Eileen Gu and Alysa Liu each win gold at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and ignite a debate over which nation they represent and who benefits financially.Eileen Gu competes for China and secures lucrative Chinese endorsements and state-backed praise, while Alysa Liu competes for the USA and draws attention because her father, Arthur Liu, fled China after the 1989 crackdown.US politicians including Vice President
JD Vance and Representative
Andy Ogles publicly challenge Gu’s choice, Congress debates a 100% tax on athletes who represent rival powers, and the
FBI warned
Arthur Liu about alleged Chinese targeting.