by Allan Wall, Border Hawk, ©2026
(Mar. 19, 2026) — Olympic skier Eileen Gu served as grand marshal of the Chinese New Year Parade this month in San Francisco.
Eileen was born and raised in the Bay Area, and at the age of 22 is already one of the most decorated freestyle skiers in the history of the Winter Olympics, including both men and women.
She won three medals at the 2026 Games — one gold and two silver.
She’s also a fashion model and has earned tens of millions of dollars from brand endorsements.
Sounds like an all-American success story, doesn’t it?
Well, not actually.
Eileen, you see, won those medals for China, where she is known as Gu Ailing.
That’s controversial to some.
Vice President JD Vance waded into this debate during a recent interview with Martha McCallum.
“I certainly think that somebody who grew up in the United States of America, who benefited from our education system, from the freedoms and liberties that make this country a great place, I would hope that they want to compete with the United States of America,” VP Vance stated.
“I’m gonna root for American athletes and I think part of that is people who identify themselves as Americans. That’s who I’m rootin’ for this Olympics.”
Interestingly, most users who replied to the above post opposed Vance’s position.
Who is Eileen Gu, and what does her situation tell us about contemporary American citizenship?
Eileen Gu was born in the U.S. to a white American father and a Chinese immigrant mother. Gu is her mother’s maiden name.
She was raised in the U.S. by her mother and maternal grandparents. She speaks both English and Mandarin (in a Beijing dialect).
Eileen started skiing at the age of three. She was a real natural and became a great competitor.
When competing internationally, Eileen represented the United States. After all, she was born, raised, and trained as a skier in the U.S.
But in June of 2019, Eileen switched over to compete for China after the Chinese Olympic Committee presented the International Olympic Committee with a copy of her Chinese passport.
However, she has apparently not renounced her U.S. citizenship.
She describes her identity thusly: “When I’m in the U.S., I’m American, but when I’m in China, I’m Chinese.”
Read the rest here.
Dual citizenship should not be allowed.
If her passport is Chinese then she is Chinese. Ban her from America.