Gu Ailing, the United States-born Olympic skiing gold medalist, who is also known as Eileen Gu, said that she competed for China to inspire the nation’s young girls to get interested in the sport.
The freestyle skier won three medals at the Beijing 2022 Winter Games in February. She shared her thoughts on Tuesday at an event in New York, where she was among those honored as being among Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2022, and she discussed her motivation and the possible roles she may play after the Olympics.
Asked whether she had second thoughts about her decision to represent China in the Olympics, considering the current tension between the US and China, Gu said not at all.
“No, I don’t have any regrets,” she said, because every day on her social media she receives messages from hundreds of young girls worldwide who call her their inspiration. “Sports are a shared experience transcending gender, age, race, background and culture,” Gu said, adding that they can bring about cultural exchanges, communication and uplift one another, generating a cycle of positivity.
Gu also announced that she would be the ambassador for the US Winter Olympic Games bid in Salt Lake City in 2030. Gu said, “This is a beautiful example of globalism and the capacity that we can use skiing, we can use sports, we can use the winter sports to connect people.”
【小题1】What do we know about Gu Ailing?| A．She was a China-born Olympic skiing gold medalist |
| B．She won four medals at the Beijing 2022 winter games |
| C．She didn’t regret having represented China in the Olympics |
| D．She was honored as one of the 100 most influential people of 2022 by Thames |
| A．To win gold medals in the Winter Olympics |
| B．To motivate China’s young girls to love skiing |
| C．To promote cultural exchanges, communication and uplift one another |
| D．To announce that she would be the ambassador for the US Winter Olympic Games |
| A．They are of benefit to health | B．They are entertaining events |
| C．They make athletes famous | D．They create a positive cycle |
| A．A book review | B．Health magazine |
| C．Celebrity interview | D．Personal diary |
