On June 7, Beijing time, ski star Gu Ailing attended the TIME100 Times Magazine Summit held in New York, USA. At the meeting, Gu Ailing looked particularly mature in a light blue formal dress, and generously delivered a speech and accepted an interview with the host. On the issue of representing China that netizens are most concerned about, Gu Ailing once again made a positive response.
Gu Ailing said that choosing to represent the Chinese team to participate in the competition is something she has never regretted, and she is also proud to be able to represent the Chinese team and win the championship. Because of her presence now there are so many young female friends in the world who dare to challenge herself out of the box, which makes her feel like she made a very correct decision. She is also willing to continue to work with more young people.
As we all know, the newly adult Gu Ailing has actually represented the Chinese team in several world championships. In 2019, the 15-year-old Gu Ailing announced that his nationality had changed to China, and on the Forbes list released some time ago, Gu Ailing's nationality column was also China. When talking about why she represented the Chinese team, Gu Ailing talked and gave a number of reasons. She mentions that her mother, Gu Yan, is Chinese, so although she grew up in the United States and received an American education, she still decided to fight for China on behalf of herself and her mother's blood.
For Gu Ailing, it is her duty as an athlete to promote the exchange of different cultures in the world through sports and to make her own efforts to achieve the goal of globalization. On the other hand, she also hopes to use her influence to inspire more young people in the world to work hard for their dreams. It is worth mentioning that Gu Ailing said that the U.S. team is very supportive of her choice to represent China, and many Netizens in China have also expressed appreciation for her decision.
I have to say that the goals that Gu Ailing hoped for have been achieved. Now skiing has become more popular than before, more and more people are involved and really like this sport, more importantly, Gu Ailing's tenacious fighting spirit on skiing has also become the driving force for many people.
For a long time, the discussion about Gu Ailing's "China's gold mining" has never stopped, although Gu Ailing has responded that he has never focused on commercial value and interests, but there will still be people who hold on to this issue. In the face of the host's controversy again, Gu Ailing still said that since she began to represent China at the age of 15, she has been committed to promoting skiing, and her wishes and goals have always been related to skiing, not so-called various commercial endorsements.
However, at the summit, a major decision announced by Gu Ailing made her once again into controversy. The 2026 Winter Olympics have already been decided to be held in Italy, and the United States is now fighting for the right to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. Gu Ailing said that he will serve as an ambassador for the United States to bid for the Winter Olympics and fight for the right to host the Yancheng Lake Winter Olympics for the United States.
As soon as this news came out, netizens caused an uproar, and they discussed why Gu Ailing made this decision. Some netizens said that Gu Ailing just said that he did not regret playing for the Chinese team, how did he turn around and become the ambassador of the United States Winter Olympics? Some netizens also said that as a Chinese, is it really appropriate for Gu Ailing to become the ambassador of the US Winter Olympics? There are even strong doubts about whether she can continue to represent the Chinese team in the future.
But in these controversies, there are also some sane people who see Gu Ailing as just an ambassador for the Winter Olympics, which does not conflict with which country she will represent in the future. As an athlete who has influenced the development of global sports culture, her achievements are very worthy of recognition, and it is also a symbolic honor to be able to become an ambassador of the Winter Olympics.
In an interview earlier, Gu Ailing had answered whether she would still represent China in the competition in the future, saying that she would focus on completing her studies at present, and as for participating in the competition, she would go with the flow. The choice of Gu Ailing in the future is still unknown to us, but in all fairness, Gu Ailing has won many honors for China and has also made great contributions to the development of the sport, which is beyond doubt.