Eileen Gu posts picture with Caitlin Clark, prompting mixed reactions amid skier's Team China controversy

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After an Olympics of victory and controversy, American-born Team China skier Eileen Gu was seen sharing a moment with another elite women's athlete that is often at the center of cultural debates. 

Gu posted an Instagram story of her and Clark at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday, just days after Gu won gold at the Winter Olympics. The two were seen sitting next to each other in the front row at Prada. 

The photo of the two women's sports superstars garnered mixed responses on social media, with some fans excited to see the two next to each other, while critics expressed disapproval, amid Gu's decision to compete for China despite growing up in the U.S.

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Gold medalist China's Eileen Gu poses with her medals after winning the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe final at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.  (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

"Why is Caitlin cheapening her public image? Where is her publicist," one critic wrote on X.

Another critic wrote, "What a poor decision by Caitlin Clark." 

Meanwhile, a fan celebrated, writing, "A superstar basketball player sat next to a superstar Olympian IN MILAN, go Caitlin that is so cool."

Gu went to the fashion event shortly after the Milan Cortina games ended, as she has a second career as a fashion model, and has even walked runways in the past.

Gu's attendance comes after the star skier broke down in tears after winning gold in the women's halfpipe final on Sunday, revealing that her grandmother had died prior to the competition. 

It concluded an Olympics