Killion also took exception with Gu complaining about schedule conflicts with her events and practice times, which put Gu at a disadvantage to her competitors.

I found this rather strange, given how Killion has championed transgender rights and an "equitable" playing field.

She said she found my conflation weird.
Lolz.

DiabloWags said:

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Killion also took exception with Gu complaining about schedule conflicts with her events and practice times, which put Gu at a disadvantage to her competitors.

I found this rather strange, given how Killion has championed transgender rights and an "equitable" playing field.

She said she found my conflation weird.
Lolz.

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What does trans rights have to do with Gu having time conflicts?

The most all time Olympic medals by school! pic.twitter.com/TUw3cKbtqt

— College Football Zone (@CollegeFBonX) February 20, 2026

Cal has done well for itself over the years, especially for a school with limited space for athletic facilities.

DiabloWags said:

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SF Chronicle Sportswriter Ann Killion ripped Eileen Gu yesterday in the Sporting Green and said Gu was scorned.
I ripped Killion back.

I think our colleague "brobear" would have said my facts were "combative". LOL!

Must have gotten under Anne's skin because she got involved in an email "tag" with me.

She took exception with San Franciscan and Furd student Gu competing for China and allegedly being paid $16 million by the Chinese Govt.

Gu is 22 and reportedly making $23 million a year in Endorsements for being the most medaled athlete in her Sport.

I told Killion, who cares?
She isn't making any political statements.
Far from it.

As most sports fans know, Louisiana Pole Vaulter Mondo Duplantis competes for his Mom's native Sweden. He owns the World Record.

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IMO Ann Killion's criticism is entirely fair and what Gu should expect as an American taking money from the CCP.

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The most all time Olympic medals by school! pic.twitter.com/TUw3cKbtqt

— College Football Zone (@CollegeFBonX) February 20, 2026

Cal has done well for itself over the years, especially for a school with limited space for athletic facilities.

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How about if we redo the ranking by state?

Also, how will this be tallied in the new era were a kid gets 6 schools in 6 years?

Bingo.

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The most all time Olympic medals by school! pic.twitter.com/TUw3cKbtqt

— College Football Zone (@CollegeFBonX) February 20, 2026

Cal has done well for itself over the years, especially for a school with limited space for athletic facilities.

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Man, maybe those top schools there should form a conference of their own some day. One for champions, perhaps.

sycasey said:

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DiabloWags said:

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SF Chronicle Sportswriter Ann Killion ripped Eileen Gu yesterday in the Sporting Green and said Gu was scorned.
I ripped Killion back.

I think our colleague "brobear" would have said my facts were "combative". LOL!

Must have gotten under Anne's skin because she got involved in an email "tag" with me.

She took exception with San Franciscan and Furd student Gu competing for China and allegedly being paid $16 million by the Chinese Govt.

Gu is 22 and reportedly making $23 million a year in Endorsements for being the most medaled athlete in her Sport.

I told Killion, who cares?
She isn't making any political statements.
Far from it.

As most sports fans know, Louisiana Pole Vaulter Mondo Duplantis competes for his Mom's native Sweden. He owns the World Record.

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IMO Ann Killion's criticism is entirely fair and what Gu should expect as an American taking money from the CCP.

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Honestly, I think it was just a sports reporter trying to create "controversy" where there is none.

Again, it's not like Gu is making any political statements
In fact, she's been "baited" into doing so by reporters and never falls for the trap.

Again, plenty of athletes in the Olympics compete for their Mom's country.
Gu gets criticized it because it just happens to be CHINA.

Read Killian's article and let me know what you think.

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sycasey said:

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DiabloWags said:

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SF Chronicle Sportswriter Ann Killion ripped Eileen Gu yesterday in the Sporting Green and said Gu was scorned.
I ripped Killion back.

I think our colleague "brobear" would have said my facts were "combative". LOL!

Must have gotten under Anne's skin because she got involved in an email "tag" with me.

She took exception with San Franciscan and Furd student Gu competing for China and allegedly being paid $16 million by the Chinese Govt.

Gu is 22 and reportedly making $23 million a year in Endorsements for being the most medaled athlete in her Sport.

I told Killion, who cares?
She isn't making any political statements.
Far from it.

