S1E10: Eileen Gu at centre of Winter Olympics' foreign talent and nationalism issues: Power Play Ep 10
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Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia.\\xa0
\\nEileen 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.
\\nJoin\\xa0Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST\\u2019s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they\\xa0chat about the following:
\\nHighlights (click/tap above):
\\n01:37 Perception of Eileen Gu, a freestyle skier trained in America, competing for China at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
\\n04:07 18-year old Eileen Gu has to defend her identity as being equally Chinese and American
\\n06:29 Athletes who hold dual-nationality, face issues regardless of whether in the US or in China
\\n08:24 Many foreign-born athletes, specifically of Chinese descent, represent China at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
\\nProduced by: Charissa Yong (charyong@sph.com.sg), Danson Cheong (dansonc@sph.com.sg), Fa\'izah Sani and Teo Tong Kai
\\nEdited by: Teo Tong Kai & Fa\'izah Sani
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