Olympian Eileen Gu’s Marketing Power: The Risks and Rewards for Brands | WSJ
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- Опубліковано 15 лют 2022
- From Visa to Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, around 30 brands are riding on Eileen Gu’s popularity as a U.S.-born athlete competing for China. But her marketability could be a double-edged sword for her sponsors. Photo Composite: Emily Siu
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She’s a kid of both countries . She doesn’t need to take any kind of political stance . She’s 19 and skiing . She’s intelligent and positive . Staying out of politics and off touchy subjects is wise . Someone will always find a way to twist words against a person .
Eileen is following in the footsteps of President Xi's daughter (and millions of others) in pursuing higher learning in the US.
Eileen Gu embodies the rare combination of talent, character, beauty and brains, but would she have become such a huge star if she hadn't chosen to compete for China? My guess is NO. We treat our Olympic stars like disposable toys in this country. No one cares or knows who they were the day before the Olympics, and no one cares/remembers them the day after. The only sports icons we care about in this country are NFL and NBA stars, no matter how badly they behave. AFAIK, no US Olympic star, no matter how good looking or successful they are, have ever been associated with brands like Estee Lauder, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany's or Victoria's Secret(yikes), not even Lindsay Vonn. These opportunities are only available to Eileen because she is a rare bilingual, bicultural sports star with a large appeal in China.
The only time I can recall seeing Olympic stars in commercials is during the Olympics, and only for those who have won across multiple Olympics like Michael Phelps or Shaun White. But even then, athletes are only marketable while they're still competing. How many ads have you seen featuring Michael Jordan lately? Olympic stars have an even shorter shelf life, since they can only compete once every 4 years, and extreme sports like freestyle skiing are sports that eat their young -- by 25 they are too old. So all those who chide her for being "ungrateful" should realize that America didn't make her a huge star, she did, through lots of hard work, and with some help from China. We could've never given her the kind of exposure she gained in China, because we don't care about our Olympic athletes except for 2 wks every 4 years. What about all the training facility and coaching you ask? Her mom paid top $ for them, and they are available to all other US athletes as well, why aren't they as good as her? What about all the competitions she got to participate in to hone her skills like X Games, World Cup, Youth Olympics etc.? Sure, but EPSN, FIS and IOC didn't stage those games out of the goodness of their hearts. They did it to make money, lots of it, off of these kids, at the cost of their broken bones and concussions since a young age. So please, spare me the "America made her into a Star" whining. We didn't. She is successful because she did all the hard work, took all the risks, and deserves every bit of success and accolade that comes her way.
OP must've forgotten how Jeremy Lin became famous...cuz' he's Chinese!!!
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Never thought that I'd ever read something so long on the internet and not be repulsed by it.
God the amount of BS in this comment is astonishing. I am not going to respond to all of it but saying that "she did all the hard work" when all she had to do was have good genetics and look pretty is crazy. I mean sure, freestyle skiing is amazing but I am not talking about the sport in itself, I am talking about being a marketing tool and betraying the country you were born into Funny thing is that she is still going back to American universities. So much for cutting ties.
So true. Similar goes for Mondo Duplantis and his decision to compete for Sweden. The US track team and Olympic team in general is so big and vast, that his accomplishments would be celebrate but almost considered a given. In Sweden, he is the biggest sport star imaginable whose face is literally printed on red bull cans in the supermarket. I don't see how that could happen to him in the US, even with his unmatched level of dominance in his sport.
Her American father left her and her mother when she's 2. She was entirely raised by Chinese mom and grandma. Why would people expect her to compete for USA?
She was raised and born in the US, her mom left China due to non secret reasons,
@@alexisvladimir8148 tell me how many US born people compete for other country ? how many non-US born people compete for USA ?
you don't care about those until she compete for China
so Cry ab it! :)
@@thegreatneess i never said anything about that 🙄 bruhh chill out, i simply explained to the idiot above that she is American by birth, who she represent is not my concern
@@alexisvladimir8148Her mom went to college in China and did graduate school at Auburn and Stanford. She is a Lehman Brothers veteran and has been a venture capitalist based in China for more than a decade. It's hard to say she "left" China. But obviously, you are right she must be a US citizen or a PR.
@Lawrence Lang unfortunately, a lot of netizens do not understand that
Imagine yourself being 18 years old.
What did you do? Enjoying yourself is the right answer.
