U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu is central to the story of the 2026 Winter Olympics, but her father's story is a gripping one too.

American freestyle skier Eileen Gu said she was “physically assaulted,” robbed and received death threats on her college campus, Stanford University, over her controversial 2019 decision to represent her mother’s native China in the Olympics.

By Alvise Armellini and Lisa Richwine LIVIGNO, Italy Feb 19 - (Reuters) - China's Eileen Gu bounced back from a mistake to qualify on Thursday for the freestyle skiing halfpipe final, giving the defending champion a chance to pick up yet another medal.

When multi-million-dollar payments from Beijing’s sports bureau were accidentally revealed last year, Eileen Gu's name was quickly scrubbed from the budget.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina have provided all kinds of storylines. Currently, the world’s best winter sport athletes are competing in Italy with gold medals on the line. Gifted and talented individuals have been busy flying through the air with snowboards and skis attached to their feet,

Chinese megastar skier Eileen Gu recently revealed the true reason why she picked to represent China over the USA at the Olympics.

Eileen Gu is one of the most popular and polarizing figures at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The American-born skier representing Team China has

Eileen Gu was not a fan of a "rude" Winter Olympics reporter's question. The 22-year-old Chinese skier has totaled two silver medals so far at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Gu, the most-decorated female Olympic skier of all-time,