17-year-old talented girl gave up American citizenship, 17 days won three gold medals for China. How is she developing now?
We live in an open and inclusive era, and it is normal to change our nationality, but countless historical experiences also tell us that only by being strong enough can we attract more people to be close to it. Gu Ailing is a standard post-00 Chinese-American hybrid. She was born in California to an American father and a China mother.
Not only that, Gu Ailing's parents are also schoolmasters. Her father graduated from Harvard University and her mother graduated from Peking University and Stanford University successively, so Gu Ailing lived in an excellent educational environment since she was a child. She inherited her parents' good genes and looks exquisite and three-dimensional. As a child, Gu Ailing was proud of her China ancestry.
Since childhood, Gu Ailing has often lived in Beijing with her mother, running around the hutongs in Beijing and playing with her peers. She fell in love with Beijing-style food, local customs of Beijing and traditional culture of China. When someone asked her why she spoke Chinese so well, Gu Ailing was surprised: "Do you still need to learn Chinese? Isn't it born? "
It turns out that Gu Ailing's mother has been talking to her in Chinese, so Gu Ailing has long regarded Chinese as her mother tongue. My mother also spent a lot of time educating her daughter. She used to be a ski instructor, and her daughter showed great interest in skiing when she was 3 years old. After her mother found out, she encouraged her daughter to develop like this.
So, Gu Ailing started her own skiing training. At the same time, her homework has not fallen behind, and her test scores have always been among the best in her class. Because her mother wants her daughter to develop morally, intellectually and physically, her daughter has to finish classes normally from Monday to Friday before going skiing on weekends.
In order to support her daughter's hobby, her mother always drives her to the training ground by herself and spends nearly 20 hours on the road every week. At the age of 9, Gu Ailing began to participate in skiing competitions in the United States, and a new star rose in the skiing field in Ran Ran. In 20 19, 16-year-old Gu Ailing won the gold medal in the FIFA World Cup women's slope obstacle skill competition held in SeiserAlm, Italy.
In June this year, Gu Ailing announced her citizenship in China and wrote: "China freestyle skier Gu Ailing reported for duty." Many people are surprised to see it. After all, American citizenship was once something that countless people yearned for. Gu Ailing gave up her American citizenship to represent China in the war, which shows that she has a strong sense of belonging to China.
After becoming a citizen of China, Gu Ailing won three gold medals for China in 17 days. At the 20 19 Freestyle Skiing New Zealand Open and the New Zealand Winter Games, Gu Ailing performed exceptionally well, winning three championships and gold medals in succession, and everyone could not help but praise her as a talented girl.
In 2020, Gu Ailing won four championships in the Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne and Calgary, Canada in the freestyle skiing World Cup in 20 19-20 season. Gu Ailing's Excellence is obvious to all. She also has a large number of fans in America. In fact, Gu Ailing's choice should not be "joining" but "returning". China is Gu Ailing's hometown and will always be open to her.