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let's start by talking about eileen gu. she's done very well for china. born in north america, quite a different experience from somebody quite similar to her, the athleteju yi who didn't do so well and it but got a very different reaction on chinese social media. ~ ~' ., ., media. well, i think the moral ofthe media. well, i think the moral of the story — media. well, i think the moral of the story is _ media. well, i think the moral of the story is if _ media. well, i think the moral of the story is if you're - media. well, i think the moral of the story is if you're a - of the story is if you're a gold medal winner, everybody likes you. frankly, eileen gu would have beenjust as popular in the united states, but since she was representing china, she was largely ignored until that moment. of course, she has been externally popular in china and herface is externally popular in china and her face is plastered all over walls and department stores everywhere. because of her high level sponsorships. ju didn't do well, unfortunately, and chinese fans are kno

eileen gu, a massive run >> eileen gu takes home the gold >> more olympic magic for team usa and jessie diggins who gets the bronze in beijing tonight. >> great comeback, summer britcher >> summer has done it so well. >> score, alex carpenter ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> a very good morning to you. 8:56 right now. i'm gars. parents and teachers in oakland will likely learn if their schools will be open next year in a matter of hours. the school board is expected to vote tonight to close and merge as many as 15 schools. the district cites a massive budget deficit and record lows in enrollment. opponents question the timing arking the state could step in with its current budget surplus. this all comes as one oakland music teacher starts his 8th day of 100 strike to protest the plan. >>> happening now, we are monitoring the lead-up to that vote. again, it is supposed to happen tonight. we'll post any decision once it comes into our twitter field. >>> a chaotic scene playing out near the regional medical center. a police cruiser was stolen, smashed into another police cruiser yesterday after the driver

in the case of eileen gu, it is a little bit more complicated because even at the point she switched and began to represent china, she was already world—class and she could have easily made the us team as well. and so i think she an interesting case. one might wonder if there was a lot of money offered to her behind the scenes that couldn't maybe match the situation in the us? but, you know, maybe shejust felt very loyal to china. that's a little bit hard to sell. let's bring you some breaking news. the university of california has agreed to pay out nearly a quarter of a billion dollars to settle claims by hundreds of women that they were sexually assaulted by a campus gynaecologist. 203 women have accused james heaps, who was based at the university's los angeles student health centre between 1983 and 2018. the doctor already faces criminal charges for 21 other sexual offences involving seven women. he has pleaded not guilty. let's turn to the topic of plastic pollution in the world's oceans — which, according to new analysis from the world wide fund for nature is set to quadrup

freestyle skier eileen gu won gold last night. you might have saw it. but it prompted an international conversation about race, nationality, and money. gu was born and raised in the city but is competing for china. here's nbc bay area's sergio quintana. >> reporter: eileen gu's twists and turns in midair and her solid landing cemented her role as one of the world's best big air free skiers, winning gold at 18 is a huge accomplishment, and doing so with a trick she's never landed in competition before. >> i cannot believe what just happened. >> reporter: but her epic win may be overshadowed by the politics of her situation. many are asking why a u.s.-born and raised athlete is competing for china. among those raising questions, claire mccaskill, who tweeted, i don't get it and never will. i think it's wrong for an american to compete for china. china represses free speech, is well known for their human rights violations. at a news conference after her win, the newly minted gold medalist says she's trying to be an example for young women and has no intere

facebook company did not respond to that. >> coming up, eileen gu will hit the slopes again. we'll tell you when you can watch her next. this is all your fault, bill! someone was always dropping the ball. and management just added insult to injury. ...and your breath stinks! yeah, things got hairy. this isn't working! and it all went downhill. with all those fires to put out. ahhhhhhhhh! this is a much better way to work. agreed. you bring these little humans into the world. and you only have so much time with them, you just got to use it well. i love that about travel. >>> let's take you right out to beijing, the olympic flames burning right outside the bird's nest. another busy night coming up in primetime, you will see women's slopes style with eileen gu, we'll see shiffrin it all begins here at 5:00. >>> come up on "nightly news" with lester holt the russian invasion timeline, the new information ukraine's president reveals. closing down its embassy in ukraine's capital as the pentagon says russia could invade with little or no warning. the u.s. moving embassy personnel o