Give her a break, smh
She is a traitor, it's one thing to play for another country I'm fine with that but when you have to denounce your US citizenship, you do not deserve to return to this country or the benefits of this nation. China is a horrible horrible government.
@@zerocool1344 So the people denounce their nationality and join the US citizen-ship is what? WOW how many of these people lives in the US I wonder 🤔
@@zerocool1344 You have lived in China?
@@Nova-re7yr I bet he hasn't even ever left his city! 🤣🤣
Newsflash no one is giving her a Kit Kat break! Plus she’s seen as a traitor to most Americans! She’s still seen as a traitor and most people wonder why she doesn’t live in China permanently! Besides all this fame will blow over so she’s just trying to get and make as much money as possible cuz that’s what it’s all about! Dudes it’s all about the dollars!! That’s it!
SAT 1580 (out of 1600), Olympic gold medal, amateur model, this kind of people will be the top no matter where they are.
Couldn’t agree more
Jonny Kim has entered the chat.
And also a great pianist
@@LebronCCP you should look into Jonny Kim more. Poor guy had a very rough and traumatic childhood. Also not sure if any American brands would care to sponsor an Asian American tbh. I have utmost respect for Johnny tho
for her personal achievement, and for choosing to be away from usa,
media is invoking executive order 9066.
I don't care what nationality she is. her own character and inspiring story already make her great role model for kids. my kid admires her as she is talented, hardworking, selfdiscipline, and postive. thats enought for me. she deserves every penny for all the commercial work, paying her is much better than paying normal superstar or supermodel.
well said !
also she is one of best example that mixing east and west education could benefit. its sad that politicians try to make US and China enemy, and people’s heart are twisted by fake news and started hate each other.
I seriously SUSPECT that this 18 years old with a SAT score of 1580 out of 1600...is smarter then American politicians....
😆
Many American politicians of both parties were graduated from the Trump University !
Of COURSE she is!’
politicians aren't smart. they're just good at lying and manipulating.
She's also a sellout, just like American politicians.
I don’t see any issues with this . Many people from other countries move to USA and make it big and change to US citizenship . Makes no difference in this case .
The main issue is the China no dual nationality laws. It means China bends it's own laws to suit it's needs.
@@SuccessforLifester LOL and American government doesn’t ? American government is just as corrupt if not more corrupt than China.
@@JohnnyJohnJon83 So far I don't know of any similar cases of this nature from US. It is another shady move by China. The global community are already very familiar with it.
@@SuccessforLifester American government has been putting sanctions on many countries simply because they don’t get their way. Not to mention they keep invading other countries and killing innocent civilians all the time and trying to cover it up. If yo haven’t aware of this then yiu have no right to complain about Cuna because I can assure you I know many people from China who have no issues living there so stop being Brain washed by western media.
@@SuccessforLifester should check out the sanction of Iraqi how many kids it ended up killing
Use everything you got to profit! She uses her skills, talent, smarts and beauty, and why shouldn't she? Those things won't last forever, so better take advantage now. And the way she is able to deflect sensitive questions shows a high level of maturity for her age.
She's just an object used for marketing.
@@MrCasco0o She uses herself as an object for marketing, and profits from it. Pretty good, if you ask me.
She has done no violation of U.S. laws, she doesn't deserve these insults or harassment,I think she has have enough these pointless questions!
@@jagdpanther2224
She never renounced her American citizenship even though she should have as someone who was born in the states and became a naturalized Chinese citizen. That directly violates the Chinese nationality law.
@A
Cited directly from Chinese government's website:
"Article 5: Any person born abroad whose parents are both Chinese nationals or one of whose parents is a Chinese national shall have Chinese nationality. But a person whose parents are both Chinese nationals and have both settled abroad, or one of whose parents is a Chinese national and has settled abroad, and who has acquired foreign nationality at birth shall not have Chinese nationality."
I thought we already talked about this, 50 cent party. She was born in the states, thus she's the second type the article referred to. Wanna try something new this time?
Lol the thumbnail of this video made me chuckle. In real life Eileen Gu is a girl smiling almost ALL the time in front of the cameras, and WSJ managed to find the one photo that made her look like she was the villain in a James Bond movie. Bravo WSJ. I salute your unbiased reporting with absolutely no agenda.
You gotta understand, WSJ is no longer a true journalism media. It now part of the US weapon, to paint a picture of China what is a hostile country, to the world and to its own people. We all grew up to learn to read and be happy that we live in a nation that rule by democratic value but it just it not always a painted picture they want us to see.
