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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is dual citizenship even allowed? I agree she’s a traitor. Why doesn’t she live there if she’s so proud to be Chinese?[/quote]

America is actually a completely amoral country. The patriotism we talk about is only the rantings of MAGA White supremacists.   MAGA hates immigrants and racial minorities are not given a fair chance in this country.

American values is all about making a buck. And Eileen Gu's values are the best of American values.

Of course, her hard work and her mother's sacrifices are  a result of the best of Chinese family culture so it was appropriate that she honored her background by playing for China.  Besides, China is smart, strategic, influential and not broke like USA.  I expect her career and earnings will sky-rocket in the future with her China connection.

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And she's gorgeous!  Many of her endorsements are about her being so pretty, and the half-Chinese, half-American look does very well in China. Alysa Liu is also Chinese American, and at least so far, even after winning a world championship last year, she doesn't appear to have strong sponsorship income.  I think it's an interesting comparison, as they are both Chinese Americans, though, of course, Elieen's mom is welcomed back in China, while Alysa's dad is not, so skating for China was never an option for Alysa.  I hope Alysa can convert her Olympic Gold into a small fortune, too![/quote]

Maybe China or Taiwan should give her similar endorsement. Or maybe other countries should bid on Alysa?

I agree. She should also make a fortune like Eileen. Also, I think it is fair for the world to bid on the best athletes so as audience we can see spectacular sports.  And athletes can get citizenships in more resourced nations. [/quote]

$6.5m is a relatively small part of Eileen Gu's NW.  From a purely financial perspective, EG's income comes from sponsorships and modeling, largely from a Chinese audience, where her look is more appreciated than here.  The $14m amount reported is the combined amount paid out between EG and Zhu Yi.  Also, there are many dual-citizen Olympians.  Like Zoe Atkin, who was third in the halfpipe - she was born and raised in the US.  Lives and trains in Park City.  Attends Stanford.  But she represented GB.  While not as extreme as China's, many countries financially support the training costs of their top athletes.  Alysa Liu's dad said he's spent between $500k and $1m on her figure skating training. I'm sure they'd like to capitalize on her win now! [/quote]

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