Olympian Eileen Gu’s Birth Certificate Revealed Amid Her Refusal to Reveal Her American Dad’s Identity (Exclusive)

Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu was undoubtedly one of the biggest stars of this year’s games, but her decision to compete for China instead of her native U.S. sparked criticism.

Gu, 22, was born and raised by a single mother, Chinese native Yan Gu, in San Francisco, and has long refused to speak about her American father, who has been described as a Harvard graduate by Chinese media, per The New York Times.

His identity remains a mystery.

The National Enquirer has exclusively obtained Gu’s birth certificate — which shows that Gu was born on September 3, 2003, at California Pacific Medical Center — and the space designated for the father’s name is blank.

The athlete, who grew up in a mansion in the affluent Sea Cliff enclave overlooking the Golden Gate bridge with her venture capitalist mother and her grandmother, often visited relatives in Beijing in the summers, according to The New York Times.

When she was 15, Gu, who is fluent in Mandarin, decided to switch allegiances to China in competitions, and has since won two World Championships and multiple Olympic medals for the other country.

At the Milan Cortina Winter Games, Gu won gold in the halfpipe and two silver medals, bringing her career Olympic total to six medals in six events.

She previously secured two gold medals and one silver at the Beijing Games, cementing her status as the most decorated freeskier in Olympic history.

She’s also one of the richest. Gu earned $23 million in endorsements last year, according to Sportico, via the Wall Street Journal. She and Zhu Yi, an American-born figure skater who also competes for China, were also paid a combined $14 million by the Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau in over the past three years for their contributions to sport, according to a February 13 report in the Wall Street Journal.

Gu’s connections to China have long raised eyebrows. Her mother declined to speak with The New York Times in 2022 over concerns about how any political questions might be interpreted in her homeland. Gu also declined to comment on her citizenship status, the outlet reported, noting that while there is no official record of her relinquishing her American citizenship, China does not allow dual citizenship.

Vice President JD Vance was among those who publicly addressed the controversy, telling Fox News in an interview that he hoped someone who had grown up in America would “want to compete with the United States.”

“I’m flattered. Thanks, JD! That’s sweet,” Gu said of Vance’s comments, per USA Today.

“So many athletes compete for a different country,” she told the outlet. “People only have a problem with me doing it because they kind of lump China into this monolithic entity, and they just hate China. So it’s not really about what they think it’s about.”

“And also, because I win,” she continued. “Like if I wasn’t doing well, I think that they probably wouldn’t care as much, and that’s OK for me. People are entitled to their opinions.”

Gu has previously told The Athletic she was “physically assaulted” for her decision to represent China while attending college at Stanford University.  “The police were called. I’ve had death threats. I’ve had my dorm robbed. I’ve gone through some things as a 22-year-old that I really think no one should ever have to endure, ever.”

“I am proud of my heritage,” she wrote on Instagram in 2019, “and equally proud of my American upbringings.”

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