The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will open on the 7th. As the host, the Chinese team will send more than 170 athletes to participate in 15 competitions this year, the most in history. Among the army, the most eye-catching player is Eileen Gu, who has not yet competed and became popular first – the skiing “Frog Princess” with both beauty and strength.
Gu Ailing was born in San Francisco, USA in 2003. She turned 18 in September last year. Her mother, Gu Yan, is a top student at Peking University and Stanford University. Her father is an American and graduated from Harvard University. Gu Yan is very fond of sports, and let her daughter take ski lessons since she was a child. Originally, it was just to cultivate her interest, but she inadvertently created a ski master.
Gu Ailing originally had American nationality and announced her naturalization to China 2 years ago. Although it was controversial for a time (the United States does not allow citizens under the age of 16 to renounce their nationality), after several twists and turns, she finally joined the Chinese ski team and won more than 10 championships in international competitions. Including 2 gold medals (big jumping, U-shaped field skills) and 1 silver (slalom slope skills) in the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, and won double gold medals in the World Freestyle Skiing Championships last year, and also became a double champion in the Winter Extreme Games. At next month’s Beijing Winter Olympics, Gu Ailing, who played in three events, is regarded as the “Gold Medal Hope” of the Chinese team.
Of course, the reason why the outside world focuses on Gu Ailing is not only her excellent skiing skills, but also her beautiful facial features with deep contours and her status as a gifted scholar. Gu Ailing, who uses “Frog Princess Ailing” as her Weibo username because she likes the Frog Prince, has a soft spot for China and speaks fluent Beijing dialect. In addition to being an athlete, she is also an outstanding Stanford University student and international student A model for the agency IMG, spanning the sports and fashion worlds. As of now, Gu Ailing’s Weibo followers have reached 1.33 million.
According to China Business News, the skiing star has acted as a spokesperson for many mainland and international brands, including JD.com, China Mobile, Estée Lauder, Yuanqi Forest, Victoria’s Secret and Louis Vuitton. Vuitton), IWC and other brands, with a total of 23 items. It is estimated that Gu Ailing’s income before 2021 will be 2.5 million US dollars, about 15.8 million yuan, and there is no limit to “money”.