because she she's either eileen gu or gu eileen. depending on english or chinese. i think the reason why i picked this story, we are talking today essentially about changing world order. these are not extra matters. they will be individuals like eileen gu caught up in the middle and we should look out for stories like hers and explain this much more complex story. thank you will very much. fascinating half hour. thank you very much. thank you very much for your company. we are back next week. goodbye. hello. sunday brought more squally winds, heavy flooding rain, and travel disruption as yet another named storm approached the uk, storm franklin. and by monday morning, some of its biggest impacts and disruption can already be felt in northern ireland. with a met office amber warning, some gusts of wind along the north coast in particular, up to around 80 mph. it's just squeezing the isobars around storm franklin, pushing very strong and gusty winds as well across many western coastal areas overnight and into the morning, so you can expect some disruption in the morn

they will be individuals like eileen gu caught up individuals like eileen gu caught up in the _ individuals like eileen gu caught up in the middle and we should look out for stories— in the middle and we should look out for stories like hers and explain this much— for stories like hers and explain this much more complex story. thank ou will this much more complex story. thank you will very — this much more complex story. thank you will very much. _ this much more complex story. thank you will very much. fascinating i this much more complex story. t�*iaf'ua; you will very much. fascinating half hour. thank you very much. thank you very much for your company. we are back next week. goodbye. storm eunice is moving away from the uk. a couple of days ago it was a storm that had barely formed on the satellite picture. just in the past 24 hours, look how it took shape. it has moved across the uk. it is now out into the north sea. as it continues to move away, these strong, damaging winds will continue to ease. we are not there yet, there are still a met office amber warning here in this ar

move over, elsa, there's a new snow princess in town. >> my name is eileen gu. i'm from san francisco, and i'm a free skier. >> reporter: the 18-year-old sensation was born in the u.s. but her mom was born in china and eileen decided to compete for china at these games. >> my family has always been super supportive of me. i come from a long line of engineers, so it definitely wasn't expected and i don't think anybody really thought that i would become a professional skier or professional athlete in general. >> reporter: she's so much more than a skiing, horseback riding, piano playing athlete. she's modelled for louis vuitton, este lauder. she's the poster child for snow sports in china starring alongside chinese actor jackson yee in an official beijing games promo video being played throughout china. she says her decision to compete for china instead of usa stems from a strong mother/daughter bond. she taught ilene to embrace her heritage and ancestry. >> my grandma is the most motivated to win person. she has the most competitive mind-set i've ever met ever. s

california native eileen gu eyeing gold. last year she won the big air freestyle competition, but the gold medal didn't go to team usa. while she was born and raised in san francisco, gu decided to compete for her mother's home nation of china. cnbc's eunice yoon reports from beijing. >> reporter: superstar skier eileen gu cannot be missed in china, whether you're out shopping, on the way to work, checking messages on social media, or grabbing a coffee. before winning a gold at the beijing olympics, gu had sponsorship deals in china worth at least $30 million according to local research firm cbn but this 18-year-old medalist has gotten entangled in soured u.s.-china relations and is increasingly a source of controversy within china at first, gu was a hero for china's p.r. machine though born in america, gu chose to play in the beijing olympics for team china state media have portrayed her decision as a homecoming a girl next door embracing her chinese identity while escaping an america divided by racism this communist party

eileen gu has a nickname. the snow, princess, and she's quite popular in beijing because in addition to being an olympian, she's also a supermodel. she plans to compete 2 more times here at the winter olympics in slopestyle and halfpipe. she's considered a medal favorite in both events in beijing. i'm andrew marden kron. 4 news. >> still ahead on kron, 4 news after seizing more than a dozen vehicles connected to deadly side shows over the weekend. the oakland police department is issuing a warning for anyone thinking about participating in future events and what the u.s. surgeon general is saying about the pandemic's effect on children and wha >> in a senate hearing on capitol hill today, the u.s. surgeon general told lawmakers more needs to be done to address use mental health. washington correspondent reshad hudson has more. >> u.s. surgeon general doctor vivek murthy says even before the pandemic the country was experiencing a youth mental health crisis. >> we are on the verge of getting back one public hea

eileen gu pulling off a stunning performance in the women's big air freestyle. our stephanie gosk now with all the olympic headlines from beijing. >> reporter: if nathan chen came into these olympics with demons each perfectly executed quadis crushing them. the 22-year-old skated just about perfectly putting to rest any doubts that the disappointment from repeat itself. >> guys 2018 anymore. >> reporter: normally mild-mannered even he couldn't contain his excitement. >> at the end of that you were visibly happy. why did you express yourself like that? >> i don't even know why i did that. just a spur-of-the-moment thing, just really happy with that skate. >> reporter: scored a new world record. chen sits comfortably in first place, the gold medal so very, very close. on the snow ryan cochran siegel had a lightening run in the super g to grab silver, 50 years after his mom won olympic gold and just a year after he fractured his neck in a horrific crash. >> as an athlete you're always trying to get better and sometimes you've got to use it as fuel but never giving

