Everyone loves Gu ailing, but don't "deify" her, and don't consume her in the way of excessive "entertainment"
2022-02-11
On February 8, 2022, Gu ailing, under the age of 19, performed an "amazing jump" in the final of the freestyle skiing women's platform diving competition in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. She did an extremely difficult action she had never done - "left axis rotation 1620 + safety catch board", successfully counter attacked and won the gold medal. Gu ailing not only became the youngest world champion in the Olympic Games, but also achieved the breakthrough of zero gold medal of the Chinese national team in women's skiing competition. Gu ailing, who was already "hot", experienced a "Valley whirlwind" in both China and the United States after this war. After winning the championship, in the face of questions from Chinese and foreign journalists, Gu ailing answered alternately in Chinese and English, which was very appropriate and perfect. Gu Ailing is really great. You have no reason not to like her. Even the American media, most of which mention Gu ailing, cannot hide their appreciation. In recent years, the Washington Post, which has always been very Anti China, also published an article by its columnist Jerry brewer, praising Gu ailing. The US "New York Times" specially reported the "Valley whirlwind" on China's social media after Gu ailing won the championship. Gu Ailing is so special that you can't help applauding her because you don't like her. She is young, confident, cheerful and gifted. In the face of various disputes, she shows maturity, atmosphere and steadiness far beyond her age. As I said in my article a few days ago, Gu ailing represents the advantages of Chinese and American cultures and societies. But at this moment, we must not forget that Gu Ailing is still a "child" who has just celebrated her 18th birthday. At this age, many people can't even see what the world is, let alone face the media reports and geopolitical disturbances all over the world. We should not impose too many things on Gu ailing, otherwise it will be detrimental to her growth and future life. We like Gu ailing. The first thing we like is the sportsmanship embodied in her as a young and talented athlete. She has only practiced freestyle skiing women's platform jumping for about a year and can win the Olympic champion. It can only be said that she is really talented. However, behind this talent, we can also imagine Gu Ailing's efforts. I saw a video that Gu ailing even fell out of a concussion and suffered short-term amnesia during skiing practice. Just before the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics, she was still training in Chengdu, Sichuan. She climbed up the platform again and again, slipped down, fell down, then stood up and practiced again. This is the biggest charm of an Olympic champion In order to love and dream, do your best and be fearless. While challenging their own limits, they are also constantly breaking through the limits of mankind. This is in line with the Olympic spirit of "faster, higher, stronger and more united". After Gu ailing completed the "world shaking jump", the two players behind made mistakes to varying degrees, especially French player Lude, who lost his original leading advantage because of the mistake of the last jump and watched the gold medal "fly away". This is an athlete's greatest pain and regret. We saw Gu ailing go forward, hug Lede and comfort her. This also reflects the good Olympic spirit. There are winners and losers in the competition, and there is only one champion in the event, but athletes can encourage, care about and even achieve each other. A great athlete never stands on the pain of others' failure and enjoys the success of the "lone wolf", nor can he lose the "competition machine" of human spirit in order to win or lose. Of course, in the context of the game between China and the United States, the fact that Gu Ailing was born and raised in the United States but fought on behalf of China has also caused a lot of controversy. In the United States, the right-wing fox news station and some extreme people have a lot of accusations against Gu ailing. However, Gu ailing did not entangle with them and repeatedly stressed that he hoped to use his influence to become an example for more Chinese girls and encourage them to do what they love and pursue their dreams. Gu ailing also repeatedly stressed the hope that through sports, people can come closer rather than cause greater division. This is also the embodiment of the Olympic spirit. Today, when we talk about Gu ailing, we should focus on her performance on the field, understand her hard training off the field, support her to be positive and inspire more people. After "Gu whirlwind", many people took Gu Ailing's attention to extremes, either deliberately "deify" her, or deliberately consume her in an "entertaining" way, which is unnecessary. Gu Ailing is human, not "God". There is an inappropriate trend of "Chinese entertainment" on the Internet: "Gu ailing learned skiing, horse riding, archery, running, cross-country, swimming, surfing and rock climbing when she was a teenager. She is proficient in many languages, energetic and has