The home crowd erupted when China’s Eileen Gu won the women’s big air freeskiing gold in Beijing.

Gu jumped into the top position with her third run,【小题1】 (score) 94.50. Her total score was 188. 25 in the event’s debut at the Winter Olympics.

The 18-year-old, who also 【小题2】 (go) by her Chinese name, Gu Ailing, is a freestyle skier, model and grade-A student with 【小题3】 American father and a Chinese mother. She grew up in the United States. It was there 【小题4】she grew to love skiing. By 2018, she was representing the US in the world cup for the sport.

Then, she decided to switch from representing the US 【小题5】 representing China. It was a decision met with shock and 【小题6】 (confuse) from her growing fan base, but Gu was 【小题7】 (determine), sharing her reasoning on Instagram at the time.

“This was an 【小题8】 (incredible) tough decision for me to make...Through skiing, I hope to unite people, promote common understanding, create communication, and forge friendships between 【小题9】 (nation). If I can help to inspire one young girl 【小题10】 (break) a boundary, my wishes will have come true.”

Eileen Gu, also 【小题1】 (know) by her Chinese name—Gu Ailing, was born in 2003 in San Francisco. Her father is American and her mother is Chinese.

Eileen 【小题2】 (start) skiing when she was only three years old and became champion of the junior group of the USA Snowboard and Freeski Association 【小题3】 the age of nine, before entering the senior ranks. She announced that she would be representing China competitively via her Instagram account on June 6, 2019. Proving her dedication to the sport, Eileen set 【小题4】 (her) the goal of graduating after completing two years of high school in just one year. She then further cemented her credentials at her first X Games 【小题5】 (appear) at the 2021 event in Aspen, 【小题6】 (make) history as the first-ever female rookie to win three medals after taking gold in Ski Slopestyle and Superpipe and a bronze in Ski Big Air. Two months 【小题7】 (late) Eileen once again demonstrated her potential at 【小题8】 was called the FIS Freestyle World Championship in Aspen. Having delayed entry into Stanford University until the summer of 2022, Eileen was 【小题9】 (full) focused on the Winter Games in Beijing. Eventually, she obtained two golden medals and a silver one, which inspired 【小题10】 good many Chinese skiers.

Chinese shooter Yang Qian won the first gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the women’s 10m air rifle (气步枪) on Saturday. Yang was born in 2000 in Yangjianong, 【小题1】 small village in Ningbo. In 2011, she 【小题2】 (select) among the shooting team of Ningbo Sports School, 【小题3】 she started her shooting career. In 2019, Yang became a member of the national shooting team.

Yu Lihua, Yang’s first shooting coach at Ningbo Sports School, said in an 【小题4】 (excite) voice, “It is the first time that my student has won a gold medal in the Olympic Games. I’m so 【小题5】 (pride) of Yang Qian. Athletes in the Olympic Games should not only have great skills 【小题6】 also adjust their own mood to deal with anxieties. Yang Qian has such good sportsmanship 【小题7】 (control) herself well under pressure.” Yang’s mother, smiled through tears as her daughter won the 【小题8】 (compete). Zhu Xiaomei, her instructor back then, said, “Yang’s success will encourage both teachers and students 【小题9】 (great). As long as they work hard, they 【小题10】 (be) the top talents in their own field, like what Yang has achieved.”