The gold medalist skier, who was born and raised in California, called her critics 'uneducated' following her successful event on Tuesday.
Eileen Gu of China performs a trick during practice ahead of the Women's Freestyle Skiing Freeski Big Air Final on Day 4 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on February 8, 2022, in Beijing, China. In an interview published by the Chinese Communist Party’s top anti-corrupt agency, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, American-born Gu said she was honored to represent China and compete in her “homeland.
Having already appeared for Louis Vuitton and Victoria's Secret, Gu will now be courted by a number of Chinese businesses hoping to capitalize on her popularity, it predicted. "The recent case of the collapse of a celebrity's image has once again proven that the words and actions of public figures receive a lot of attention and their actions make an impact on society," the agency said, reported Hong Kong's"If these stars do not discipline themselves, they will not be respected by others. They will eventually pay for their evildoings," it said.