谷爱凌的故事

Speaking of very famous young people nowadays, there is a girl everyone probably knows.

Her name is Gu Ailing (Eileen Gu).

Today we are going to talk about her story.

She is a very special girl.

Why do we say she is special?

Because she has two homes.

One is the United States, and the other is China.

She has appeared on many people's televisions.

If you watch the news, you will also see her often.

Gu Ailing's father is American.

Her mother is Chinese.

So she has had the cultures of two countries since she was little.

She was born in the United States and also grew up in the United States.

But she likes China very much.

Because her mother taught her many things about China.

She can speak English and also speak Chinese.

She speaks Chinese very well.

If you don't look at her face, only listen to her voice, you would think she is a Beijinger.

Because her speaking voice is very pleasant and also very clear.

Every summer, she returns to Beijing.

Beijing is the capital of China.

She has many friends in Beijing.

She likes to play in Beijing and also likes to eat Beijing dishes.

For example, she really likes eating dumplings.

She thinks Chinese food is the most delicious.

This is her life, on one side is the United States, on the other is China.

This allows her to help people of the two countries understand each other.

Besides having two homes, she is also very smart.

She is a good student at school.

She really likes reading and studying.

Her exam grades are always very high.

Teachers and classmates all like her very much.

She is already a university student now.

Her university is very famous, called Stanford University.

This is a university in the United States.

Wanting to study at this university is very difficult.

Because the students there must all be very smart.

But Gu Ailing did it.

She studies very hard at the university.

Although she is very busy, she never forgets to read books.

She thinks studying is a very important matter.

Besides studying, she has another biggest hobby.

That is sports.

The sport she likes is in winter.

Have you seen snow?

Winter weather is very cold, and white snow falls from the sky.

The snow on the ground is very thick.

Many people don't want to go out because they are afraid of the cold.

But Gu Ailing is not afraid of the cold.

She likes playing on the snow the most.

This kind of sport is called skiing.

When skiing, one needs to wear many clothes.

One needs to wear special shoes on one's feet.

Then slide down from a high mountain.

The speed is very fast, like the wind.

Gu Ailing started skiing when she was three years old.

Three years old is a very young age.

Other children might still be learning how to walk.

But she was already running on the snow.

This shows she is very talented.

She not only slides fast but can also jump very high.

She can do many beautiful movements in the sky.

This is very difficult and also very dangerous.

But she is not afraid at all.

She thinks this is very interesting.

Time passed quickly, arriving at 2026.

Which is this year.

This year there is a very big sports meeting.

This sports meeting is held in winter.

The best skiers in the whole world have all come.

Gu Ailing also came.

She is twenty-two years old this year.

In order to participate in this competition, she took leave.

She temporarily left school and did not go to class.

Because she needs to use all her time to practice.

She practices on the snow for a long time every day.

Although her body is tired, she is very happy.

On the day of the competition, the weather was very good.

Many people came to watch her compete.

Everyone was shouting her name loudly.

She put on beautiful clothes and put on a helmet.

She stood on the highest mountain.

Then, she started.

She slid very fast and jumped very high.

Her movements in the air were very perfect.

Everyone watched in amazement.

Finally, the competition ended.

She got second place.

This is a silver medal.

Although it is not first place, this is already very good.

Because she is one of the best people in the world.

When she got the silver medal, she smiled very happily.

Her mother was also beside her, smiling very happily.

Everyone felt happy for her.

This proved that her effort was useful.

Besides skiing and studying, Gu Ailing is also very beautiful.

She has grown very tall and also very thin.

Her appearance is very good-looking.

So many people invite her to take photos.

She often appears in magazines.

She wears various kinds of new clothes.

Young people all think she is very cool.

She tells young people to have their own dreams.

If you like something, you must work hard to do it.

No matter how difficult this thing is.

Just like her, needing to study well and also ski well.

Although this is very tiring, it is very meaningful.

Now, she is already a role model for many people.

Many children watched her competition and also want to go skiing.

Many students read her story and also want to study hard.

This is Gu Ailing's power.

The story we just told is actually about "freestyle skiing".

This is a sport of dancing on snow.

That big competition in 2026 is the Winter Olympics.

The Winter Olympics is the world's largest winter sports competition.

Gu Ailing won a silver medal in this competition.

She showed us what hard work is.

She also let us see the combination of Chinese and American cultures.

This is the Gu Ailing we wanted to introduce.