The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has already come to an end, but the topic around Gu Ailing is still endless. Combined with Gu Ailing's departure from China and return to the United States, it has aroused unwarranted suspicion from the outside world. Many netizens even believe that the reason why Gu Ailing chose to represent China in the Winter Olympic Games is only for her own selfish interests. In this regard, Gu Ailing responded positively, for convincing reasons, and forcefully fought back against netizens' doubts. Details are as follows:
What is it like for Gu Ailing to represent China in the Winter Olympics?
In June 2019, 15-year-old Gu Ailing announced in her personal social media account that she was officially naturalized in China and will represent China in the competition. Subsequently, Gu Ailing's nationality information on the official website of the International Snow Federation also changed from the United States to China. Since then, Gu Ailing has frequently appeared on the podium on behalf of the Chinese team.
During the Beijing Winter Olympics, Gu Ailing was a one-man and three-event event, and finally won 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal. It is worth mentioning that when Gu Ailing won the freestyle ski jump championship, he also became the first player in the Chinese sports world to win a gold medal in this project.
Why did Gu Ailing represent China in the Winter Olympics?
Many netizens find it difficult to understand why Gu Ailing, who grew up in the United States, chose to represent China in the competition. Is it for the so-called personal interest? Recently, Gu Ailing, who returned to the United States, made it clear in an interview that the reason why she would represent China in the competition was mainly because her mother had Chinese ancestry.
As we all know, Gu Ailing's mother, named Gu Yan, was born in Beijing, China, graduated from Peking University, and then went to Stanford University in the United States to study, and obtained an MBA degree. Out of her love of skiing, Gu Yan has worked as a ski instructor. Under the influence of her mother Gu Yan, Gu Ailing also became a ski enthusiast and achieved impressive results.
In addition, Gu Ailing accompanies her mother back to Beijing every year, and while visiting her grandparents, she feels the influence of traditional culture from Beijing, which explains why Gu Ailing can speak fluently Chinese.
Objectively speaking, the mother is the main reason for Gu Ailing to represent China, and being able to drive the development of Ice and Snow Sports in China has become the goal pursued by Gu Ailing. In the words of Gu Ailing: I hope to let more people understand this sport, make the world a better place in their own way, and inspire more girls to swim and ski.
It is enough to see that as a daughter, Gu Ailing is a filial child; as a mixed-race child, Gu Ailing has never forgotten the Chinese blood flowing on her body; as a new generation of young people, Gu Ailing hopes to make the world a better place in her own way.
Finally, I would like to ask, do you still question gu Ailing, who is kind, beautiful, confident and highly emotionally intelligent? Feel free to give your views and interact with each other below.
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