As most sports fans know, Louisiana Pole Vaulter Mondo Duplantis competes for his Mom's native Sweden. He owns the World Record.

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IMO Ann Killion's criticism is entirely fair and what Gu should expect as an American taking money from the CCP.

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Honestly, I think it was just a sports reporter trying to create "controversy" where there is none.
Again, it's not like she's making any political statements
In fact, she's been "baited" into doing so by reporters
and never falls for the trap.

Read Killian's article and let me know what you think.

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I read the article and told you what I think. Gu should expect that she's going to to get criticism as an American competing for China and clearly taking money from them to do so. Killion is reporting on the controversy that already exists around that choice. It's fair.

You just explained the controversy

Killian made Gu out to be a prima donna and whining about scheduling conflicts that didn't allow her to have training sessions. It was as if Killian was "fishing" to throw mud up on the wall and see what would stick and create controversy.

It should have been obvious to her that in Track & Field there is no practice conflict because there is a practice track.
Same with Swimming and a warm up pool. Same for gymnastics.

But when it comes to getting training time for her half-pipe, slope style, and big air competitions, it's not like there is a "practice" facility for that.

We all know that there are event conflicts on an Olympic schedule.
It's why you never see someone attempt a 400m/400m hurdle double.

But here, Gu was making statements about petitioning for a change so that she could get PRACTICE TIME in on a specific facility.

It's ironic that Killian conflated that with her examples of Ledecky and Biles and yet couldn't understand an earlier point that I made about being "equitable" and her having supported transgender high school athletes competing at the CIF State Track & Field Championships.

Her conversation with me made little sense to me.
Oh well.

The Stanford kids don’t claim her.

There are dozens of posts on their social app about how she’s one of the rudest people on campus 😂 pic.twitter.com/VL6gfckkD7

— Justine Moore (@venturetwins) February 21, 2026

A rare time I agree with Furd

BearlySane88 said:

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The Stanford kids don’t claim her.

There are dozens of posts on their social app about how she’s one of the rudest people on campus 😂 pic.twitter.com/VL6gfckkD7

— Justine Moore (@venturetwins) February 21, 2026

A rare time I agree with Furd

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It isn't easy to be the rudest kid on stanfurd's campus

Its tough being a young, attractive Asain American and multi-medal Olympian from San Francisco.

Growing up as an Asian American, vou're never Asian enough and never American enouqh. That's the Asian American experience.

Reminds me of the "entitled" sports reporters that crapped all over Barry Bonds and tore him down.

What does being attractive have to do with this?

BearlySane88 said:

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What does being attractive have to do with this?

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People are jealous.

Growing up as an Asian American, vou're never Asian enough and never American enouqh. That's the Asian American experience.

Im not gonna judge her.
I will leave that to Ann Killion and others who have never competed at the highest level.

No, people have already voiced why they don't like her. I think bringing attractiveness into it, which is entirely subjective, just diminishes the actual issues people have with her.

You're picking on one characteristic out of my entire post and missing the point. That's pedantic.

Have a nice evening.

It was the leading line of your post, which you have since gone back and edited to add more to.

Shocker that I would reply to your post as it was when I saw it.

You sound combative.

Its not my fault that you reply to my post within 15 seconds when Im adding a link or other supporting info.

I believe you've also had this "issue" with our colleague DLS79CAL83DAD as well. Im not the only one.

Have a nice night.
Enjoy the Olympics.

DiabloWags said:

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You sound combative.

Its not my fault that you reply to my post within 15 seconds when Im adding a link or other supporting info.

I believe you've also had this "issue" with our colleague DLS79CAL83DAD as well. Im not the only one.

Have a nice night.
Enjoy the Olympics.

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Sigh, no clue what you're talking about nor do I care to argue with you about things that aren't the topic at hand.

DiabloWags said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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What does being attractive have to do with this?

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People are jealous.

Growing up as an Asian American, vou're never Asian enough and never American enouqh. That's the Asian American experience.

Im not gonna judge her.
I will leave that to Ann Killion and others who have never competed at the highest level.

