Overview
- Eileen Gu, who represents China and was born in the United States, has already won slopestyle silver at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
- The Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau’s budget tied the payouts to “striving for excellent results in qualifying for the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics,” according to the reports.
- References to Gu and Zhu Yi were later removed from the posted budget, and online criticism in China was reported to have been taken down.
- The documents did not specify how the funds were divided, while independent reporting shows Gu earns more than $20 million annually from endorsements and comparatively little from prize money.
- Questions about Gu’s citizenship persist as China does not recognize dual nationality, and she maintains her decision to switch in 2019 was about heritage and impact rather than financial gain.