Wall Street Journal: "The best thing Gu can do is stay out of politics (and stick to just being a marketing tool)". Welp...that is the quiet part said out loud, ain't it WSJ?
mainstream media won't let her stay out of politics. if you notice, they're the ones dragging in the politics.
The best thing WSJ can do is to report the news without bias and not to interpret them to their own political narratives.
Americans have an addiction with politics and little self-awareness. Gosh! Everything is politicized to its detriment.
@@GnirpsNaireip Nationality issues is important as part of the eligibility rules to take part in the Olympics. The whole Olympics is a highly political event
so smart!!!!! haha
She's smart. If she continues to walk that fine line and play both sides, she would gain exponentially more in fame, wealth, and influence than if she picked a side. I'm sure she's very aware of this.
It’s a strategy that her mother have created years ago
That’s what skiing taught her all her life, balance!
People, especially many people in China, are angry at her privilege that she doesn't have to abide by the Chinese nationality law which prohibits dual-nationality in all circumstances, not the fact that she's earning money and enjoying life on both sides. And she has never, I do mean NEVER, publicly renounced her American citizenship after obtaining her Chinese citizenship, till this very day. This video mentioned none of it.
@@wisdomleader85 haha, this is funny as many Chinese in china use Instagram and Facebook too. Even if she get certain privellage, I think that is totally fine based on what she performed in this Olympic and also what she brings to china youngster
@kai tew
"this is funny as many Chinese in china use Instagram and Facebook too"
There's a specific sign in Beijing's Olympic town that tells foreigners where they can use 6 international social-media platforms: Facebook, Google, UA-cam, Instagram, Twitter, and Telegram. You know why that sign exists? Because they're all banned inside the communist regime's "great firewall", and regular Chinese people, excluding the communist party officials, will be prosecuted if they get caught using the aforementioned platforms, even under a VPN service. This has long been known as a fact.
The US government, unlike all other countries doesn't provide any assistance for olympiyans, even after winning medals for the country. All training and equipment costs have to be borne by the athlete, and winners of sports that doesn't have a big fan base barely make any money from endorsements. On the other hand China runs Olympic training like an industry.
She deserves every penny she’s making. She worked harder than anyone else. Why does she need to answer questions she doesn’t know anything about.
Because sports is a propaganda tool used by the CPC? She has been clearly afforded a privilege (dual citizenship) not afforded to regular Chinese.
You choose to wear the flag of a genocidal and downright evil regime, yet want to study and live in a democratic setup(enjoying the fruits of its citizenship) , you clearly have questions to answer.
Or she can renounce her US Citizenship and come clear about it, without stupid platitudes.
@@ankitait2 cry Ab it
@@ygus3030 Nope, actually I am just interested How many citizenships does she have? Has an exception been made for her?
Ideally Homeland Security should be asking these same questions, or maybe they already know and should come forth in her defense?
So why is she doing things she doesn't know the total impact of?
She has to know her nationality. She is shady and has questionable ethics.
As a Chinese American, feel the pain. Embracing both cultures somehow now a political issue.
this is media invoking executive order 9066.
Those poor Uyghurs
It just seems impossible to embrace two polar opposite ideologies without being a hypocrite.
@@hamsterman81 where? In your little chicken mind that feeds with fake news?
Are you a dual citizen? Or merely of Chinese descent? And since when did the CPC become part of Chinese culture? Chinese culture is thousands of years old, the CPC is around a 100 years old and it's philosophy is not native to Chinese culture. The two are not synonymous.
Gu should come clean on the matter of citizenship, sans platitudes. Say if she has given up US citizenship (as required by the PRC to gain citizenship, as required to represent the flag) or if an exception has been made for her.
Support one side then you have the backlash from the other side..
Being neutral, you are also critised.. What a world we are living in
You don't see Chinese criticize Chinese Americans unless they directly smeared China.
American racists told her and her grandmother to go back to China.
Eileen Gu went back to China... And won 2 golds and a silver for China - the first winter Olympian to have won 3 medals in the Winter Olympics in history.
What a champion! She is an inspiration for women all around the world and a symbol of the fight against racism.
I agree. Why can’t people just be inspired by greatness of others.
@@jackchen5387 the bitterness of American racists just makes Eileen's victory that much sweeter.