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Man, I grew up half-Chinese in San Francisco just like Eileen Gu. It's not that hard if you grow up there; mixed-Asian people are everywhere in that city. And we literally have another example right now in Alysa Liu who has a very similar background and is getting near universal love for her Olympic efforts. It's not being Asian or being a woman that makes Gu controversial. It's literally because she took money from the CCP and now serves as their propaganda tool. Whether or not she realizes it, that's what she is and why they pay her.

Now personally I am not going to waste my time calling her names on Twitter or whatever. She's just a skier and life's too short for that. It also seems like she made this decision as a teenager and was probably pushed into it by her mother or some other influencers, so she may truly have not understood what she was signing up for at the time. But I'm not going to cheer for her and I'm also not going to be naive about why she gets shade from Americans. It's very obvious why.

DiabloWags said:

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Its tough being a young, attractive Asain American and multi-medal Olympian from San Francisco.

Growing up as an Asian American, vou're never Asian enough and never American enouqh. That's the Asian American experience.

Reminds me of the "entitled" sports reporters that crapped all over Barry Bonds and tore him down.

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Not sure what "entitled" means here. If you want to hear from one of the best sports reporters in the business on Barry Bonds, here's a good one

TEAM USA wins a RECORD 11th GOLD with a win in the Mixed Team Aerials.

Edit: Make that 12 now with Men's Hockey!

sycasey said:

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DiabloWags said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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What does being attractive have to do with this?

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People are jealous.

Growing up as an Asian American, vou're never Asian enough and never American enouqh. That's the Asian American experience.

Im not gonna judge her.
I will leave that to Ann Killion and others who have never competed at the highest level.

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Man, I grew up half-Chinese in San Francisco just like Eileen Gu. It's not that hard if you grow up there; mixed-Asian people are everywhere in that city. And we literally have another example right now in Alysa Liu who has a very similar background and is getting near universal love for her Olympic efforts. It's not being Asian or being a woman that makes Gu controversial. It's literally because she took money from the CCP and now serves as their propaganda tool. Whether or not she realizes it, that's what she is and why they pay her.

Now personally I am not going to waste my time calling her names on Twitter or whatever. She's just a skier and life's too short for that. It also seems like she made this decision as a teenager and was probably pushed into it by her mother or some other influencers, so she may truly have not understood what she was signing up for at the time. But I'm not going to cheer for her and I'm also not going to be naive about why she gets shade from Americans. It's very obvious why.

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All olympic athletes are to some extent, "propaganda tools" for their countries, that's why governments fund their Olympic teams and youth projects.

As well, most of her revenues are not from the Chinese government but from corporate sponsorship by international brands and Chinese firms:

Eileen Gu corporate sponsorships and partnerships include:
Global Luxury and Lifestyle Brands

• Louis Vuitton: Luxury fashion partner.
• Tiffany & Co.: Jewelry brand, for which she has been a long-term ambassador.
• Porsche: Endorsement deal.
• IWC Schaffhausen: Luxury watch brand ambassador.
• Red Bull: Long-term sponsor.
• Victoria's Secret: Member of the "VS Collective".
• IMG Models: Represents her in fashion and modeling.
  +4

Chinese and Tech Companies

• Anta Sports: Chinese sportswear giant.
• TCL Electronics: Global brand ambassador for the electronics firm.
• Mengniu Dairy: Major Chinese dairy company.
• Bank of China: Financial services.
• Luckin Coffee: Popular Chinese coffee chain.
• China Mobile: Telecommunications.
• JD.com: E-commerce platform.
• Bosideng: Down apparel brand.

And if we're going to celebrate an individual's right to choose, you have to respect her choice.

Cal88 said:

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sycasey said:

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DiabloWags said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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What does being attractive have to do with this?

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People are jealous.

Growing up as an Asian American, vou're never Asian enough and never American enouqh. That's the Asian American experience.

Im not gonna judge her.
I will leave that to Ann Killion and others who have never competed at the highest level.

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Man, I grew up half-Chinese in San Francisco just like Eileen Gu. It's not that hard if you grow up there; mixed-Asian people are everywhere in that city. And we literally have another example right now in Alysa Liu who has a very similar background and is getting near universal love for her Olympic efforts. It's not being Asian or being a woman that makes Gu controversial. It's literally because she took money from the CCP and now serves as their propaganda tool. Whether or not she realizes it, that's what she is and why they pay her.

