"Chloe Kim and Eileen Gu, two Olympic standouts who have faced their share of hate over the years, each weighed in Monday on Donald Trump's bashing of their friend, American freeskier Hunter Hess, for having said he didn't back the U.S. president's heightened crackdown on immigrants. I think in moments like these, it is really important for us to unite and kind of stand up for one another for all that's going on,"
"Gu, the American-born freeskier who competes for China, said after her silver-medal win in slopestyle that she had been in touch with Hess, who told her she was one of the few people who could relate to what he's going through. As someone who's been caught in the crossfire before, I feel sorry for the athletes, said Gu, who was born in San Francisco and whose decision to compete for China turned her into a lightning rod."
Chloe Kim and Eileen Gu publicly defended freeskier Hunter Hess after Donald Trump criticized Hess for not supporting the president's intensified immigration crackdown. Kim urged athletes and others to unite and stand up for one another, citing her experiences with racism and her parents' South Korean immigrant background. Gu said she had been in touch with Hess and that he confided she was one of the few who could relate. Gu expressed sympathy for athletes who face backlash, noted her own experience as an American-born athlete competing for China, and described feeling sorry for those caught in the crossfire.
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