Overview
- Gu advanced to Monday’s Olympic big air final after crashing on her second qualifying run and landing a high‑difficulty third jump to finish second overall.
- She has already taken slopestyle silver at the Milan‑Cortina Games, extending a record that includes two golds and a silver from Beijing 2022.
- The Wall Street Journal reported a public 2025 Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau budget showing a combined $6.6 million for Gu and Zhu, with nearly 100 million yuan over three years, before the document was edited to remove their names.
- Online posts in China questioning the reported payments were later taken down, and authorities have not detailed the allocations or the individual breakdown.
- Key issues remain unresolved, including Gu’s formal citizenship status under China’s ban on dual nationality, while she maintains her decision was about heritage and impact and continues to earn over $20 million annually from endorsements.