eileen gu has had to sacrifice her american passport so welcome to china. hope the stardom in the riches you have earned through portraying america are all worth it because you have definitely sold out. >> tucker: that is exactly it. this girl is 18, you make dumb decisions, you get stupid tattoos, you renounce your citizenship to go to china, whatever. young people do dumb things. but there should be collective revulsion as we watch this. we shouldn't make it easy for people to betray their own country, should we? >> we shouldn't and this gets to the point we alluded to a moment ago, this is much bigger than eileen gu. she is supported by, sponsored by victoria's secret, louis vuitton. chinese companies like ultra which uses chinese forced layers to bring in cotton to make the issues and athletic apparel that these athletes make money off of. and these corporate ceos, somewhat tied to the point you were making a little bit earlier about the inherent weakness in american corporations, and i would add to that the inherent immorality of capitalism deployed fr

we talked about alysa liu and elaine chen and eileen gu. all the action begins at 5:00 on nbc bay area. >>> it is a crucial step building a new ballpark for the a's, it could happen any moment. council members may decide to vote to certify the ballpark and environmental impact. it is also known as an eir. if it happens, other deals needed to build the new ballpark can go forward. the a's want to put that ballpark at jacqueline's square. it is possible they could push after next month. not everyone is on board with the ballpark plan. today a rally was held in front of oakland city hall. building the ballpark will cost jobs and hurt schools in the area and send too much traffic and pollution into neighboring west oakland. >> if you can't move around now, what's going to happen if they try to build a stadium. it is going to be hellish. >> not many people calling for that new ballpark to be built at the coliseum. >>> up next, a high-profile evening at stanford, supporters and protesters awaiting for the arrival of former vice president mike pen

eileen gu going to the next medal and switzerland are the fastest on skis. two of the stories i have to show you, isa, coming up. air wick essential mist. connect to nature. are you a christian author with a book that you're ready to share with the world? get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! >>> it's been an exciting day of competition in beijing. tuesday's events featured some career firsts on the podium as well as athletes like eileen gu winning more medals for china. coy wire is outside of beijing with the latest on events. coy, it has been another terrific performance for the ice princess. not quite gold but still pretty impressive. >> impressive. the free slopestyle final for women. eileen gu, she is capturing the hearts of spectators here. biggest crowd in the snow park. folks wanting to snap the pictures and already winning the gold in the big air competition. gu puts down another solid performance to win a silver. she was holding heart hands above her head. the 18-year-old has another opportunity to win another medal. the lowest

eileen gu fits that bill and she won gold, but the case of ye showing in china isn't an option. she's called a failure for failing and not speaking chinese fluently. gu is for china an image of soft power. erin. >> thank you very much. >> next, we're going to take you inside a town 30 miles from russia's border, could be one of the first places putin attacks if he invade ukraine. so what is life like there tonight? strypaper? luckily, t there's biotrue hydration boost eye drops. biotrue uses nataturally inspired ingredients. and no preservatives. try biotrue! people everywhere living with type 2 diabetes are waking up to what's possible... with rybelsus®. the majority of people taking rybelsus® lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c less than 7. rybelsus® isn't for ople with type 1 diabetes. don'take rybelsus® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. stop rybelsus® and get medical help right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, or an allergic rea

the extraordinary eileen gu of china soaring to her third medal of the games. what a breathtaking talent eileen gu is, and what delight for the host nation. and with her second gold medal here in beijing, she's proving to be perhaps the star of these games. but the name of these games is surely kamila valieva, the russian teenager who failed a drugs test, was cleared to compete, but whose hopes last night ended in tears. today, the lack of sympathy shown by her entourage was criticised at the highest level. it was chilling to see this rather than to try to to help her. you could feel this chilling atmosphere. thomas bach added he was very disturbed by valieva's performance. the pressure is beyond my imagination, he said, especially for a girl of 15 years old. andy swiss, bbc news, beijing. back to our main story — storm eunice. as the worst of the storm hit britain, thousands were glued to big jet tv, a live youtube stream of planes trying to land at heathrow. david sillito has more. it has been, shall we say, an interesting day to be an air passengerflying i

