In 2026, Gu claimed she was physically assaulted on the Stanford campus and received death threats.{{cite web |title=Eileen Gu Reveals Death Threats After Choosing China Over USA at Olympics |url=https://www.newsweek.com/sports/eileen-gu-reveals-death-threats-after-choosing-china-over-usa-at-olympics-11545803}} She also said that she felt like a "punching bag" amidst the backlash over her switch to competing for China.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jackson |date=2026-02-19 |title=Olympian Eileen Gu says she feels like a 'punching bag' amid backlash for competing with China over US |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/olympian-eileen-gu-feels-like-punching-bag-amid-backlash-competing-china-over-us |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}

In 2026, Gu claimed she was physically assaulted on the Stanford campus and received death threats.{{cite web |title=Eileen Gu Reveals Death Threats After Choosing China Over USA at Olympics |url=https://www.newsweek.com/sports/eileen-gu-reveals-death-threats-after-choosing-china-over-usa-at-olympics-11545803}} She also said that she felt like a "punching bag" amidst the backlash over her switch to competing for China.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jackson |date=2026-02-19 |title=Olympian Eileen Gu says she feels like a 'punching bag' amid backlash for competing with China over US |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/olympian-eileen-gu-feels-like-punching-bag-amid-backlash-competing-china-over-us |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}

U.S. Vice President [[J.D. Vance]] when asked about her representing China in the Olympics instead of the United States stated "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. So, I'm going to root for American athletes, and I think part of that is people who identify themselves as Americans. That's who I'm rooting for this Olympics."{{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= ‘Flattered. Thanks, JD!’: Eileen Gu claps back at Vance after criticism for representing China |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=February 20, 2026 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/20/eileen-gu-jd-vance-china-us-olympics#:~:text=Gu%20has%20declined%20to%20publicly,have%20a%20sad%20little%20life.%E2%80%9D|via=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} Gu mocked his statement with a simple "Flattered. Thanks, JD!"

U.S. Vice President [[J.D. Vance]] when asked about Gu representing China in the Olympics instead of the United States stated "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. So, I'm going to root for American athletes, and I think part of that is people who identify themselves as Americans. That's who I'm rooting for this Olympics."{{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= ‘Flattered. Thanks, JD!’: Eileen Gu claps back at Vance after criticism for representing China |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=February 20, 2026 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/20/eileen-gu-jd-vance-china-us-olympics#:~:text=Gu%20has%20declined%20to%20publicly,have%20a%20sad%20little%20life.%E2%80%9D|via=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} Gu mocked his statement with a simple "Flattered. Thanks, JD!"

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