, this year I'm investing in stock X. Two years from now, I'll look at stock Y.

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Anonymous wrote:I am cheering against this Eileen Gu chick so hard. Can’t believe they interviewed her on American TV.

I don't understand why American TV is giving her the time of day. She wanted to be a Chinese athlete, so treat her like the other Chinese athletes.

She also seems quite competitive in the event, so not sure why she had to go to China to make an Olympic team.

Because she's a story, duh. Pretty, successful, a medal favorite, future Stanford student, and a switch in citizenship - you bet she'll be on every screen.

Yeah.......I don't think I necessarily would go out of my way to represent China.

NP. But what if she feels more affinity for the PRC than the US? What if she believes more in their country? Not everything can or should be boiled down to the material. We see discussions all the time on here of people threatening to leave the US and very rarely are the primary concerns economic. I don’t think she’s right or wrong for turning her back on the US and the USOC. Maybe she believes in Communism or feels the future lies with Red China or the culture speaks to her. It’s not always about money, something the majority of the people on here can’t understand. I hope she puts in her best effort and is happy with her decision. If at some point she decides she wants a return to the red, white, and blue, I say come on home. We’re a country of second chances.

You are bringing a moral dimension into it that's completely unnecessary. It's not a turning of the back to anything or betrayal of anything. It's an opportunistic decision bound by a moment in time. Like, this year I'm investing in stock X. Two years from now, I'll look at stock Y.

Yawn. You don’t know that so it’s just an opinion. The above take is just as valid as yours. And guess what, her reasons are no ones business but hers.

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Anonymous wrote:I am cheering against this Eileen Gu chick so hard. Can’t believe they interviewed her on American TV.

I don't understand why American TV is giving her the time of day. She wanted to be a Chinese athlete, so treat her like the other Chinese athletes.

She also seems quite competitive in the event, so not sure why she had to go to China to make an Olympic team.

Because she's a story, duh. Pretty, successful, a medal favorite, future Stanford student, and a switch in citizenship - you bet she'll be on every screen.

Yeah.......I don't think I necessarily would go out of my way to represent China.

NP. But what if she feels more affinity for the PRC than the US? What if she believes more in their country? Not everything can or should be boiled down to the material. We see discussions all the time on here of people threatening to leave the US and very rarely are the primary concerns economic. I don’t think she’s right or wrong for turning her back on the US and the USOC. Maybe she believes in Communism or feels the future lies with Red China or the culture speaks to her. It’s not always about money, something the majority of the people on here can’t understand. I hope she puts in her best effort and is happy with her decision. If at some point she decides she wants a return to the red, white, and blue, I say come on home. We’re a country of second chances.

LOL Then she's an idiot. Especially since its clear she's money driven and racking up huge endorsements. You know what happens to Chinese celebrities and billionaires who make too much money and cross the CCP? They disappear. Hell even Peng Shuai, China's highest ranking tennis star, was sent to a black hole and she didn't even try to cheat them.

The problem is that you don't get a 'second chance' in China. You mess up, they cross you off. And she and other young stars like her are too sheltered from an American lifestyle which includes such rare things as Constitutional Rights to realize what they've walked into. The fact that Gu was on social media today defending/speaking out about Zhu Yi (who she probably feels a connection to) - says it all. A good Chinese celebrity knows to keep their mouth shut until they see which way the wind is blowing from the CCP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am cheering against this Eileen Gu chick so hard. Can’t believe they interviewed her on American TV.

I don't understand why American TV is giving her the time of day. She wanted to be a Chinese athlete, so treat her like the other Chinese athletes.

She also seems quite competitive in the event, so not sure why she had to go to China to make an Olympic team.

Because she's a story, duh. Pretty, successful, a medal favorite, future Stanford student, and a switch in citizenship - you bet she'll be on every screen.

Yeah.......I don't think I necessarily would go out of my way to represent China.

NP. But what if she feels more affinity for the PRC than the US? What if she believes more in their country? Not everything can or should be boiled down to the material. We see discussions all the time on here of people threatening to leave the US and very rarely are the primary concerns economic. I don’t think she’s right or wrong for turning her back on the US and the USOC. Maybe she believes in Communism or feels the future lies with Red China or the culture speaks to her. It’s not always about money, something the majority of the people on here can’t understand. I hope she puts in her best effort and is happy with her decision. If at some point she decides she wants a return to the red, white, and blue, I say come on home. We’re a country of second chances.

LOL Then she's an idiot. Especially since its clear she's money driven and racking up huge endorsements. You know what happens to Chinese celebrities and billionaires who make too much money and cross the CCP? They disappear. Hell even Peng Shuai, China's highest ranking tennis star, was sent to a black hole and she didn't even try to cheat them.