amazing memory This talented girl has attracted countless jokes: The last Chinese to achieve such achievements was Guo Jing. " Jokes can make people smile, but don't take them seriously. There is no doubt that Gu Ailing has a richer life than her peers. She has made great achievements in the early stage of her life, but in the final analysis, she is still an ordinary person. More importantly, it is normal that everyone has different origins, opportunities and talents. Each of us is an ordinary person. We can do our own things, be positive and work hard. We can be beautiful and wonderful. Others try to dig into Gu Ailing's "extraordinary" life experience: who are her parents, who is her grandmother, and how she takes remedial classes in Huangzhuang, Haidian Just look at these details as gags. Don't indulge in them. This is neither the whole of Gu Ailing's life, nor the fundamental reason for Gu Ailing's achievements today, nor our original intention to pay attention to the Winter Olympics and sports. On February 8, Gu ailing performed a "startling jump" on the ski platform of Shougang, which is a very magical thing. But we should also know that as an athlete, she can't perform magic forever. In future competitions, she may make mistakes and try her best, but she misses the champion in the end. We should not judge heroes by success or failure. As long as Gu Ailing has been working hard for her love and dream, this is enough. Let's bless her all the time. Please pay attention. Next, Gu Ailing has two competitions: the women's slope obstacle skills competition of freestyle skiing on February 13 and 14, and the women's freestyle skiing U-shaped field skills competition on February 17 and 18. We expect Gu ailing to win more gold medals in these two projects she is better at, but even if she doesn't win the gold medal, it's not the "end of the world". From 2008 to 2022, Chinese society has changed a lot. We have a more rational and pragmatic view on athletes, gold medals and competition results. As long as you work hard, you deserve applause. The champion deserves the warmest applause. Gu ailing still has a long way to go in her future life. Only she can decide how she chooses. At present, she has received many endorsements, hoping that this will not affect her training and competition. An athlete should ultimately speak with his performance and achievements on the field. I also want to remind my friends again that in this winter Olympic Games, the Chinese team not only has Gu ailing, but also other gold medal winners such as Wu Dajing and Ren Ziwei, as well as many players who have not won the gold medal but still showed their strength and style. They are also worthy of appreciation and applause. Even Zhu Yi, who fell in the game, should not bear any accusations, let alone face any cyber violence. Our attitude towards champions reflects our appreciation for talent and our admiration for efforts. Our attitude towards "losers" and even "losers" in a competition reflects our bottom line and norms. It is only a sign of the immature spirit of the country and the collective to fight for sports. It is also a sign of the immature spirit of the individual and the collective to learn sports. This winter Olympic Games is indeed "magical", but we can be proud to say that in the complex geopolitical disputes, China has still contributed a wonderful sports event to the world: —— With first-class venue construction, first-class event organization and guarantee ability, and strict but scientific and effective epidemic prevention measures, the Chinese people have dedicated a grand event to athletes, coaches and sports lovers all over the world under the epidemic situation; —— Through the Winter Olympic Games, we not only let the world see China's first-class "hosting" ability, let the world see China's leading epidemic prevention achievements, but also let the world see the confidence, openness and friendship of contemporary Chinese people; —— Through the Winter Olympics, we have also issued a positive voice that all mankind should be more united and friendly. Those who slander and slander China will eventually become abandoned children of history and jokes of the times. The Chinese are not what they define, let alone what they think. The Chinese people do their own things in a down-to-earth manner, never to compete for and subvert the hegemony of others, but to make more than 1.4 billion Chinese people live a better life. The Chinese people want to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, never at the expense of harming the interests of others and other countries. We are more willing to work with the people of other countries and regions in the world to "share the beauty of each other, beauty and beauty" and strive to create a better world. The Winter Olympics is destined to be a milestone on the road to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the change of the world pattern. As Chinese, we are confident that we can not only create a better China, but also create a better world with other like-minded countries and people in the world. (Xinhua News Agency)
Edit:Li Ling Responsible editor:Chen Jie
Source:Global Times
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