and eileen gu won silver earlier this week in free ski slope style. she is the first free style skier, man or women to win three medals in a single winter olympics. so much to celebration, including here in the bay area. a family friend holding a watch party for her tonight in los gatos. >> she is wonderful, amazing, bright, hard working, focused. you might say the spirit, the force is strong from this one. she is quite a little force of nature in so many ways. >> only 18. another olympics. and she is going to stanford as a freshman this fall. >> and david wise looking to defend his gold medal, he has wo back-to-back golds at age 31, he is the oldest competitor for team usa. you can watch him in prime time tomorrow night and usa versus canada in the bronze medal match for curling. three days more of competition. we will be covering it all for you right up until closing ceremony on sunday night. raj? >> programs the most compelling of the days so fafrmt good interview with the figure skaters. we will talk to you tomorrow as well. thank you. it's not ov

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. >> eileen has such good amp apply tud. >> reporter: in the women's event, eileen gu grabbed another gold. the california native skiing for her mother's home country of china, still stunned by her success in beijing. >> eileen gu, three-time olympic medalist. that just is insane for me to think about. >> reporter: making history as the first freestyle skier to bag three medals at a single games. >> and capturing the olympic title in the halfpipe. >> reporter: team usa is ready to slide to victory in the two-woman bobsled after strong starting heats with two american pilots on two separate teams contending for a medal. kaillie humphries and elana meyers taylor. just five days after they scored a one-two win in monobob. ♪♪ two women that have shared the podium in every olympics since 2010, hoping to add more medals to their already heavy haul. and there's quite a bookend of olympic journey for elana meyers taylor. if you remember, she started this games with a bit of a rough start, a positive covid test left her with a week-long stint in an isolation hotel. she had to miss that ope

ends monday. >>> superstar eileen gu made history at the olympics overnight. coy wire was there to see it, and he has more in this morning's "bleacher report". tell us about it. >> reporter: good morning, brianna. just 18 years old, eileen gu has become the first free skier to win three medals in one games. born and raised in san francisco, competing for her mother's homeland china. years of dedication, support from mom paying off. two-time olympic champ, model for louis vuitton, model student, enrolling at stanford soon. it set a positive example for the next generation. and madison hubbell and zachary donohue competing in their final olympics told me they are disheartened by the russian doping controversy rocking their sport right now. they showed compassion for val valiyeva. they were part of the team event in which the americans won silver. they feel for those going home without any medal while the investigation continues. here's part of our talk. . >> it's hard to go home empty handed. we have our empty medal box waiting in our room. and we have no answer

eileen gu has a nickname. the snow, princess, and she's quite popular in beijing because in addition to being an olympian, she's also a supermodel. she plans to compete 2 more times here at the winter olympics in slopestyle and halfpipe. she's considered a medal favorite in both events in beijing. i'm andrew marden kron. 4 news. >> and now kron 4 sports from the 18 t fiber sports desk. >> well, we've gotten the most encouraging news regarding james wiseman in the 10 months since he got meniscus surgery. he had his first contact practice according to the athletic's anthony slater. it was a controlled 3 on 3 game up to this point. wiseman's knee hasn't reacted to contact the way the team had hoped. that's why he got that nice cold out a few weeks ago. but this is a good sign in the hope is that wiseman can get back to be able to contribute to this team down the stretch and into the playoffs. the expectations will be intentionally low, but there is still a belief that he can help the team this year in some way an

skiing superstar eileen gu made history at the olympics overnight. our coy wire was there to see it and has more in this morning's bleacher report. hey, coy. >> reporter: good morning, laura. eileen gu has become the first free skier to ever win three medals in a single game. she won gold in big air and silver and she just won gold again. just 18 years old. born and raised in san francisco. choosing to compete for her mother's homeland china instead. her years of dedication and focus and support from mom paying off. two-time olympic champ. model student enrolling at stanford soon. eileen gu doing what she set out to do having a positively profound impact. we were told earlier that they were disheartened by the russian doping controversy rocking the sport. they showed compassion for the 15-year-old kamila valiyeva and her teammates. hubble and donoughe going to take home bronze but they were part of the team event in which americans won silver. they feel sad for those who will not go home for a medal while valiyeva's investigation is ongoing. here's p

the extraordinary eileen gu of china soaring to her third medal of the games. what a breathtaking talent eileen gu is, and what delight for the host nation. and with her second gold medal here in beijing, she's proving to be perhaps the star of these games. but the name of these games is surely kamila valieva, the russian teenager who failed a drugs test, was cleared to compete, but whose hopes last night ended in tears. today, the lack of sympathy shown by her entourage was criticised at the highest level. it was chilling to see this rather than to try to to help her. you could feel this chilling atmosphere. thomas bach added he was very disturbed by valieva's performance. the pressure is beyond my imagination, he said, especially for a girl of 15 years old. andy swiss, bbc news, beijing. back to our main story — storm eunice. and as the worst of the storm hit britain, thousands were glued to big jet tv — a live youtube stream of planes trying to land at heathrow with commentary from aviation enthusiastjerry dyer. our correspondent david sillito has more.