The problem is that you don't get a 'second chance' in China. You mess up, they cross you off. And she and other young stars like her are too sheltered from an American lifestyle which includes such rare things as Constitutional Rights to realize what they've walked into. The fact that Gu was on social media today defending/speaking out about Zhu Yi (who she probably feels a connection to) - says it all. A good Chinese celebrity knows to keep their mouth shut until they see which way the wind is blowing from the CCP.

Again, just your opinion with regards to Gu. You don’t know why she did what she did so it’s all conjecture on your part. I’m simply suggesting there’s other reasons possible, that not everyone places $ (or in this case yuan) as the be all end all of their existence.

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oh darn - hanyu may be out of the medals already

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Extreme lack of diversity at the winter Olympics.

Yawn.

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Norway, Japan, Austria, and Germany were disqualified from ski jumping for violating the dress code unique to China. In fact, their cloth were normal, and even the Japanese player was kicked out for her cloth of a difference of 2 cm, and their cloth were perfectly fine for multiple international competitions. Also in speed skating, a Hungarian and a Chinese athlete both pushed to the finish line, but only the Hungarian athlete got disqualified, and the Chinese athlete won the gold. Additionally, Canadian players have had a similar experience. The Chinese player threw the puck at one of the Canadian players while skating, and then pushed its body at the Canadian behind her. Funny thing is, only the Canadian players were disqualified, and the Chinese players won. Finally, the same thing happened to Korean players. Chinese players blocked and pushed, but eventually the Korean player won the gold, but in the end they got disqulified for ridiculous reasons, and China won again. What a farcical games. Of course authoritarian regimes like China consider it a d*ck measuring contest. There are also accusations that China is literally starving out athletes with terrible food, and also locking them down with dubious covid excuses so they can't do things like practice. Just a horrible S show sanctioned by the IOC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am cheering against this Eileen Gu chick so hard. Can’t believe they interviewed her on American TV.

I don't understand why American TV is giving her the time of day. She wanted to be a Chinese athlete, so treat her like the other Chinese athletes.

She also seems quite competitive in the event, so not sure why she had to go to China to make an Olympic team.

Because she's a story, duh. Pretty, successful, a medal favorite, future Stanford student, and a switch in citizenship - you bet she'll be on every screen.

Yeah.......I don't think I necessarily would go out of my way to represent China.

NP. But what if she feels more affinity for the PRC than the US? What if she believes more in their country? Not everything can or should be boiled down to the material. We see discussions all the time on here of people threatening to leave the US and very rarely are the primary concerns economic. I don’t think she’s right or wrong for turning her back on the US and the USOC. Maybe she believes in Communism or feels the future lies with Red China or the culture speaks to her. It’s not always about money, something the majority of the people on here can’t understand. I hope she puts in her best effort and is happy with her decision. If at some point she decides she wants a return to the red, white, and blue, I say come on home. We’re a country of second chances.

LOL Then she's an idiot. Especially since its clear she's money driven and racking up huge endorsements. You know what happens to Chinese celebrities and billionaires who make too much money and cross the CCP? They disappear. Hell even Peng Shuai, China's highest ranking tennis star, was sent to a black hole and she didn't even try to cheat them.

The problem is that you don't get a 'second chance' in China. You mess up, they cross you off. And she and other young stars like her are too sheltered from an American lifestyle which includes such rare things as Constitutional Rights to realize what they've walked into. The fact that Gu was on social media today defending/speaking out about Zhu Yi (who she probably feels a connection to) - says it all. A good Chinese celebrity knows to keep their mouth shut until they see which way the wind is blowing from the CCP.

Gu is a sell out and nothing but China's pawn. This is pretty clear by the fact that China had Peng Shuai attend the big air event and sit next to IOC president Thomas Bach. She will soon enough realize what she has lost by deciding to compete for China and be a part of their game. Everyone can be bought for a the right price, but nothing is free when it comes to China.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am cheering against this Eileen Gu chick so hard. Can’t believe they interviewed her on American TV.

I don't understand why American TV is giving her the time of day. She wanted to be a Chinese athlete, so treat her like the other Chinese athletes.

She also seems quite competitive in the event, so not sure why she had to go to China to make an Olympic team.

It’s all about money for her and her mom. She gets more Endorsements in China.

Blech. Not a fan. Kind of a tacky way to go about this.

Apparently the mom is a psycho tiger mom/stage parent so there’s that.

Yikes!! If that's true, this situation makes a lot more sense.

The mom is insane . Full of all kinds of demands. Controls all press, notorious in the sports world and media world.

