Chinese-American skierEileen Gucompleted her 2026 Winter Olympics with the ultimate prize,capturing a gold medal in the halfpipe freeski eventon Sunday.
But, if you were to take the temperature of fans online, public opinion is divided.
For starters, her event was moved to Sunday from Saturday thanks to inclement weather conditions.
That meant Gu had the unenviable task of competing for attention from the U.S. Men's Hockey Team.
And afterthe men won gold, there was no chance Gu was upstaging that celebration.
So, Gu quietly accepted her medal at a tearful press conference after learning of the passing of her grandmother, an admittedly emotional moment.
Some defended her, mostly out of some weird, displaced anger towards Americans feeling scorned by one of their own training under the country's flag and care only to "defect" to China.
Others were tired of her name being in the spotlight, praising the end of the Olympics as a reprieve from having to hear her name and the rhetoric surrounding her.
It's articles like thefluff piece put out by ESPNabout Gu that are likely fueling this fatigue towards the skier, and I can't say I blame them.
On a day like today, when the American men captured gold in hockey for the first time in 46 years and other gold medalists like Alysa Liu will be honored at the closing ceremonies, let's show some love to our athletes who are actually proud to wear the Red, White, and Blue.
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