eileen gu wins gold. and so that's the controversy is she's from san francisco. but yet she's competing for china. that's fine. that's fine. and apparently it's ok because she likes up. you public sandoval last time i saw those had for pe all right. go to your curling j. yes. so we have. >> the bronze, right? that's the best they can do. but is it gets underway today. >> is this just a stalking? dar is going to sit this one out. second, james is using art. she's already back on our computer because she absolutely boards are. but i love it here. let me scroll haha. she she might she might be plotting some revenge for the next time. we're going to talking about an hour. >> yes, so the curling team doesn't get a medal at the beijing olympics, which is really shocking, considering that they kind of had to fight to get into the semifinals. they actually led 5, 4 after 6 ends against canada, but they lost 85, you know, you can't really place it on one individual, although the skip john schuster is the one who took the blame for it. but yeah, james, i don't know what ha

abc's marcus moore in beijing tonight. >> reporter: tonight, breakout star eileen gu soaring to gold in the women's freeski big air. the u.s.-born 18-year-old landing a daring 1620 trick, 4 1/2 spins for the first time, as she represents her mother's homeland of china in the games. afterward, gu addressing criticism for competing for the host nation and refusing to say whether she is still a u.s. citizen. china does not allow dual citizenship. >> i definitely feel as though i am just as american as i am chinese. i've been very outspoken about my gratitude to both the u.s. and china for making me the person who i am. my mission is to use sport as a force for unity. i'm not trying to keep anyone happy, i'm an 18-year-old girl out here living my best life. >> reporter: tonight, team usa's medal count rising with ryan cochran-siegle's silver in the super g, 50 years after his mother took gold in the slalom. and an ecstatic jessie diggins racing her way to bronze in the cross-country sprint. and four years after a disappointing olympics debut, u.s. figure skater nathan chen making history

. >> reporter: tonight, breakout star eileen gu soaring to gold in the women's freeski big air. the u.s.-born 18-year-old landing a daring 1620 trick, 4 1/2 spins, for the first time as she represents her mother's homeland of china in the games. afterward, gu addressing criticism for competing for the host nation and refusing to say whether she is still a u.s. citizen. china does not allow dual citizenship. >> i definitely feel as though i am just as american as i am chinese. i've been very outspoken about my gratitude to both the u.s. and china for making me the person who i am. my mission is to use sport as a force for unity. i'm not trying to keep anyone happy. i'm an 18-year-old girl living my best life. >> reporter: tonight, team usa's medal count rising with ryan cochran-siegle's silver in the super g, 50 years after his mother took gold in the slalom. and an ecstatic jessie diggins racing her way to bronze in the cross-country sprint. and four years after a disappointing olympics debut, u.s. figure skater nathan chen making history. the 22-year-old breaking a world record

the 18-year-old was born and raised in san francisco, eileen gu. she competes for team usa. she wins silver in this competition. she already has a gold in freeski big air from last week and still has the halfpipe later this week. also competing in the halfpipe, brita sigourney, who won bronze in pyeongchang and was asked about competing against eileen gu. >> i think she's an amazing skier and it's her choice who to represent, and she has her reasons for doing that and i'm excited to watch her ski because i think she has some crazy tricks up her sleeve. >> reporter: so, yes, eileen gu, i misspoke, she was born in the u.s. but competes for team china. that is her mother's home country. for the men it will be the skier that won back-to-back golds in the halfpipe. one of the older competitors at the age of 31, but he says that makes him more dangerous because he has nothing to lose. the halfpipe got pressure snow earlier this week. people are loving it. we are, the athletes are, the volunteers and workers are, because we want to show you what's showing up and popping up all over

eileen gu has a nickname. the snow, princess, and she's quite popular in beijing because in addition to being an olympian, she's also a supermodel. she plans to compete 2 more times here at the winter olympics in slopestyle and halfpipe. she's considered a medal favorite in both events in beijing. i'm andrew marden kron. 4 news has been raising some eyebrows for having chosen to compete for china instead of team usa where she grew up right here in san francisco. >> harper's ella sogomonian actually met her a few years ago and joins >> live from the newsroom with whose message on that decision l a? >> that's right. vicki. eileen, through was born and raised in the bay and graduated from san francisco university high school. so her alma mater, of course, very excited. they congratulated her on the historic gold medal performance and women's big air this week in her first olympic games pulling off for complete 3.60, rotations as mentioned. and i actually caught up with the olympian. well, before this moment just