Now personally I am not going to waste my time calling her names on Twitter or whatever. She's just a skier and life's too short for that. It also seems like she made this decision as a teenager and was probably pushed into it by her mother or some other influencers, so she may truly have not understood what she was signing up for at the time. But I'm not going to cheer for her and I'm also not going to be naive about why she gets shade from Americans. It's very obvious why.

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All olympic athletes are to some extent, "propaganda tools" for their countries, that's why governments fund their Olympic teams and youth projects.

As well, most of her revenues are not from the Chinese government but from corporate sponsorship by international brands and Chinese firms:

Eileen Gu corporate sponsorships and partnerships include:
Global Luxury and Lifestyle Brands

• Louis Vuitton: Luxury fashion partner.
• Tiffany & Co.: Jewelry brand, for which she has been a long-term ambassador.
• Porsche: Endorsement deal.
• IWC Schaffhausen: Luxury watch brand ambassador.
• Red Bull: Long-term sponsor.
• Victoria's Secret: Member of the "VS Collective".
• IMG Models: Represents her in fashion and modeling.
  +4

Chinese and Tech Companies

• Anta Sports: Chinese sportswear giant.
• TCL Electronics: Global brand ambassador for the electronics firm.
• Mengniu Dairy: Major Chinese dairy company.
• Bank of China: Financial services.
• Luckin Coffee: Popular Chinese coffee chain.
• China Mobile: Telecommunications.
• JD.com: E-commerce platform.
• Bosideng: Down apparel brand.

And if we're going to celebrate an individual's right to choose, you have to respect her choice.

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She has the right to choose and I have the right to not like her choice and not cheer for her as a result.

Many of those corporate sponsorships are downstream of her being the CCP's propaganda tool. You cannot separate one from the other. But also, if she played for the US she would still get plenty of sponsorships. She chose to take the extra benefits from China.

Sounds to me like she's a Capitalist.

sycasey said:

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Cal88 said:

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sycasey said:

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DiabloWags said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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What does being attractive have to do with this?

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People are jealous.

Growing up as an Asian American, vou're never Asian enough and never American enouqh. That's the Asian American experience.

Im not gonna judge her.
I will leave that to Ann Killion and others who have never competed at the highest level.

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Man, I grew up half-Chinese in San Francisco just like Eileen Gu. It's not that hard if you grow up there; mixed-Asian people are everywhere in that city. And we literally have another example right now in Alysa Liu who has a very similar background and is getting near universal love for her Olympic efforts. It's not being Asian or being a woman that makes Gu controversial. It's literally because she took money from the CCP and now serves as their propaganda tool. Whether or not she realizes it, that's what she is and why they pay her.

Now personally I am not going to waste my time calling her names on Twitter or whatever. She's just a skier and life's too short for that. It also seems like she made this decision as a teenager and was probably pushed into it by her mother or some other influencers, so she may truly have not understood what she was signing up for at the time. But I'm not going to cheer for her and I'm also not going to be naive about why she gets shade from Americans. It's very obvious why.

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All olympic athletes are to some extent, "propaganda tools" for their countries, that's why governments fund their Olympic teams and youth projects.

As well, most of her revenues are not from the Chinese government but from corporate sponsorship by international brands and Chinese firms:

Eileen Gu corporate sponsorships and partnerships include:
Global Luxury and Lifestyle Brands

• Louis Vuitton: Luxury fashion partner.
• Tiffany & Co.: Jewelry brand, for which she has been a long-term ambassador.
• Porsche: Endorsement deal.
• IWC Schaffhausen: Luxury watch brand ambassador.
• Red Bull: Long-term sponsor.
• Victoria's Secret: Member of the "VS Collective".
• IMG Models: Represents her in fashion and modeling.
  +4

Chinese and Tech Companies

• Anta Sports: Chinese sportswear giant.
• TCL Electronics: Global brand ambassador for the electronics firm.
• Mengniu Dairy: Major Chinese dairy company.
• Bank of China: Financial services.
• Luckin Coffee: Popular Chinese coffee chain.
• China Mobile: Telecommunications.
• JD.com: E-commerce platform.
• Bosideng: Down apparel brand.

And if we're going to celebrate an individual's right to choose, you have to respect her choice.

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She has the right to choose and I have the right to not like her choice and not cheer for her as a result.

