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The [[U]Wall Street Journal[/U]]('https://www.wsj.com/sports/olympics/eileen-gu-china-usa-freestyle-skier-7cd0cfcc?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqfl5fTtCOlyphYff68Lf302AEx07D5Y2HHbRFmDdOhtXwnmXgM_Wr3TNQlTlC0%3D&gaa_ts=6994eb27&gaa_sig=hXGiPzX5t0kBepZgxIEz7ALNhfrhCPxXMzfRn1KhioSkBM9yDaUgpi-XCCkmPBWXd7JiT4XkuY-sE7ZSIjCW8w%3D%3D') reported last week that Gu and Zhu Yi, a fellow American-born figure skater who now competes for China, were paid a combined $6.6 million by the Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau in 2025 for "striving for excellent results in qualifying for the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics." In all, the two were reportedly paid nearly $14 million over the past three years.
"I certainly think that someone who grew up in the United States of America who benefited from our education system, from the freedoms and liberties that makes this country a great place, I would hope they want to compete with the United States of America," Vance said on "The Story With Martha MacCallum."
"So, I'm going to [[U]root for American athletes.[/U]]('https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/personal-freedoms/america-together/america-cheers-together') I think part of that is people who identify themselves as Americans. That's who I'm rooting for in this Olympics."