The internet is pitting olympians Eileen Gu, a freestyle skier, and Alysa Liu, a figure-skater, against each other, questioning their loyalty and identity, while interrogating their immigrant experiences. The underlying current is the competition between the U.S. and China, according to BBC. "Many American-born athletes compete for other nations with little fanfare - the 'New Cold War' climate between the U.S. and China has changed the stakes," says Yinan He, professor of international relations. "Despite both athletes sharing similar racial backgrounds and first-generation immigrant experiences, they have been cast as opposing archetypes in a narrative they didn't write.”
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