Hypocrite athletes living in the US and competing for other countries

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Zhu would not have made team USA. This happens all the time and is a non issue. We have plenty of athletes that won gold for the USA but grew up and trained somewhere else.

Gu is different. She is a superstar, best in the world at what she does. When she made the china decision she was already the best and firmly #1 on team USA with a guaranteed spot which makes the China choice a mystery (I’ve heard her explanation but something seems off). Now she was also 15 years old and did what her mom told her, you absolutely can’t blame her as the mom is a known tiger mom and I’m sure it was the moms choice.

It's no mystery at all. A female snowboarder who wins multiple golds for the US will get some endorsements, but nothing spectacular. A female snowboarder who was raised in the US, but decided to compete for China, who had Chinese heritage, and wins multiple golds? The best china has ever done in the winter olympics is 7th in medal count, and they're usually around 12-15. The most golds they've ever won is 5, and she may will 3 all by herself. She is absolutely going to clean up in endorsements, modeling contracts, etc.

She has the chance to set herself up with generational wealth by doing this.

Is it really that simple. Shawn White made generational wealth as a snowboarder. And she is much better looking, a model in fact, which factors in for marketing especially for women.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Zhu would not have made team USA. This happens all the time and is a non issue. We have plenty of athletes that won gold for the USA but grew up and trained somewhere else.

Gu is different. She is a superstar, best in the world at what she does. When she made the china decision she was already the best and firmly #1 on team USA with a guaranteed spot which makes the China choice a mystery (I’ve heard her explanation but something seems off). Now she was also 15 years old and did what her mom told her, you absolutely can’t blame her as the mom is a known tiger mom and I’m sure it was the moms choice.

It's no mystery at all. A female snowboarder who wins multiple golds for the US will get some endorsements, but nothing spectacular. A female snowboarder who was raised in the US, but decided to compete for China, who had Chinese heritage, and wins multiple golds? The best china has ever done in the winter olympics is 7th in medal count, and they're usually around 12-15. The most golds they've ever won is 5, and she may will 3 all by herself. She is absolutely going to clean up in endorsements, modeling contracts, etc.

She has the chance to set herself up with generational wealth by doing this.

No. There is just not that much money floating around for that. Most people have never heard of her and will think she is Chinese. China is not a big snowboard country…so no money on angle. You over estimate the money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Zhu would not have made team USA. This happens all the time and is a non issue. We have plenty of athletes that won gold for the USA but grew up and trained somewhere else.

Gu is different. She is a superstar, best in the world at what she does. When she made the china decision she was already the best and firmly #1 on team USA with a guaranteed spot which makes the China choice a mystery (I’ve heard her explanation but something seems off). Now she was also 15 years old and did what her mom told her, you absolutely can’t blame her as the mom is a known tiger mom and I’m sure it was the moms choice.

It's no mystery at all. A female snowboarder who wins multiple golds for the US will get some endorsements, but nothing spectacular. A female snowboarder who was raised in the US, but decided to compete for China, who had Chinese heritage, and wins multiple golds? The best china has ever done in the winter olympics is 7th in medal count, and they're usually around 12-15. The most golds they've ever won is 5, and she may will 3 all by herself. She is absolutely going to clean up in endorsements, modeling contracts, etc.

She has the chance to set herself up with generational wealth by doing this.

This. All you people who are so shocked that Gu gave up American endorsement money are naive.

Also, it’s unclear exactly what deal she cut with China, she may have even retained her US citizenship.

Athletes should do everything they can to cash in while they can. Their earnings window is painfully short and god knows none of you faux outragers are going to step up and pay her rent ten years from now. Nope, you’ll be calling her washed up, if you remember her at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Zhu would not have made team USA. This happens all the time and is a non issue. We have plenty of athletes that won gold for the USA but grew up and trained somewhere else.

Gu is different. She is a superstar, best in the world at what she does. When she made the china decision she was already the best and firmly #1 on team USA with a guaranteed spot which makes the China choice a mystery (I’ve heard her explanation but something seems off). Now she was also 15 years old and did what her mom told her, you absolutely can’t blame her as the mom is a known tiger mom and I’m sure it was the moms choice.

It's no mystery at all. A female snowboarder who wins multiple golds for the US will get some endorsements, but nothing spectacular. A female snowboarder who was raised in the US, but decided to compete for China, who had Chinese heritage, and wins multiple golds? The best china has ever done in the winter olympics is 7th in medal count, and they're usually around 12-15. The most golds they've ever won is 5, and she may will 3 all by herself. She is absolutely going to clean up in endorsements, modeling contracts, etc.

