The US media “USA Today” recently reported that Gu Ailing said that she will return to Stanford University in the United States, while studying, skiing, and eager to continue her modeling work. She also said that she has not made it clear whether she will represent the Chinese team once more in the future. Some netizens on Weibo immediately criticized her for returning to the United States following earning enough endorsement fees and popularity. “Gu Ailing said that she is not sure whether she will participate in ski competitions in the future”, which even became the number one keyword for a while.
Gu Ailing, a Chinese-American half-blood, has always been concerned regarding her nationality. Before the Winter Olympics, she claimed to be “American and Chinese”. At the age of 18, she wrote an article on Weibo summarizing the Winter Olympics, expressing that she has always wanted to be an ambassador for freestyle skiing and build bridges by breaking boundaries and records, adding, “I am proud to say that I have had the best two weeks of my life. “. She listed a number of records in the Winter Olympics, and then wrote at the end of the article, “Also, thank you for saying that I miss my friends, I am in Beijing.”
In addition, the International Testing Agency (ITA) announced yesterday that Laura Barquero, a female figure skating player of the Spanish team, failed a drug test and can request a sample bottle B to be tested within a time limit. She took a drug test following the pair skating short program, and finally won 11th with her partner.