. >> eileen gu has been a shining light here at these games. unfortunately, camilla valley, ava has been a distraction. actually, she's incredibly talented, but you wonder how much of that is? natural athletic ability? how much of it is apd? and we don't know the answer to that question. now. we thought that she was going to win gold in the free skate guys. we really did based offer short performance a couple of days earlier where she just blew away the competition. but we have to keep in mind that she's only 15 years old. the pressure of the moment probably got to her and everybody's watching her. every movement. she's getting scrutinized every which way. and she just underperformed in the free skate. so no individual medal for camilla valley, ava. she did get the gold medal as part of the team event with the russian olympic committee. although they're probably going to have to be stripped of that. so all we know is that the ioc president thomas bach, spoke earlier today and he said he was very disturbed by how everything played out, both her

her name is eileen gu, the chinese american freestyle ski are opted to represent a china at the games. while many olympians have switched country representations in the past, her choice comes at a low point in us china relations. and also after a year long campaign by human rights groups who called for a boycott because of the gene systemic detention of an estimated 1000000 weaker muslims and other minorities whose national allegiances were questions at a news conference following her gold medal victory. she was quizzed on whether she still held a us passport. officially china bands, citizens from holding to nationalities, but go repeatedly avoided giving the question street answer. here's what she said, quote, i definitely feel as though i'm just as american as i am chinese. i'm american. when i'm in the u. s, and i'm chinese, when i'm in china and quote, she also made no reference to china's human rights record though she has been vocal about social justice issues in the u. s. such as the black lives matter movement, quote. i know that i have a good heart and i know that my reasons

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her name is eileen gu, the chinese american free style sky. you're opted to represent china at the games. while many olympians have switched country representations in the past. her choice comes at a low point in the us china relations. and also after a year long campaign by human rights groups who called for a boy because of beijing systemic detention of an estimated 1000000 weaker muslims and other minorities whose national allegiances were questions at a news conference following her gold medal victory. she was quizzed on whether she still held a u. s. passport. officially china bands. citizens from holding to nationalities, but go repeatedly avoided giving the question street answer. here's what she said, quote, i definitely feel as though i'm just as american as i am chinese, i'm american when i'm in the u. s. and i'm chinese, when i'm in china and quote, she also made no reference to china as human rights record, though she has been vocal about social justice issues in the u. s. such as the black lives matter movement, quote. i know that

the extraordinary eileen gu soaring to her third medal of the games. born in the usa, representing china, now on top of the world. what a breathtaking talent eileen gu is, and what delight for the host nation. and with her second gold medal here in beijing, she's proving to be perhaps the star of these games. but the name of these games is surely kamila valieva, the 15—year—old who failed a drug test, was cleared to compete, but whose hopes last night ended in tears. today, the lack of sympathy shown by her entourage was criticised at the very highest level. it was chilling to see this, rather than to try to to help her, you could feel this chilling atmosphere. as ever, needs to be inch perfect. meanwhile, britain's women's curling team are currently playing their semifinal against sweden. victory, and team gb�*s second medal of these games will be guaranteed. andy swiss, bbc news, beijing. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. hi, nick. by, jane. i know it was parts of the south of england and wales and saw the worst of it. that st

her name is eileen gu, the chinese american freestyle skier opted to represent a china at the games. while many olympians have switched country representations in the past. her choice comes at a low point in us china relations. and also after a year long campaign by human rights groups who called for a boy hot because of beijing systemic detention of an estimated 1000000 weaker muslims and other minorities whose national allegiances were questions at a news conference following her gold medal victory. she was quizzed on whether she still held a us passport. officially china bands, citizens from holding to nationalities, but go repeatedly avoided giving the question a straight answer. here's what she said, quote, i definitely feel as though i'm just as american as i am chinese. i'm american when i'm in the u. s. and i'm chinese, when i'm in china and quote, she also made no reference to china's human rights record though she has been vocal about social justice issues in the u. s. such as the black lives matter movement, quote. i know that i have a good heart and i know that my reasons