We cannot change the basic nature of animals or racists. However, we can celebrate the greatness of those who have risen beyond such primitive racism and hate
USA : If you're not with us, you're against us
China : Together for a shared future
I'm sure that no US Olympians talk about Israel-Palestine issue either. ❤❤❤❤❤
As someone who is half Chinese and grew up in Europe I can relate to her.
It’s a fine line to walk…
You will not be afforded the privilege of dual citizenship though. China does not allow it for common folk.
@@ankitait2 Chinese are very flexible people compared to other nations.
@@alanOHALAN nope, as far as immigration is concerned, they are absolutely inflexible. One can live their for decades, marry a Chinese, have Chinese children and still cannot gain citizenship.
@@alanOHALAN It is a communist dictatorship. They can break their own rules anytime
@@SuccessforLifester is it bad thing ??
China recently changed from one child policy to 3 child policy ....
You people can calls it LAW BREAKING
I am calling it is updation ..
These sponsoring brands just won big with her, they put down their money smartly.
If Aileen represented USA, she would have been forgotten on 21 Feb, the day immediately after olympic closing.
just look at how americans treat Chloe Kim and Sunni Lee
Yes now Gu is infamous
Eileen Gu represents the future.
No she doesn't .
The bot accounts are out strong this time, China must really have a lot of faith in this move
@@skoolwifi3835 Yankees🙈
She doesn't.
Yes she is.. Many sour grapes here.. we always say champion of human right, its her right to represent whicever countrry she want.. Dont u think those sour grape forget about human right.. i guess they are just bunch of hypocrite then..
Nathan Chen said it the best during his interview with Lester Holt: leave it to the professionals to figure it out.
It was too late for Chen to say that. He already criticized China for "human rights".
@@alanOHALAN
Good for him ...
@@udhayakumarMN But has he got an full understanding of the issue before he criticised them? Or just jumping on the bandwagon because American politicians and news media say so . Gu looks to be the savvy and brilliant one.
@@1349793
They called is political correctness ...
@@1349793 Really? She comes off as vapid and self-absorbed.
Eileen is where she is today is because she works hard, enjoyed what she does, she’s smart and also talented! Don’t take this away from her by playing the political game.
Conniving and scheming Gu family and the People's Republic of China
Cry about it
@@jcsarawak9245 Yes I cry for the poor common people living under the Communist dictatorship as they applied special privileges to the useful VVIPs.
@@SuccessforLifester Go over there. Do something about what you believe. Help those you ‘see’ that needed help instead of being so noisy behind the keyboard.
Eileen Gu knows that because she’s well known, she has a platform to push for what she believed in.
You think you’re so great by criticising others? Look yourself in the mirror first.
@@jcsarawak9245 It is good to bring awareness of the situation to ignorant commenters treating her as an inspiration. I have played my role behind the keyboard. I don't have to go over there. The CCP will make people disappeared. Who wants to go to China anymore.
She will speak..after making a lot of money and retire…then you speak…the same for every sportmen, celeb
I hope, she has,that day
Why does she need to speak about anything? She's an athlete not a politician.
Let's guess what she will speak about, the dysfunctional American politics, the criminal treatment of ethnic minorities in the US, or the rampant gun violence every weekend?
She will only speak 3 things - love my MOM .. My country CHINA .. my Life happine$$ ..
Check her IG photos with her grandma wearing her Gold medal and she’s wearing the Silver. Her love of her Chinese heritage is real. Why shouldn’t it be?? Only brainwashed people here are the narrow minded Americans.
Honestly..... In the US, you probably end up in a cereal box for few weeks. She is getting sponsorship by LV, Gucci, Nike, Movado, etc. I would do the same if I were her.
Gu is a bad role model. It is important to have integrity
@Frank Lopez lol...how many traitors(who were born, educated in other countries) are working for the US right now? plus, gu is half Chinese raised by her chinese mother alone and split her time between China and the US growing up.
@@kellyliu1210 Yep. Her American father left her and her mother when she's 2. She was entirely raised by Chinese mom and grandma. Why would people expect her to compete for USA?
@@SuccessforLifester Hope you can keep your integrity when you were offered $32 million from endorsement.
@@kejianshi9196 Quite dirty person this Gu
The first Wall Street Journal news piece that is objective and balanced that I gave a two thumbs up 👍
nothig balanced in peddling the US manufacture uyghur issue
Naomi Osaka was born in the U.S., naturalized to Japan, and is now Japanese, but no one treated her as an influential person like Eileen.
