Recently, the ice princess Gu Ailing has become the focus of heated discussions! This girl became a hero in everyone's eyes with her outstanding performance at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
However, since she won the silver medal, the controversy over her identity has not stopped. Chinese-American biracial and dual nationality...... All kinds of labels are flying all over the sky, and netizens are arguing!
Let's talk about the identity controversy first. As soon as Gu Ailing appeared, her mixed-race face attracted the attention of countless people. Some people think she is the pride of Chinese, while others question whether she is an American.
Actually, I don't think we need to dwell too much on this issue. The most important thing for an athlete is to win glory for the country and work hard for his dreams. If she is sincere and dedicated to the Chinese team, then nationality is really not a big problem.
Speaking of which, we have to mention the naturalization policy of our Chinese sports industry.
This policy, to put it bluntly, is to quickly improve the strength of certain events and introduce some foreign athletes.
In the short term, the effect is indeed quite obvious, but what about the long term? Hey, that's a question mark. Some people just stare at the gold medal and think that naturalized athletes are here to grab the gold medal, which is narrow-minded. Sportsmanship is more than just a gold medal.
Let's talk about Gu Ailing again. This girl chose to return to the United States to continue her studies after the Winter Olympics and became an American college student.
This official announcement doesn't matter, but it made netizens explode.
Some people say that she is ungrateful, and she will not renew her contract with the Chinese team when it expires, and run away when she makes money; Some people say that she pursues personal development, and there is nothing wrong with that. Actually, how can this matter be so simple?
Gu Ailing had already received an admission letter from Stanford University, but postponed her enrollment for the Winter Olympics. Now that the competition is over, it is only natural for her to go back to study.
However, this incident does make us see some problems in the Chinese sports world. The naturalization policy really needs to be reconsidered.
What is the purpose of introducing foreign athletes? Is it for gold or for sportsmanship? If it's just for the gold medal, it's too boring. The most important thing in sports is the spirit of pursuing excellence and constantly challenging oneself.
Of course, the naturalization policy is not without merit. In some events, we do need to introduce some excellent foreign athletes to fill the shortcomings.
However, this introduction must be done to a certain extent, and we cannot blindly pursue gold medals while ignoring the inheritance and promotion of sportsmanship. We have to let the athletes understand that sports are not only for competitions and gold medals, but more importantly, for the spiritual pursuit.
Having said that, although Gu Ailing's incident has caused a lot of controversy, it has also made us see some problems and shortcomings in the Chinese sports industry.
I hope that we can face up to these problems and strive to improve them, so as to make China's sports industry healthier and more vibrant!