<p data-path-to-node="0">The New York Times and its subsidiary, The Athletic, have once again demonstrated their undeniable slant toward Communist China.</p>
<p data-path-to-node="0">Following the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, the outlet&#8217;s coverage of American-born skier Eileen Gu and the gold-medal-winning U.S. Men’s Hockey team reveals a disturbing double standard: fawning praise for a &#8220;cosmopolitan&#8221; athlete representing an authoritarian regime, contrasted with cynical skepticism toward actual American patriots.</p>
<p data-path-to-node="1">The Athletic wasted no time elevating Gu, the San Francisco-born athlete who chose the Chinese flag over the Stars and Stripes. Describing her as a &#8220;scientist, politician, skier, model, and student,&#8221; the outlet compared her to a &#8220;magician&#8221; whose mastery &#8220;dazzles&#8221; the audience. Yet, when it came to the U.S. Men’s Hockey team — who captured the hearts of the nation with a gritty gold-medal run — the tone shifted to a lecture. The outlet warned that while it’s &#8220;nice to be feted as a winner,&#8221; athletes must realize that such celebrations are &#8220;easily repurposed into political capital.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">How the New York Times covers a traitor winning medals for our greatest adversary </p>
<p>vs. </p>
<p>How the New York Times covers our boys winning medals for the glory of the U.S. </p>
<p>Just appalling beyond belief. <a href="https://t.co/AjTSGjROvV">pic.twitter.com/AjTSGjROvV</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Batya Ungar-Sargon (@bungarsargon) <a href="https://twitter.com/bungarsargon/status/2026440704436604936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p data-path-to-node="2">The message from the media elite is clear: National loyalty is a &#8220;crude&#8221; relic of the past, while &#8220;world citizenship&#8221;—especially when funded by the CCP — is the ultimate modern virtue.</p>
<p data-path-to-node="4">This contrast has reignited a fierce national debate. <i data-path-to-node="4" data-index-in-node="54">National Review</i> senior editor Charles C. W. Cooke didn&#8217;t mince words, <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/cooke-what-eileen-gu-is-doing-is-adjacent-to-treason/">labeling</a> Gu’s decision as &#8220;adjacent to treason.&#8221; Cooke noted that if an American had defected to the Soviet Union for Olympic glory in the 1970s, the &#8220;grotesque&#8221; nature of the move would have been obvious. &#8220;She chose to represent a communist dictatorship over the United States,&#8221; Cooke pointed out. &#8220;That is the wrong call.&#8221;</p>
<p data-path-to-node="5">National Review editor-in-chief Rich Lowry <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/jack-hughes-or-eileen-gu/">furthered</a> this critique, contrasting the &#8220;bloody-mouthed&#8221; hockey players, like star Jack Hughes, with Gu’s brand-managed persona. While the hockey team played for their country and the memory of their late teammate Johnny Gaudreau, Gu represents a &#8220;cosmopolitan ideal&#8221; that floats above nationhood.</p>
<p data-path-to-node="5">&#8220;Is loyalty to country a matter of choice, or an unalterable commitment?&#8221; Lowry asked, highlighting the divide between those who feel fundamental gratitude toward America and those who maintain a &#8220;critical distance.&#8221;</p>
<p data-path-to-node="7">The controversy extends far beyond the slopes. Critics like Bill Maher have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-maher-shreds-lebron-james-john-cena-eileen-gu-stop-kowtowing-to-china">slammed</a> the trend of American icons — from LeBron James to John Cena — &#8220;kowtowing&#8221; to Beijing to protect their bottom lines. Maher pointed out the hypocrisy of athletes and celebrities who ignore China’s &#8220;authoritarian surveillance state&#8221; and the genocide of the Uyghurs while lecturing Americans on social justice at home.</p>
<p data-path-to-node="8">As the 2026 Games conclude, the legacy of these Olympics isn&#8217;t just about medals; it’s about the widening chasm between an elite media class that sneers at patriotism and a public that still believes in the red, white, and blue.</p>

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