Eileen Gu lodges Olympic grievance

Controversial Olympic athlete Eileen Gu known as out the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) over the tight Olympic schedule she has, which she stated will forestall her from getting within the correct coaching classes she wants for a freeski occasion.

Gu, who’s representing China throughout the 2026 Winter Olympics, made her ideas identified after she clinched a spot within the huge air last, which takes place Monday. She stated competing within the last will take her away from correctly practising for the qualifying spherical of the halfpipe last, which takes place on Thursday.

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“I’m disappointed in FIS,” she stated. “I think the Olympics should epitomize aspiration, and I think being able to do something that’s beyond the ordinary should be celebrated instead of punished.”

Gu stated she wasn’t making an attempt to get particular remedy, solely the identical quantity of observe time as her opponents. She stated she tried to compromise, together with becoming a member of the snowboarders’ coaching on the halfpipe. She stated the FIS instructed her it couldn’t make the change as a result of it wouldn’t be honest to the opposite opponents.

Gu already gained silver in slopestyle earlier this week.

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“I think it’s really unfair. I think it’s punishing excellence, to be completely honest with you,” Gu added. “Because I dare to do three events, and this is making it completely impossible to train fairly for the third event.”

FIS scheduled three coaching classes earlier than qualifying – a rise from two for a typical World Cup occasion. The group’s spokesman, Bruno Sassi, stated, “Every effort has been made to facilitate the best possible training” for the athletes.

“But as we have already seen at these Games, for athletes who choose to compete in multiple disciplines and/or multiple events, conflicts can sometimes be inevitable,” he stated.

Gu, who was born within the U.S. however selected to compete for China, hasn’t skied in a halfpipe occasion since December and hasn’t competed in huge air since successful the gold within the 2022 Beijing Games. The halfpipe occasion is a little more harmful than the opposite two.

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Gu may have the large air last on Monday, adopted by the halfpipe qualifiers on Thursday, with the ultimate coming Saturday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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