On February 8, Gu Ailing won the gold medal in the women's big jump event of freestyle skiing at the Beijing Winter Olympics. This is the first gold in the history of the Winter Olympics in the freestyle ski jumping event, the first gold medal for the Snow Event of the Chinese delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the first gold medal won by the Chinese women's snow event at the Winter Olympics.
After Gu Ailing won the gold medal, Chinese network went viral that Gu Ailing's father was Ray Sidney, the No. 5 employee of Google. Previously, Ray Sidney had modified his Facebook profile picture to a photo with Gu Ailing when he was a child on February 5. Gu Ailing's mother also praised this, causing many speculations.
At 23:54 on Feb. 8, Ray Sidney responded publicly on Facebook: "Maybe I should clarify: Gu Yan (Gu Ailing's mother) and I have been dating for several years. I've known Gu Ailing for many years and I'm very proud of what she's accomplished both inside and outside the snowfield. I only met Gu Yan sometime after Gu Ailing was born. ”
In fact, it does not matter who her father is, the athlete's performance depends on hard work and struggle. Pay more attention to their wonderful performance!
(Editor: Yang Shijie)