Before returning to the United States, Gu Ailing was on the hot search again.
On April 27, she posted on Weibo that she said "thank you China", which caused a lot of controversy, and many netizens directly questioned Gu Ailing's words and tone: "Shouldn't it be thank you to the motherland?" Media person Hu Xijin then posted on Weibo that "external forces" are "envious and jealous" for Gu Ailing's love for China; on the plane back to the United States, Gu Ailing filmed a video of her grandmother exercising on the plane, originally intended to highlight her grandmother's sense of movement, but the point of controversy among netizens fell on the "private plane", and she then had to delete the video to calm people.
However, Gu Ailing did not have time to worry about this, her May itinerary was full, and she had attended 6 public events in less than ten days, covering fashion, women, youth, cross-cultural, sports and other fields. At the ESPNW summit, Gu Ailing revealed that she will return to the snow field in a few weeks, and this fall, she will return to California as an undergraduate freshman at Stanford University.
The earliest appearance was made on May 2. Gu Ailing attended the Met Gala Dinner in LV. The Met Gala is a charity event hosted by the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, with a tradition dating back to 1948. As the "Spring Festival Gala" of the American red carpet industry, met gala provides stars with the opportunity to show themselves unscrupulously, and is also the most popular top show for various media.
This year's Met Gala, in addition to Gu Ailing, there are also sports stars such as Dawei, Chloe King, Dwyane Wade, Andesbrook and other sports stars invited to attend. Gu Ailing's bright clothing caused cnn, VOGUE and other media reports, CNN said that Gu Ailing's dress swept China's social media, and FASHION directly wrote: "Who is Gu Ailing? Red carpet nova on fire in China. ”
Two days later, on May 4, Gu Elliing attended three events in New York, including the espnew summit mentioned above, as well as NBC's Today Show and Apex For Youth's 30th anniversary dinner.
The ESPNW Women's Summit brings together outstanding women in sports, business and entertainment to create positive change and opportunities for women in sport. The Women's Summit featured an interview with Laughter Permitted for Gu Ailing, hosted by former U.S. Women's Soccer Team Captain Julie Fudy and program producer Lynn Orzovi. In the more than 40-minute activity, Gu Ailing talked about female role models, sports power, post-Olympic depression, internet controversy and other topics.
The forum began with freestyle skiing. Gu Ailing believes that this sport is a very personal expression, through sports on the snow, expressing individuality, creativity and a sense of trend, but in China, not so many people understand this free extreme sport. Through the platform of the Beijing Winter Olympics, more people began to participate in ice and snow sports, "they let 300 million people know about ice and snow, which is comparable to the total population of the United States." ”
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics have just come to an end, and Gu Ailing also talked about the loss and depression that Olympians may face after the game, and the "post-Olympic depression" made her rethink her new goals and rediscover the joy of sports, "The game is over, but the sport is still there." To play sports is to enjoy. ”
The host mentioned the controversy caused by her representing the Chinese team in the Olympic Games, and Gu Ailing was a little helpless about it. With the power of sports, she said she wanted to inspire more young women to participate in sports, especially freestyle skiing, and chose to become a member of the Chinese team in order to become a representative of the Chinese blood that she and her mother have, "Everyone has their own ideas." Some of the people who questioned me were meant to express their attitudes. I just want to make the world a better place, and I want to encourage more young women to get involved in freestyle skiing and have fun through sports. If they don't agree, then they can improve the world in their own way. ”
In the "Today Show" program, the host also mentioned the criticism that Gu Ailing suffered because of joining the Chinese delegation. Gu Ailing once again emphasized the original intention, she believes that freestyle skiing changed her life, and she also promoted freestyle skiing. More young Chinese women are trying ice and snow sports because of her presence, which is exactly what she is happy to see.
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Encouraging more women to break through their own limitations has always been the theme of Gu Ailing's public speeches. From the age of 12, she began speaking on the subject of women. Self-confidence and maturity are closely related to her family education, her grandmother Feng Guozhen is a senior engineer in the former Department of Structural Reform of the Ministry of Communications, and her mother Gu Yan is a venture capital expert who graduated from Peking University. The exemplary power of two generations of women also makes Gu Ailing "have the freedom to choose, and the freedom to fail." At the ESPNW Women's Summit and NBC's studio on the same day, Gu Ailing gave the camera to her mother Gu Yan, saying that "she is the best mother."
In the face of different reputations, Gu Ailing said that at present, she can only choose to focus on herself, focus on making herself better, and finally make the world a better place in her own way, after all, she is only 18 years old and has not yet gone to college.
On the same night, Ailing Gu attended the 30th anniversary of Apex For Youth in New York. Apex for Youth is a New York-based youth empowerment nonprofit that provides educational and advisory opportunities for low-income Asian families and other young immigrants in New York City.
Gu Ailing herself posted a video of her speech on social media platforms. In her speech, she spoke about female power, speaking out again for Asians.
In her speech, she said she knew very well that "representation" was very important, especially when young women saw a good freestyle skier on TV for the first time with the same face as herself, which was very enlightening for young women. After all, young Asian faces stand on the podium, rarely in previous extreme sports competitions. At the event, Gu Ailing received the first "New Generation Leader Award" issued by the non-profit organization.
At the end of May, Gu will return to California to attend the Asia Society 2022 Annual Gala in Los Angeles. The Asia Society will present awards for its achievements in business, sports, technology and women's empowerment, and as an important figure in Sino-US cultural exchanges, Gu Ailing will receive the only "Global Ambassador" honor this year.
Just this past weekend, Gu Ailing went to Miami, where she hosted the F1 Grand Prix for the first time. As a contracted athlete for Red Bull Austria, Gu Ailing supports the F1 Red Bull Racing team. In Miami, the craziest and most popular photo shows Hamilton, Jordan, David Beckham, and Brady in the same frame historically. Looking forward to the day when Gu Ailing can also join this rank.
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