Americans: “Shut up and dribble!” when Lebron James addressed social issue in America
Also Americans: “Why is Eileen not addressing these social issues in China as a star athlete?”
Cmon man, be consistent
If you take a step back you'll see the very people who criticized Lebron for being too "woke" and Eileen for not caring about social issues enough are the very same people who support Donald Trump's Xenophobic ideologies and deep down super afraid of giving black people equal rights and teach their kids critical race theory. They switch switches faces to suit their own interests.
@@ThebigJJ621 Most people around the world don’t care your left and right, they are all Americans
@@lebbeus Oh yes they do. I can assure you people see Donald Trump a lot different from Barack Obama. One has the vocabulary of a 5th grader while the other is someone charismatic enough to bring to see your parent.
Also when Trump said if you dont like it here just leave. Which might be the wisest words he ever said. And when ppl actually leave, you are a traitor.
"Go back to China!" .... She went back to China. *Surprised pikachu face*
She’s awesome. I just don’t think she should be marketed so much to a people who already struggle with their appearances
She’s the hottest, most attractive Asian sports celebrity in the 21sf century - makes sense
She looks about as Chinese as I do, and I'm an old white man.
She is a genius! Playing both superpowers and at the same time getting paid a boatload of dough!
Yeah she's been presented with enormous opportunity by history and she had the ability to seize it. She made bank in the Olympics and will be attending Stanford next year in the States, mad jealous of her dude.
@@brandongarber4335 It is sad in today's conflicting reality, she's eigher Chinese traitor or American traitor. Going backward 10 years, she would have been a great bridge between the 2 great countries.
Her USA career is deadddddddddd.....
She is "untouchable" there.
@@SK-lt1so You are crazy, she has nothing to lose!
China has a role too. They are in cahoots with her to break their no dual nationality laws. Really a sad episode out of this Olympics
High risk, high reward.
you have to be smart, really smart....with a lot of knowledge
@@hyy3657 Yep, smart, intelligent and very shrewd too.
She represents the future.
If she stayed with Team USA, she'd be another Chloe Kim
There is absolutely no need for her to answer trouble makers. Go "Cry ab it!"
I love her no matter which nation she represents. She's good at sports, and have a good command of both Chinese and English. Can you beat her for these parts?
@Achu How many Asians and Europe Scientists and Experts worked in USA ? How many Asians sportmen won medals for USA over the years ?
Aren't they traitors and backstabbers for their motherland ?
Do not forget, traitors from the Root,too
@Achu keep crying
Probably those who call her "traitor" are the same yelling "go back to your country" when they meet an Asian.
Probably those who call her "traitor" are the same yelling "go back to your country" when they meet an Asian.
Say what you will,
But she is talented and gorgeous!!
Eileen Gu and Emma Raducanu, awesome sports personalities emerged over the last few months. For their age they are very balanced and articulate individuals.
You must not have heard her praising herself after her last gold medal. She came off as truly vapid.
@@dans.7651 If I won a gold medal, I too would be singing my hard work. She is a teenager, lighten up! If I had a teenage daughter with such balanced outlook to life. I would be a proud dad.
@@dans.7651 Listen carefully. She didn't praise herself. She said she couldn't believe what she achieved and was very honored by the whole experience.
Except Emma was smart enough to represent the UK not China, so she's now universally loved, including in China. Eileen could've had the same if it weren't for this unfortunate decision made 3 years ago. She would've been America's darling. I blame her mom. She didn't think how this would affect Eileen's future long term. Eileen was too young at 15 to realize the true implication of her decision.
@@dans.7651 Sounds more like you listen with vapid ears.
She has the freedom to choose what she want to be. And she brings positivity, girls power and happiness.
You know what.
what I love Eileen Gu most is she responded to US haters in a US way:
'cry about it.'
or 'it's your loss.'
😂.
Chinese wouldn't speak like that. Chinese are taught too much in humbleness.
even if you are the Olympics game winner. you should still say i am not good at it, it still has room to improve.. that is Chinese way...humbleness will make hater has no excuses to attack you. Apparently Eileen Gu used arrogance to fight arrogance. which i was pretty impressed.
I cry for the common Chinese people who needs to obey the stringent repressive laws. In this case, the no dual nationality laws. But VIPs like Gu is allowed to break it. It is indeed a sad day for China.
