Gu Ailing wins gold Hu Xijin praises: Beijing Winter Olympics represents Olympic progress

Gu Ailing, the Chinese-American athlete who represented China to take part in the Beijing Olympics Games, won her personal second medal in the freestyle skiing women U half tube. It is not only the 8 gold medals for the Chinese team, but also the first in the history in freestyle skiing athlete won three medals.

Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of the Global Times newspaper, praised her for being in line with the Olympic spirit, adding that “The Beijing Winter Olympics represent China’s progress” and condemning critics.

The U half tube is Gu’s best event, she qualified yesterday (17) in the first place to advance to the final. Gu scored 93.25 points in the first round and 95.25 points in the second round. She was far ahead in the first round and was confirmed to win the gold medal before she finished the third round. Therefore, Gu’s third round was called “photo time”. Instead of challenging difficulties, Gu gave performances to the audience with simple leaps.
This is Gu Ailing’s third medal in the Beijing Winter Olympics, she had won the gold medal in the freestyle skiing grand jump and the silver medal in the slopestyle, but she also won the gold medal in the halfpipe and became the first freestyle skiing athlete to win three MEDALS.

“Congratulations to Gu Ailing for winning her second gold medal and the eighth gold medal for The Chinese team,” Hu Xijin posted on Weibo. Hu said everyone should be happy for Gu. “The girl has shown the spirit to challenge limits and surpass herself, in line with the Olympic spirit. She speaks fluent Mandarin and represents the Chinese team, which is also a very positive human emotion.”

Hu xijin continues: “For anyone to stir up such criticism is narrow-minded and goes against common sense, common sense and the rules of the Olympic Games. So are those who claim that no number of Olympic champions will matter because there are still unfortunate people out there. The Beijing Winter Olympics represent China’s progress and will provide impetus for the country’s progress, which will provide a public engine for cleaning up one dark corner after another.”

Gu, who is only 18 years old, had a great success in her first Olympic career. However, her decision to wear the dragon jersey in the Olympic Games has caused a lot of controversy. For example, gu has not directly responded to the question of whether she will give up her US citizenship. In addition, she posted photos on IG from time to time during the Beijing Winter Olympics. A Chinese netizen questioned why she could use IG in China, hoping she could fight for others. At that time, Gu ailing responded that “people can download VPN and get over the wall”, which also caused heated discussion.