She has the chance to set herself up with generational wealth by doing this.

No. There is just not that much money floating around for that. Most people have never heard of her and will think she is Chinese. China is not a big snowboard country…so no money on angle. You over estimate the money.

You think that there won't be a lot of chinese endorsements for an attractive athlete who may be one of the most successful winter Olympians in the country's history? PK.

It doesn't matter that china isn't a big snowboard country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Zhu would not have made team USA. This happens all the time and is a non issue. We have plenty of athletes that won gold for the USA but grew up and trained somewhere else.

Gu is different. She is a superstar, best in the world at what she does. When she made the china decision she was already the best and firmly #1 on team USA with a guaranteed spot which makes the China choice a mystery (I’ve heard her explanation but something seems off). Now she was also 15 years old and did what her mom told her, you absolutely can’t blame her as the mom is a known tiger mom and I’m sure it was the moms choice.

It's no mystery at all. A female snowboarder who wins multiple golds for the US will get some endorsements, but nothing spectacular. A female snowboarder who was raised in the US, but decided to compete for China, who had Chinese heritage, and wins multiple golds? The best china has ever done in the winter olympics is 7th in medal count, and they're usually around 12-15. The most golds they've ever won is 5, and she may will 3 all by herself. She is absolutely going to clean up in endorsements, modeling contracts, etc.

She has the chance to set herself up with generational wealth by doing this.

No. There is just not that much money floating around for that. Most people have never heard of her and will think she is Chinese. China is not a big snowboard country…so no money on angle. You over estimate the money.

You think that there won't be a lot of chinese endorsements for an attractive athlete who may be one of the most successful winter Olympians in the country's history? PK.

It doesn't matter that china isn't a big snowboard country.

Wouldn’t this apply in the USA as well? Shawn White is worth $60M, and she is much better looking and more marketable. I just don’t think it’s as simple as $$. But let’s not blame her, this was clearly the moms decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Zhu would not have made team USA. This happens all the time and is a non issue. We have plenty of athletes that won gold for the USA but grew up and trained somewhere else.

Gu is different. She is a superstar, best in the world at what she does. When she made the china decision she was already the best and firmly #1 on team USA with a guaranteed spot which makes the China choice a mystery (I’ve heard her explanation but something seems off). Now she was also 15 years old and did what her mom told her, you absolutely can’t blame her as the mom is a known tiger mom and I’m sure it was the moms choice.

It's no mystery at all. A female snowboarder who wins multiple golds for the US will get some endorsements, but nothing spectacular. A female snowboarder who was raised in the US, but decided to compete for China, who had Chinese heritage, and wins multiple golds? The best china has ever done in the winter olympics is 7th in medal count, and they're usually around 12-15. The most golds they've ever won is 5, and she may will 3 all by herself. She is absolutely going to clean up in endorsements, modeling contracts, etc.

She has the chance to set herself up with generational wealth by doing this.

No. There is just not that much money floating around for that. Most people have never heard of her and will think she is Chinese. China is not a big snowboard country…so no money on angle. You over estimate the money.

You think that there won't be a lot of chinese endorsements for an attractive athlete who may be one of the most successful winter Olympians in the country's history? PK.

It doesn't matter that china isn't a big snowboard country.

Wouldn’t this apply in the USA as well? Shawn White is worth $60M, and she is much better looking and more marketable. I just don’t think it’s as simple as $$. But let’s not blame her, this was clearly the moms decision.

It's theoretically possible, but Shawn White was the face of snowboarding just when it was taking off, for multiple Olympics. That role has been filled in the US, and that's what Gu is trying to be in China.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Zhu would not have made team USA. This happens all the time and is a non issue. We have plenty of athletes that won gold for the USA but grew up and trained somewhere else.

Gu is different. She is a superstar, best in the world at what she does. When she made the china decision she was already the best and firmly #1 on team USA with a guaranteed spot which makes the China choice a mystery (I’ve heard her explanation but something seems off). Now she was also 15 years old and did what her mom told her, you absolutely can’t blame her as the mom is a known tiger mom and I’m sure it was the moms choice.

It's no mystery at all. A female snowboarder who wins multiple golds for the US will get some endorsements, but nothing spectacular. A female snowboarder who was raised in the US, but decided to compete for China, who had Chinese heritage, and wins multiple golds? The best china has ever done in the winter olympics is 7th in medal count, and they're usually around 12-15. The most golds they've ever won is 5, and she may will 3 all by herself. She is absolutely going to clean up in endorsements, modeling contracts, etc.