Many of those corporate sponsorships are downstream of her being the CCP's propaganda tool. You cannot separate one from the other. But also, if she played for the US she would still get plenty of sponsorships. She chose to take the extra benefits from China.

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Yup. Her choice and yours as well. Ain't freedom GREAT!!!!

When did they start comingi into the stadium for the closing ceremony in teams? I have it muted and on background but I thought the whole thing was in as teams at the opening but then a wonderous mass mixed up at the closing. Sorta BS but isn't that the whole reason we do this every 2-4 years?

socaltownie said:

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Yup. Her choice and yours as well. Ain't freedom GREAT!!!!

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She won Gold today in freeski halfpipe.

She is the most medaled freestyle skier in Olympic history. I've enjoyed watching her compete at the highest level. I'm happy for her.

socaltownie said:

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sycasey said:

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Cal88 said:

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sycasey said:

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DiabloWags said:

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BearlySane88 said:

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What does being attractive have to do with this?

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People are jealous.

Growing up as an Asian American, vou're never Asian enough and never American enouqh. That's the Asian American experience.

Im not gonna judge her.
I will leave that to Ann Killion and others who have never competed at the highest level.

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Man, I grew up half-Chinese in San Francisco just like Eileen Gu. It's not that hard if you grow up there; mixed-Asian people are everywhere in that city. And we literally have another example right now in Alysa Liu who has a very similar background and is getting near universal love for her Olympic efforts. It's not being Asian or being a woman that makes Gu controversial. It's literally because she took money from the CCP and now serves as their propaganda tool. Whether or not she realizes it, that's what she is and why they pay her.

Now personally I am not going to waste my time calling her names on Twitter or whatever. She's just a skier and life's too short for that. It also seems like she made this decision as a teenager and was probably pushed into it by her mother or some other influencers, so she may truly have not understood what she was signing up for at the time. But I'm not going to cheer for her and I'm also not going to be naive about why she gets shade from Americans. It's very obvious why.

---

All olympic athletes are to some extent, "propaganda tools" for their countries, that's why governments fund their Olympic teams and youth projects.

As well, most of her revenues are not from the Chinese government but from corporate sponsorship by international brands and Chinese firms:

Eileen Gu corporate sponsorships and partnerships include:
Global Luxury and Lifestyle Brands

• Louis Vuitton: Luxury fashion partner.
• Tiffany & Co.: Jewelry brand, for which she has been a long-term ambassador.
• Porsche: Endorsement deal.
• IWC Schaffhausen: Luxury watch brand ambassador.
• Red Bull: Long-term sponsor.
• Victoria's Secret: Member of the "VS Collective".
• IMG Models: Represents her in fashion and modeling.
  +4

Chinese and Tech Companies

• Anta Sports: Chinese sportswear giant.
• TCL Electronics: Global brand ambassador for the electronics firm.
• Mengniu Dairy: Major Chinese dairy company.
• Bank of China: Financial services.
• Luckin Coffee: Popular Chinese coffee chain.
• China Mobile: Telecommunications.
• JD.com: E-commerce platform.
• Bosideng: Down apparel brand.

And if we're going to celebrate an individual's right to choose, you have to respect her choice.

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She has the right to choose and I have the right to not like her choice and not cheer for her as a result.

Many of those corporate sponsorships are downstream of her being the CCP's propaganda tool. You cannot separate one from the other. But also, if she played for the US she would still get plenty of sponsorships. She chose to take the extra benefits from China.

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Yup. Her choice and yours as well. Ain't freedom GREAT!!!!

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It's also worth noting that if she had actually been born in China, there's no way she would have that choice without leaving that country permanently. It's only because she's American that she has the privilege to compete for another country while still enjoying the benefits of citizenship here.

I don't think those rights should be stripped away, of course, but I do think that's why it would be better to choose to compete for the US. Especially if the choice is between that and an authoritarian regime like the CCP. Those who compete for other democratic allies like the UK are another matter.

Johannes "King" Klaebo

6 Golds at the World Championships

6 Golds at the 2026 Olympics

He says that his Grandfather's coaching is a secret weapon.

His final Gold shown below in the 50k event:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_H%C3%B8sflot_Kl%C3%A6bo

good info about this guy up there.