@@SuccessforLifester i don't think Gu is an exception. even the greatest scientist has no exception.
you can't use imagination to trash China.
to be honest. no one is more important then scientist.
an Olympic gamer is nothing important actually.
@@SuccessforLifester and what i was saying is culture. not laws. actually China don't have enough law compared US.
Such as you can drink beer on street freely.
US is a country full of all kinds of laws. in China tax even not fully covered..
@@louiswu6300 Yes that is my point. Globally people view China as not applying it's laws fairly across all board. The Gu adds another high profile example. She and the other Americans who play for Beijing are given exceptions to the laws. But China failed to address this publicly
@@SuccessforLifester nope. Gu joined back to China at 16. not 18. and China didn't allow any other nationality. so Gu must abandon US nationality. but may be US was not agree on that.
time will tell.
China won't break laws for athlete. or any others. it is not an immigrant country. if China want, it will open immigrantion. but so far China didn't do it.
BTW, it really difficult to join China. if she is not athlete. maybe she not qualified to join to China.
Olympics is a big marketing campaign, for nations. For host China, it's the biggest winner. Eileen Gu had announced representing China back in 2019. Why does she matter the most than other athletes? She is perfect in every angle, a perfect glamorous model, a great athlete Olympic gold medalist, inspiring to 1.4 billion Chinese in China, stirring up a lot controversies over her passport national allegiance ...
She has American passport, end goal of all Chinese
She is a stain to China and Chinese. Now people see China as bending it's own no dual nationality laws.
@@SuccessforLifester You crazy
@@jagdpanther2224 Article 3 The People's Republic of China does not recognize dual nationality for any Chinese national.
@@jagdpanther2224 According to the Olympic Charter (Rule 40-41) Any competitor in the Olympic Games must be a national of the country of the NOC which is entering such competitor.
Luckin coffee is the comeback story of 2022
She did the right and chose future over politics.
Can anyone tell me if she renounced her us citizenship to compete for china? It seems pertinent to know.
Zero risk, all rewards. Go Eileen!
MJ also took backlash for being apolitical. Sometimes, life can just be about…life.
Those who picked on her and criticized her should be ashamed of themselves for showing how ignorant they are.
Can you report how much an athlete earned who has won a gold medal as represented the US ? I mean generally cases not specifically Gu, any idea what their lives like after their athletic careers are over
SIMPLY AWESOME AND GORGEOUS AND SMART
Next stop, Miss Universe. She can easily win it.
Lol that’s so 20th century
she's literally 18, yall need to stop
Us-China together produces the most shiny, pure Gold.
Elieen Gu is a US national but representing China not USA!
@@jagdpanther2224 She has a Chinese mom and American daddy that I am talking about. It is a pure biological genetic information ( DNA speaks )but politics. Educating urself 1st then u can have same level conversation.
Boycott China? Yet we all still shop at Wal-Mart…
Do you expect any alternatives to chose?
@@jagdpanther2224 what you’re getting at is the truth. With all the sentiment against China we would expect some policy proposals to limit trade with China, but US based corporations would lobby hard. We’re entirely beholden to corporations that bribe our politicians. China laughs all the way to the bank.
Because most of you cannot afford to shop elsewhere
@@DukeLM that’s another problem altogether. Cheap goods are the result of cheap labor, but cheap labor at home results in only being able to afford cheap products. Meanwhile, billionaires are making massive bonuses and profits.
Think about her power - if she says "don't buy this..."
Think about her power in the advertisement to tell people : BUY THIS!
The day before yesterday, Eileen met her fans on Douyin(chinese edition tiktok). 16 million chinese young people took parting，and she received 120 million likes in 1 hours. It's crazy! Guess what all chinese and foreign businessmen are thinking about now.
Mixed to perfection 🔥😻
Eileen Gu dont incline yourself to any political campaign stay out of it. Its for your own good. Politics is a dirty business.
Stay neutral.
Im cheering for you.
She is quite dirty to represent China while likely keeping her US citizenship.
@@SuccessforLifester China doesn't allow duel citizenship. So the likely option is she dropped her US citizenship
@@darthvadeth6290 She refused to answer that question and US people said that the public records didn't show that she has given up the nationality. They can actually check on this info on the public domain.
@@SuccessforLifester Why do you lie? Someone's citizenship status is not public record - that's private information. Why do you lie?
