Eileen Gu Is Loved by China. But It’s Getting Complicated. – The Wall Street Journal

BEIJING—On the ski slopes, she blasts Lady Gaga and $uicideboy$ on her headphones. After whizzing to the bottom, she bites into a Chinese pork bun, smiling for the cameras.

Eileen Gu, the San Francisco-born free skiing phenom competing for Team China at the Beijing Olympics, has won adoration from China’s state-run media and her many fans here, who have thrilled to her medal haul and her message of bridging differences and breaking boundaries through sports.

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