Eileen Gu, the prodigious — and, depending on who you ask, prodigal — freestyle skier who chose to compete for her mother’s native China over her native U.S., has drawn critical coverage that has at times veered into plain racism and misogyny.
This is why the Olympics as we know them should be abolished. It's supposed to be about the athletes, not the country they or their families are from. In their current form the Olympics are just another vehicle for rabid nationalism.