And yes, she did refuse to answer to not hurt American's feelings - which doesn't seem to be working given how many butthurt Americans there are. But legally we know China doesn't allow duel citizenship.
@@darthvadeth6290 Correct. She is in a shady deal with China. Questions on her nationality are valid, given that this is such a high profile event.
Eileen Gu renounced her US citizenship to compete for China in the Olympics.
No she deflected this question and didn't reply it. She likely kept it like Jeremy Smith in some shady scheme with China
@@SuccessforLifester cope harder 😂 China doesn't allow duel citizenship, so by law, she can't keep her US citizenship
But since US accepts dual citizenship, the issue is really between Gu and China no?
@@darthvadeth6290 Correct but she likely kept her US citizenship. That is why she deflected questions
amazing
Watching this news reminds me of the Movie "Salt"
Keep going Eileen !
Yes keep going, back to china
She has or will have over 30 million USD in the bank (according to SCMP's recent UA-cam Video on her) from all her endorsements. And this is before even starting her first semester at Stanford. yes she has chosen a side, good for her, As a Chinese Canadian, if I were in her shoes, I too would pick the same side
More likely US$60 million already in her net worth before this Winter Olympics started. She will become a billionaire in the years to come, she is only 18, when she matures there will be more suitable products for her to endorse.
I hope her greed is worth the rights and freedoms she had in the US. She could’ve still made millions staying as an American and would be allowed to permanently live there.
Never mind the genocide, huh?
@@GabrielSchlaefer What genocide ? Myths!
@@Yoshsterpalooza She didn't has any violation of U.S. law, there is nothing you jealous haters can do over her!
Nice!
Eileen 👍👍
Congratulations eileen Gu she are the best 2 gold 1 silver
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She is making good money from both parts of the world, USA & China. Congraluations.
She strong and smart. I like her
She is very well-grounded and deserves all the credit for what she is doing.
very well-grounded... LOL
Making money and paying as little taxes as possible is the American way. Wonder why some people are so upset at this.
Not like integrity and loyalty is worth much in the US today with politicians looking out and working for themselves instead of the people. I would have done exactly the same thing if I were her. Barely 18yo and already the wealthiest self made teenager. Definitely gonna be wealthiest skiier ever.
If you look at Chloe Kim (Asian American as well) who actually has TWO gold medals, can she even make 10% of Eileen? I highly doubt it (10% of Eileen's endorsement contract is about $3.1 million).
@@BSPBuilder No Olympic gold medallists from other countries would be able to match Eileen Gu's earning power for sure. Her lifetime earnings are at least $300m and that's a conservative estimate. Those slamming her are just hypocrites. They would have done the same thing.
Some people could upset and I can understand why (regardless of I personally agree or not).
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Imagine if top-notch US-born multi-culture athlete representing US's most friendly countries, that person wouldn't be put into such controversy as Eileen's level. (there still be a debate though)
@@aero.l she didn’t compete for china so not as famous
@@BSPBuilder she’s also Korean
People should leave Eileen Gu alone, it’s her business as she has goals to do.
Michael Phelps achieved his goal he grabbed 7 gold medals from Beijing Olympic Summer 2008.
People should to find their own goal to achieve.
This saga has to do with the sovereignty of China, they are staining it further
Hater gon hate. Get that money gurl!
would you ask American athletes questions about the Afghanistan withdraw
hahaha ha 😆 LoL! Must be very embarrassing !
I consider the Kabul retreat was a marathon for the Americans and I enjoy watching it!
just as she said, she is just a 18 years old girl, she enjoy her wonderful life!
Chinese American moms expect pre med major , won’t be surprised if that is her Stanford goal
Mark Dreyer has a nice painting!
Do what you gotta do for the $
Congratulations Aileen Gu, please continue your mission of bringing unity between the two peoples of China and US. It is only some politicians and govt of the day in US that is difficult to bring on board. If you succeed your mission is accomplished. Many Americans, Chinese scholars, academics, businesses prefer to live in harmony.
lead by example, and show great respect to parties that support her, may Eileen Gu inspire politicians here
She divided the community further when she evaded the questions about her nationality. This is another shady chapter in China.
@@SuccessforLifester It is politicians and main street media here chose to divide people of two countries, not by Miss Gu ... Remember when USA needed China to help end Vietnam War, did Nixon went to China... When politicians here feel no need, they just bash and demonized China.
