Highlights: On June 8, 2022, Gu Ailing said at the TIME100 summit that he would help the United States bid for the 2030 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and become the "Olympic Bid Ambassador". After this news came out, some netizens in China thought that Gu Ailing was "ungrateful" and "eating inside and outside", but in fact, it was not.
Previously, Ding Junhui served as Ambassador for the London Olympic Bid (Uk. Therefore, Chinese can serve as ambassadors for the Olympic bid of other countries. What's more, Gu Ailing is not exactly Chinese, she is of mixed Chinese and American descent and has dual Nationality between China and the United States.
Gu Ailing said: "I am now the 2030 Salt Lake City Olympic bid ambassador, which is the evidence of "globalization", through ice and snow sports to better connect with everyone." Salt Lake City wants to attract more athletes to train and compete here, and plans to add 15 new countries to participate in this Winter Olympics, and I support and agree. ”
I have to say that Gu Ailing is a "master of duanshui", who must take care of the feelings of his mother's motherland and his father's motherland. 2022 is the first time china has hosted the Winter Olympics in its home country, and such an opportunity is unattainable. Because of this "host's benefit", the Chinese team won a total of 9 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze - the number of gold medals and the total number of medals have created history.
Gu Ailing won two gold medals and one silver medal, becoming the athlete with the highest number of gold medals won by the Chinese team at the Beijing Winter Olympics. What is the level of 2 gold and 1 silver in a Winter Olympics? Gu Ailing's performance can be ranked fifth in the Medal Table of Chinese Winter Olympic Athletes and first place in the Medal Table of Freestyle Skiers.
Previously, only Yang Yang and Wang Meng in China had won two gold medals in the single event at a Winter Olympics. Gu Ailing is only 19 years old this year, which is the best age for Winter Olympic athletes. Gu Ailing dedicated the best four years to China, what are we not satisfied with? In 2030, Gu Ailing is already 27 years old, and she may have retired.
Gu Ailing personally does not pose too much of a threat to the Chinese team, she just uses her influence to promote the sport of "skiing" and promote the Winter Olympics. Wu Qinggong, a non-famous entertainment critic, pointed out: "So we should be generous and let Gu Ailing do what she likes - sports have no borders, she will always be our friend."
Although Gu Ailing has been in the United States for more than 2 months, she has always been thinking about her friends in China. Every time a traditional Chinese festival, Gu Ailing will send a Weibo greeting to Chinese netizens. For example, "520", which belongs to China's Internet Valentine's Day, 520 harmonic "I love you", if you read 520 in English, then there is no Valentine's Day meaning.
Discussion: Do you support Gu Ailing as the U.S. Olympic bid ambassador?