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Jilly_in_VA

(14,193 posts)
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 03:23 PM Thursday

Chinese American Olympian Gave The Perfect Response To Reporter's 'Ridiculous' Question About Her Medals

Chinese American freestyle skier Eileen Gu laughed at a reporter’s question Monday when asked if winning silver medals was disappointing, calling his perspective “ridiculous.”

“I’m the most decorated female free skier in history! I think that’s an answer in and of itself,” Gu said at a press conference.

The 22-year-old American-born skier has received right-wing backlash for representing China at the Olympics, with conservatives calling her a traitor.

She defended her decision, saying, “The U.S. already has the representation” and “I like building my own pond,” Newsweek reports.

The athlete previously won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics. This year in Milan-Cortina, she has added two more silver medals and begins competition in a third event, the women’s freeski halfpipe, on Thursday.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/eileen-gu-silver-medals-ridiculous-olympics_n_69974c6de4b0c988997b7ed9?origin=home-whats-happening-unit

Geez, leave the kid alone! Silver is nothing to be ashamed of!

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Chinese American Olympian Gave The Perfect Response To Reporter's 'Ridiculous' Question About Her Medals (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA Thursday OP
proving once again that a functioning brain stopdiggin Thursday #1
Who are you sniping at? Jilly_in_VA 20 hrs ago #2
Why in the WORLD ... stopdiggin 20 hrs ago #3
Because you were not CLEAR. Jilly_in_VA 17 hrs ago #4
Heading is 'Perfect Response To RIDICULOUS Question ' stopdiggin 13 hrs ago #5

stopdiggin

(15,253 posts)
1. proving once again that a functioning brain
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 05:20 PM
Thursday

or moral compass ... Is not a necessary requirement ...

Jilly_in_VA

(14,193 posts)
2. Who are you sniping at?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:39 PM
20 hrs ago

Eileen Gu? She has a perfect right to ski for China (which has, incidentally, a LOT of very good freestyle skiers!) and do whatever. She is also a student at Stanford and making a good chunk of NIL money. Don't you wish you were?

stopdiggin

(15,253 posts)
3. Why in the WORLD ...
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:30 PM
20 hrs ago

Would you assume that to be a target ? ( in my post, or just about anywhere on DU ?
Sheeesh!

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stopdiggin

(15,253 posts)
5. Heading is 'Perfect Response To RIDICULOUS Question '
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 07:46 PM
13 hrs ago

And yet you chose to blow right on past the perfectly obvious ... Charge in with teeth bared. But, you have a nice one anyway .. - - - - - - - -

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