@@zhuangdavid5037 those are valid questions about her qualifications to be a Chinese. The reputation of China in the last Olympics was still much better. Except for the fake cute girl pretending to sing on behalf of another cute girl deemed not so pleasant
@@SuccessforLifester What are you saying? Trying your best derail the main discussion.
Haters will hate.
What is her nationality?
So jealous, so mean. That is American media
he new cosmetics company will make her a billionaire soon.
She will have 70 bodyguards like Eminem
Why don't you question American athletes on their stance about ongoing police violence against blacks and the history of massacres and violence toward minorities since the founding of the US, and drone strikes killing millions of Muslims in the middle east?
She is beautiful and smart. She is the best example of when the US and China come together. Please put politics aside and enjoy a little bit of sports.
There are rules and laws to follow in a sport. If China breaks its own rules to allow her to represent China and still keeps her US citizenship, then it is quite a dirty sport.
And traitors from the Root, too.
@@terryhuynh9511 learn grammar properly before comment.
She's a model, an athlete soon to be a university student, why is it that she's being asked political stuff? good thing she keeps quiet.
Do not forget, traitors from the Root too.
@@terryhuynh9511 keep crying
@@terryhuynh9511 traitor your @ss.
When she was 15, she was yelled at “go back to China” while shopping with her grandma. (according to Economists)
So she did 🖕
@@terryhuynh9511 cry about it
Didn't know her
Her mother came to the US to make more money. She moved back China to make even more money. Citizenship is not a big deal when you can make millions. She is now a super star and being loved by everyone in China. There’s really no point in going back to the US.
For us she represents not only personal success and talents in academic, sports, language… basically everything she does. But also a combination of good values of both sides(including family values). Do some research you will be astonished.
We've done some research, and found out she never publicly denounced her American citizenship, which is already a violation of the Chinese nationality law. But the rich and the powerful (especially if they're affiliated with the CCP) should be free from obeying any law under the communist regime according to you people, right?
She is in cahoots with the Chinese government to play the game. It would have been better if China is honest and plays the game with integrity.
@@SuccessforLifester See how Americans treat Chloe Kim.
@@jowen9422 I didn't follow her case.
@@SuccessforLifester so, it's not to late to follow, if you realy interested asian american.
Understandable that people are jealous. Haters gonna hate and be jealous... I mean who wouldn't be... She is smart, intelligent, athletic, outspoken, a trained pianist, a stanford student, an Olympic gold medallist, models for LV and she is just 18 .... The list goes on... Like definition of an overachiever.
Don’t forget a beauty
Lead by example, and show great respect to parties that support her, may Eileen Gu inspire politicians here .. BTW, to the main street media, China has bought so mucb US T bills, show some respect, would u, dude!
funny all the COMMENTATORS says Eileen Gu is walking a tight rope, worry not, if she weren't able to make the right decision, she wouldn't be talked about here, for being richer than you, prettier than you, and smarter than you.
go eileen! love from texas!
What people fails to understand is that Gu is not the symbol of China VS US. She is the very symbol of rich vs poor. No average China or US family could raise a kid like this. The wealthy family of this world takes advantage of both sides to serve their best interest.
And it's fine when American sport superstar get endorsements?
Good for her. Most athletes fissle out by their mid 20s. 18 is the peak for most Olympians.
Jealous much?
@@XJLCA Sadly it's truth. Most athletes, especially Olympic ones, tend to peak by their mid 20s and are unable to transition to a career outside. Unless you get sponsorship or develop some kind of brand, in a few years someone younger will take over your legacy.
She certainly peaked at just the right time, dominating the whole year leading up to these games. Time will tell if she can continue with this dominance into the next Olympics. Chloe Kim took a couple of years off then came back and was just as dominant at 21 as she was at 17. Freestyle skiing is extremely risky, injuries are common and by 25, 26, most athletes have passed their peak. But then again, look at Lindsay Jacobellis, finally a gold at 36!
A lot of sour grapes in here, LOL
Seriously tho. It's so funny reading all these comments 😂
I love how Gu responsed to those haters: Cry ab it! Lol this is super!
Yes it is sad adding one more stain to China's history
Eileen looks good in red.
I don’t think it’s accurate to say she’s not political…she’s obviously picking a side.
To obviously, she and her mom picked Chinese,that, what she is representing, Now
@@terryhuynh9511 Are you living in the McCarthy~era? 1950s?