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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Eileen Gu is a pawn.  Her mom influences all her decisions. My usband is convinced the mom is a spy[/quote]

It's entirely possible with the mom and the media shouldn't be so dumb.

I don't think Eileen Gu is a pawn. As has been pointed out, she's very smart and accomplished. You're telling me she can't pick up a newspaper and read about what's going on?

I f'ing guarantee you if she puts a toe out of line and the Chinese decide to detain her that the first call will be to the US Embassy. I don't begrudge her her win, but quaint as it is, I find it unpatriotic for her to be competing under the flag of our greatest global rival. Not a fan.[/quote]

[b]She can’t call the embassy - she renounced her citizenship to play for China.[/b]

And like a typical 18-year-old she has no idea what she’s done. I think sobbing Zhu, who is no one’s favorite now, is very aware of her vulnerability. Gu? Not so much. The arrogance, while earned, is going to come up against a blank wall when she needs help at 24/25 and can’t escape. [/quote]

I don't think she has. She has evaded the question (see article below). And it's hard to formally renounce your US Citizenship. You have to do it in person, at a Consulate, and it takes months. I don't think an actual renunciation would have escaped the notice of the foreign press. And I keep hearing that she's attending Stanford - is she on a J-1 visa then? It could happen but I think it would be a pretty big lift for Stanford to argue that someone that JUST renounced their US Citizenship in favor of Chinese cistizenship needs a J-1 visa. And once that news got out, hoo boy. That does not, as we say, pass the Washington Post test.

This article is pretty brutal - and completely spot on. She's being used. I don't think she's totally innocent here, but she is very young.

The citizenship question is in the middle:

[url]https://www.si.com/olympics/2022/02/08/eileen-gu-big-air-gold-medal-china-citizenship-status[/url][/quote]

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