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eileen gu, a darling in china, called the snow princess by chinese media, criticized in the united states for leaving california to compete for china, which is something athletes do all the time, but given the tensions between the two countries it was certainly polarizing for eileen gu. she leaves a real winner with a real brand. and of course the love and adrace of the highly lucrative market. the russian figure skater, the 15-year-old, kamila valiyeva, who found herself perhaps unwittingly at the center of yet another doping scandal. she had a very sad finish. she really stumbled her way at the very end. didn't even place. didn't have to worry about having a medal ceremony because she didn't win one. other big milestones for mikaela shiffrin, the second woman in win testify games history. american bobsledder, elaina meyers taylor, who will be the flag bearer at the ceremony tonight, the most decorated black athlete in olympics history. she won bronze in the two-woman bobsleigh. you can see her carrying the u.s. flag at 7:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 p.m. local. sparse crowds, covid still casti

meanwhile, freestyle skier eileen gu notched a gold. she was born in the u.s. but she decided to ski for china. let's bring in cnn's coy wire. what a beautiful backdrop. what a beautiful morning. what a golden moment for eileen. there may be more gold up for grabs. >> you can imagine the pressure the 18-year-old must have been feeling. she was going to compete for her mother's homeland china instead of team u.s.a. she says she's a hopeless romantic when it comes to fear. when you embrace it, the adrenaline and excitement can propel you to greatness. she took that leap of fate on landing a 1620. that's 4 1/2 rotations. she's the second woman to ever pull that off. she wins china their third gold of these games and leads the way in terms of golds tied with sweden. gu talked afterwards about trying to land that trick, isa, that she had never done before. listen. >> i think of all my tricks as a rhythm and music and like kind of motion. so in that sense the wind in my ears, the speed of my turn when i wrap the spin, it speeds up. so there's a change in tempo. so i

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american born eileen gu rallies to win gold for china. her adopted home country with a dramatic final run in the women's big air. coy wire has it all covered this morning from china. so, coy, not only did she win, she's now coming to the defense of one of her fellow athletes from some of the haters. >> reporter: yeah. this is an incredible story. san francisco born star. you can imagine all the pressure she's feeling here. she's 18 years old in her olympics debut choosing to compete for her mother's homeland, china instead of u.s. she is a hopeless romantic when it comes to fear. when you embrace it, the adrenaline that comes with it can propel to you greatness. that's exactly what happened. on her final jump she visualized it and took that leap of fate landing a 1620. she's the second one to ever pull it off in competition. she said even if she didn't land that trick she hoped going for it would send a message and encourage more girls to break their own boundaries. eileen gu has a chance to win two more golds here in beijing. >>> men's s

gu, francesco free day, and germany's bobsled team had an unforgettable showing in beijing. but when it comes to the best of the best, out doing all nations was norway. the norwegians topped the metals table with a record 16 goals for more than the successful germans. despite the hiccups here and there, the beijing winner games provided plenty of sporting highlights and historic achievements. coming up next, a documentary, hello, a. i love stories from the future. it will be back with the latest news at the top of the ella season. and we're interest in the global economy, our portfolio, d w business beyond. here's a closer look at the project. to analyze the fight for market dominance, you to step ahead with the w business beyond on you tube.

eileen gu has a nickname. the snow, princess, and she's quite popular in beijing because in addition to being an olympian, she's also a supermodel. she plans to compete 2 more times here at the winter olympics in slopestyle and halfpipe. she's considered a medal favorite in both events in beijing. i'm andrew marden kron. 4 news. >>gu was born and raised in the bay though she graduated from san francisco university. high school, her alma mater congratulated her on the historic gold medal performance in women's big air this she has also been raising some eyebrows, though, for having chosen to compete for china and said of team usa. shared a message for her social media page explaining it was a tough decision to make. but quote, i am proud of my heritage and equally proud of my american upbringings. the opportunity to help inspire millions of young people where my mom was born during the 2022. beijing olympic winter games is a once in a lifetime opportunity to help to promote the sport. i love. she continued on t

you saw it with eileen gu, nathan chen as well. as much as you say that you want to separate politics away from the sports, do is realistic? dick: well, it is difficult, and it is important for the ioc and for the people of the world to understand the difference between bringing about possible conduct change among states, and the fact that the olympics have a 125-year history of creating these islands of these and international cooperation that nobody else has been able to bring about, especially including the state actors and the professional politicians. so, we make it possible every four years for up to 206 different countries to come together, to live together, to compete together, and to understand each other a little bit better, which nobody else can do. but we have to be focused on -- let's not get hijacked by other agendas. meaningful as they may be, they are not our agendas. they are not things that we can control. but understand that there is an inclusive objective here to get every country, no matter what the form of gov