She has the chance to set herself up with generational wealth by doing this.

No. There is just not that much money floating around for that. Most people have never heard of her and will think she is Chinese. China is not a big snowboard country…so no money on angle. You over estimate the money.

You think that there won't be a lot of chinese endorsements for an attractive athlete who may be one of the most successful winter Olympians in the country's history? PK.

It doesn't matter that china isn't a big snowboard country.

I live in SE Asia right now and the Chinese media is all over talking about how Gu escaped from the horrible USA to return to her beloved homeland. Anyone who points out she trains in Tahoe is reviled as an imperialist American. It is entertaining. I can’t wait to see what they say when she goes back to Stanford. Of course they think her mom was really clever to come to US for school, have American baby with unknown US citizen father and take lots of money from Americans while still planning on returning to China.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of all the issues we face at the moment, this is pretty close to the very last one I’m going to expend any precious mental bandwidth on.

OP must have an otherwise very stress free life if she has the energy to devote to something this unimportant.

You must live a similarly stress free life as you have time to devote to commenting on something this unimportant.

[Anonymous]

Wonder how her deadbeat father feels about it all.

[Anonymous]

Nobody else thinks Gu may be competing for China to protect family there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Zhu would not have made team USA. This happens all the time and is a non issue. We have plenty of athletes that won gold for the USA but grew up and trained somewhere else.

Gu is different. She is a superstar, best in the world at what she does. When she made the china decision she was already the best and firmly #1 on team USA with a guaranteed spot which makes the China choice a mystery (I’ve heard her explanation but something seems off). Now she was also 15 years old and did what her mom told her, you absolutely can’t blame her as the mom is a known tiger mom and I’m sure it was the moms choice.

It's no mystery at all. A female snowboarder who wins multiple golds for the US will get some endorsements, but nothing spectacular. A female snowboarder who was raised in the US, but decided to compete for China, who had Chinese heritage, and wins multiple golds? The best china has ever done in the winter olympics is 7th in medal count, and they're usually around 12-15. The most golds they've ever won is 5, and she may will 3 all by herself. She is absolutely going to clean up in endorsements, modeling contracts, etc.

She has the chance to set herself up with generational wealth by doing this.

This. All you people who are so shocked that Gu gave up American endorsement money are naive.

Also, it’s unclear exactly what deal she cut with China, she may have even retained her US citizenship.

Athletes should do everything they can to cash in while they can. Their earnings window is painfully short and god knows none of you faux outragers are going to step up and pay her rent ten years from now. Nope, you’ll be calling her washed up, if you remember her at all.

She is already a successful model. She is all super smart (SAT 1580) and is attending Stanford. She will never have trouble paying her rent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of all the issues we face at the moment, this is pretty close to the very last one I’m going to expend any precious mental bandwidth on.

OP must have an otherwise very stress free life if she has the energy to devote to something this unimportant.

You must live a similarly stress free life as you have time to devote to commenting on something this unimportant.

Hi OP. Shouldn’t you be scheduling your next Botox appointment, or something similarly important?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is sooooooo hypocritical that we have athletes living in this country who get to enjoy all of the benefits of living in the US, but then go compete under the banner of another country. Eileen Gu loves all of the freedom in the US, was born a US citizen, yet has no qualms about enriching herself as an athlete for 'China' while the country she competes for has systemic oppression of multiple ethnic minorities ongoing at the moment. Zhu Yi is also a hypocrite, because she enjoys living in California while skating for China. Why is it that all of these traitors to the US Olympic seem to be coming from blue states like California too? If they are living in blue democrat states, shouldn't they be tuned into socially progressive agendas that run those states? How could you possibly live in California while simultaneously make money representing a country that commits some of the worst human rights violations in the modern world? Such hypocrisy. Athletes like Gu should lose all benefits of living in the US, starting with her presidential scholars program benefits, which is intended for US citizens.

Instead of this misplaced outrage a better response is to turn it on China and frame it as its inability to compete without borrowing athletes from the US…. This is the ‘f&^k you!’ the communist party will understand more than anything else.

[Anonymous]

John Branch at NYT seems obsessed with Eileen Gu. He’s published like four articles about her in the last week. It makes me sick.

[Anonymous]

They are people, not property. We don’t own them.