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Anonymous wrote:Norway, Japan, Austria, and Germany were disqualified from ski jumping for violating the dress code unique to China. In fact, their cloth were normal, and even the Japanese player was kicked out for her cloth of a difference of 2 cm, and their cloth were perfectly fine for multiple international competitions. Also in speed skating, a Hungarian and a Chinese athlete both pushed to the finish line, but only the Hungarian athlete got disqualified, and the Chinese athlete won the gold. Additionally, Canadian players have had a similar experience. The Chinese player threw the puck at one of the Canadian players while skating, and then pushed its body at the Canadian behind her. Funny thing is, only the Canadian players were disqualified, and the Chinese players won. Finally, the same thing happened to Korean players. Chinese players blocked and pushed, but eventually the Korean player won the gold, but in the end they got disqulified for ridiculous reasons, and China won again. What a farcical games. Of course authoritarian regimes like China consider it a d*ck measuring contest. There are also accusations that China is literally starving out athletes with terrible food, and also locking them down with dubious covid excuses so they can't do things like practice. Just a horrible S show sanctioned by the IOC.

Yep. Total sh-t show. China is starving athletes and locking them up for aymptomatic covid in rooms so small they can't exercise.

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Lol insane mom was somehow able to raise a world champion, competent pianist, perfect SAT scorer and a Stanford admit. All as a single mother. You should be so lucky.

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Anonymous wrote:Lol insane mom was somehow able to raise a world champion, competent pianist, perfect SAT scorer and a Stanford admit. All as a single mother. You should be so lucky.

Sounds like a dreamy recipe for happiness.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am cheering against this Eileen Gu chick so hard. Can’t believe they interviewed her on American TV.

I don't understand why American TV is giving her the time of day. She wanted to be a Chinese athlete, so treat her like the other Chinese athletes.

She also seems quite competitive in the event, so not sure why she had to go to China to make an Olympic team.

Because she's a story, duh. Pretty, successful, a medal favorite, future Stanford student, and a switch in citizenship - you bet she'll be on every screen.

Yeah.......I don't think I necessarily would go out of my way to represent China.

NP. But what if she feels more affinity for the PRC than the US? What if she believes more in their country? Not everything can or should be boiled down to the material. We see discussions all the time on here of people threatening to leave the US and very rarely are the primary concerns economic. I don’t think she’s right or wrong for turning her back on the US and the USOC. Maybe she believes in Communism or feels the future lies with Red China or the culture speaks to her. It’s not always about money, something the majority of the people on here can’t understand. I hope she puts in her best effort and is happy with her decision. If at some point she decides she wants a return to the red, white, and blue, I say come on home. We’re a country of second chances.

Lol at the idea she believes in communism, when this is all done for endorsements. So naive!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Norway, Japan, Austria, and Germany were disqualified from ski jumping for violating the dress code unique to China. In fact, their cloth were normal, and even the Japanese player was kicked out for her cloth of a difference of 2 cm, and their cloth were perfectly fine for multiple international competitions. Also in speed skating, a Hungarian and a Chinese athlete both pushed to the finish line, but only the Hungarian athlete got disqualified, and the Chinese athlete won the gold. Additionally, Canadian players have had a similar experience. The Chinese player threw the puck at one of the Canadian players while skating, and then pushed its body at the Canadian behind her. Funny thing is, only the Canadian players were disqualified, and the Chinese players won. Finally, the same thing happened to Korean players. Chinese players blocked and pushed, but eventually the Korean player won the gold, but in the end they got disqulified for ridiculous reasons, and China won again. What a farcical games. Of course authoritarian regimes like China consider it a d*ck measuring contest. There are also accusations that China is literally starving out athletes with terrible food, and also locking them down with dubious covid excuses so they can't do things like practice. Just a horrible S show sanctioned by the IOC.

Yep. Total sh-t show. China is starving athletes and locking them up for aymptomatic covid in rooms so small they can't exercise.

+100

Would've been better off to boycott the Olympics.

I'm hoping the silver lining will be that all these athletes and their respective countries calk out how sly and dubious Ch is and only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to world affairs.
Curious to see how much of an international backlash will result moving forward with global policy.

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Anonymous wrote:Norway, Japan, Austria, and Germany were disqualified from ski jumping for violating the dress code unique to China. In fact, their cloth were normal, and even the Japanese player was kicked out for her cloth of a difference of 2 cm, and their cloth were perfectly fine for multiple international competitions. Also in speed skating, a Hungarian and a Chinese athlete both pushed to the finish line, but only the Hungarian athlete got disqualified, and the Chinese athlete won the gold. Additionally, Canadian players have had a similar experience. The Chinese player threw the puck at one of the Canadian players while skating, and then pushed its body at the Canadian behind her. Funny thing is, only the Canadian players were disqualified, and the Chinese players won. Finally, the same thing happened to Korean players. Chinese players blocked and pushed, but eventually the Korean player won the gold, but in the end they got disqulified for ridiculous reasons, and China won again. What a farcical games. Of course authoritarian regimes like China consider it a d*ck measuring contest. There are also accusations that China is literally starving out athletes with terrible food, and also locking them down with dubious covid excuses so they can't do things like practice. Just a horrible S show sanctioned by the IOC.

I agree. What a nightmare for these athletes.