you mentioned eileen gu, who's already won gold in the big air event, the women's finals, the men's qualification will now take place tuesday. and the men's findings, you can see the knock-on effect here, kim. the men's finals concluding now on wednesday. >> all right. now, you know, yesterday, you kind of rubbed my nose in it. you showed me canada's bad loss to the americans in men's hockey, but canada got a bit of revenge today on the ice, but a different sport. >> well, i hope you can find a little bit of forgiveness for me, kim. it was all well intentioned, but yet, you're right. canada, indeed, emerging triumphant on this day. the men's and the women's curling round robin games getting underway on sunday and the men's team canada defeating team usa, the reigning olympic champions, no less, kim. a really important, and i'll say it, impressive victory for the canadians, who snap a two-game losing streak as a result with just four games left to qualify for the semis. and an emphatic win it was, too. canada even leading the way at 7-1, at one point. 10-5 in the end, the final score on their way

gu. the painful wipeout of mikaela shiffrin, who is 0 for five in medal events, but golden redemption for nathan chen after his pyongyang disappointment. better mental preparation was a difference maker. >> we are athletes but we're humans first and we need to take care of ourselves as humansr and everything. >> reporter: indeed, mental health was a new priority for team u.s.a. dr. jess barley leads the effort. >> whether it's well-being, whether it's a crisis, whether you're just feeling home sick. >> reporter: nonetheless, one event became an emotional train wreck, women figures, the doping scandal surrounded kamila valieva, left almost everyone in tears. and the sports image in shreds with many questioning the tactics of valieva's adult team and coaches. how important is it to start looking at those people within her inner circle? >> it's of extreme importance because it's a minor. >> reporter: positive takeaways: exuberant cross-country star jessie diggins, celebrating bronze. another

california-born skiing sensation eileen gu is winning gold for china. cnn correspondent david culver joins us live from the olympics. let's start with gu. her win isn't without a bit of controversy. >> you're right about that. news of eileen gu's gold medal win here in china set the internet on fire. the 18-year-old was born and raised in the u.s. her dad is american. her mom chinese. she grew up skiingy in slopes of lake tahoe. she spent most childhood summers in beijing. she's fluent in chinese and english. she's also fluent in both cultures but following her gold medal performance, she was flooded with questions from reporters about her nationality. gu is representing team china, and china does not recognize dual nationality. so did she give up her american citizenship? she was asked this several times and avoided answering each time. take a listen and hear how she addressed the criticism. >> people don't believe me and if people don't like me, then that's their loss. they're never going to win the olympics, so -- >> pretty straight forward there wit

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-born freestyle skier eileen gu adding to her medal count. aiming for three goals but fell short with one gold and one silver. let's bring in the shenzhen bureau chief. let's start with today's run. >> i tell you what. everyone is calling her the comeback kid. during her second run she felt quite hard. eighth place. there were concerns not just that she would not win a medal, but that she would have to stop. she had a great run which catapulted her to second-place and the silver. she lost two switzerland -- to switzerland, but an amazing comeback for eileen gu. >> what kind of reaction are you seeing in local media and social media as well? >> she is breaking the internet again. on weibo the top 10 topics are about her incredible recovery. the fact she went from eighth place to second-place. five of the top 10 weibo topics are about eileen. she is very resilient with an amazing comeback. it was not guaranteed she would win gold and silver is perfectly fine. more importantly she is safe. rishaad: it has been a bit of a mixed bag, hasn't it? wh

eileen, gu, awesome. thanks for the update. andrew. thanks for staying >> and we'll chat with andrew again tomorrow. all right, 7, 0, 9, is a time right now. speaking of tomorrow, mask off, day member will still ahead. you still got to keep the mask on in california. schools. >> so we're going to have the ins and outs of to wear a mask or not to wear a mask. and aaa says we're going to see higher even the higher gas prices and the coming days. how much is it going to hurt when you fill er up at the pump? >> and it is a beautiful morning. it is brisk, though. so as you venture outside to enjoy that sunshine, we've already got just make sure you get the layers on daytime highs today. stay cool in the 60's. i've got your forecast. >> and we have some high winds and some gusts out there. but we are tracking your tuesday morning commute. we'll have a look at your traffic when we get back from break. meet a future mom, a first-time mom and a seasoned pro. this mom's one step closer to their new mini-van! yeah, you'll get used to it. this mom