American-born Olympic skier Eileen Gu, who competes for China internationally, responded to JD Vance after the Vice President said she should represent the United States in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

American freestyle skier Eileen Gu said she was “physically assaulted,” robbed and received death threats on her college campus, Stanford University, over her controversial 2019 decision to represent her mother’s native China in the Olympics.