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S1E10: Eileen Gu at centre of Winter Olympics' foreign talent and nationalism issues: Power Play Ep 10
Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia.
Eileen Gu, an 18-year-old San Francisco-born skier, known in China by her Chinese name Ailing, has won hearts with her Beijing-accented Mandarin. Eileen had competed for the United States team when she was younger but switched to compete for China in 2019. At the time of recording, she has won two medals for China in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, one gold, one silver.
Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents…
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