Gu Ailing responded to the attack: he wanted to use sports to unite rather than divide people

According to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 9 (Reporter Zhao Jiantong, Dong Yixing, Gao Meng, Ma Kai) "I don't want to make everyone satisfied, I'm just an 18-year-old girl, I just want to enjoy my own life." In fact, I don't really care whether others are happy or not. I feel like I'm doing my best and enjoying the whole process. After winning the Beijing Winter Olympics freestyle ski women's big jump championship on the 8th, when asked by the Reporter of the British Guardian at the press conference how she viewed the criticism of some American media and netizens before, Gu Ailing responded in this way.

"If someone doesn't believe me or doesn't like me, then it's their loss." Gu Ailing said, "I am very comfortable when I am in the United States and China. I think sports must be used to unite people, not to divide us. ”

After winning her first Winter Olympic gold medal, Gu Ailing posted on social media to share her joy with friends overseas. Most of the comments in the post were congratulatory messages from well-known ski athletes, her friends and fans, as well as some unfriendly comments about "she represented China".

An English comment under the post that received more than 200 "likes" read: "Isn't she able to succeed mainly because of her own hard work and the support of her family?" Why is it so difficult for some people to admit that Gu Ailing is great and inspiring, and then congratulate her on winning the championship? ”

18-year-old Gu Ailing was born in San Francisco, usa, the mother of Chinese, the father of an American, fluent in Chinese and English. "When I was eight years old, I joined a ski team and was the only girl in it. I went home and told my mother that I wanted to go to the Winter Olympics. For the starting point of his Olympic dream, Gu Ailing still remembers it vividly.

In 2019, Gu Ailing announced that she officially represented the Chinese team in various competitions. At the time, the decision caused a lot of repercussions in the American sports world.

In January 2021, Gu Ailing won two gold and one bronze at the World Extreme Games. In a telephone interview after the game, she told Xinhua News Agency that the direct reason for her decision to represent China was that she learned in 2019 that China would vigorously popularize mass ice and snow sports as a policy, proposed to "drive 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports", and was determined to enhance the performance of China's ice and snow sports, especially snow sports, and promote the construction of a sports power by hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games.

Ms. Gu said at the time that she thought her success would encourage thousands of Chinese to participate in skiing, and given the potential for influence, she did not hesitate to make the choice to represent China at the Winter Olympics. She believes that she can become a bridge between ice and snow sports and Chinese women, so that more Chinese women can participate in this sport.

"I have always been frank and grateful to the American team, they have spared no effort to help me, I am always grateful; the same gratitude is also to the Chinese team, they have given me great support."

"I think both sides understand that I would love to use sport as a force of solidarity, to make connections between countries, not to divide each other." My ultimate goal is to show the world the sport. Gu Ailing said at the post-match press conference on the 8th.