Gu and Zhu Yi, a fellow American-born athlete who now competes for China, were paid for "striving for excellent results" in the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics.
Chinese megastar skier Eileen Gu recently revealed the true reason why she picked to represent China over the USA at the Olympics.
One of the two silver medals was won by Eileen Gu, who is said to be the richest athlete taking part in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. The 22-year-old, born in San Francisco, California, represents China through her mother's side, and she won silver in the freestyle skiing slopestyle behind Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud.
After details of payments from Beijing’s sports bureau to freestyle skiing champion Eileen Gu were accidentally revealed last year, her name was quickly scrubbed from the budget.
American-born Olympian Eileen Gu scored millions from China in 2025 – a staggering payout exposed in a public budget before officials quickly scrubbed her name from the record, according to a report.
The San Francisco-born skier isn’t new to the Olympics, and neither are questions about the country she competes for.
Chinese Olympic star Eileen Gu condemned President Trump’s harsh criticism of American skier Hunter Hess after he expressed “mixed emotions” about representing the US at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
Here is an updated look at the standings, results and schedule for men's curling at the 2026 Winter Games.
Sun Long's speedskating silver was just the fourth medal of the Games for Chinese delegation, with gold still remaining out of reach Sun Long rebounded from his earlier disappointment to claim Winter Olympics silver in the men's 1,
Most countries that have competed at the Winter Olympics have taken home medals in multiple sports over the years. There are also some that have emerged