In a classic case of “fame attracts controversy,” Guo Ailun, having just clinched a renowned sports award on behalf of China, found himself embroiled in another round of online backlash due to a statement he made on social media.
Guo Ailun’s recent achievement, securing the Laureus World Sports Award, often referred to as the “Oscars of the sporting world,” highlights the immense prestige associated with this accolade. Previously, only esteemed Chinese athletes like Liu Xiang, Yao Ming, and Li Na have received this distinguished honor, underscoring its significance.
Guo Ailun, the recipient of the Best Extreme Sports Athlete award, stands out as the only Chinese athlete to be recognized this year.
Sharing the stage with Messi, the excitement and pride emanating from Guo Ailun were palpable even through the screen. On the day of the award ceremony, she took to both Weibo and Instagram to express her gratitude in both Chinese and English.
On Weibo, she wrote:
On Instagram, she wrote:
Honored to win Action Athlete of the Year tonight at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Paris
As the first freestyle skier to win this prestigious award, I wanted to share this moment with everyone involved in the sport and industry. I know that young people have the power and responsibility to change the world, and I hope that more children (especially girls and interracial youth!) ) Seeing more and more young people like them on the playground, I knew there was a place for them
Lawrence founder Nelson Mandela once said: “Sport has the power to unite people”… If someone has to lead the movement – why not us?
After Gu Ailing poked a paragraph, was subjected to a new round of network violence
As soon as this Chinese and English post is compared, the netizen controversy comes:
“Instagram has deleted the word” China “without mentioning the Chinese identity, is it true that Gu Ailing has never recognized himself as a member of the Chinese team, or even just the identity of the Chinese athletes as a springboard for making money???”
Although most netizens are also proud of her hard-won awards, they have sent support and encouragement.
However, some netizens think that she is a “double person,” two kinds of overseas and domestic.
However, some netizens think that she is a “double person,” two kinds of overseas and domestic.
In fact, this is not the first time that Gu Ailing has been sprayed.
On April 27 last year, Ailing posted on Weibo: “Thank you China,” but was questioned by netizens:Why not say “thank you”?A few days later, she posted a video of her grandmother working out on the plane on Douyin, when she was preparing to fly to New York to attend the New York Women’s Sports Summit.She also joked that Grandma was getting ready for the plane to land.
From the video, you can see that the family is sitting in a private plane, and the view from the porthole is very beautiful.
For a moment, her wind comment suddenly turned down, and a lot of ridicule came on her face.
Some comments in the past were also turned out by netizens, so that she finally had to delete the video…
Gu Ailing responds to the negative voice
But how much vilification can withstand, how much praise can withstand.
After receiving the Laureus Sports Award, Gu Ailing admitted that she was more mature than before.In her view, the more mature performance is to be able to calmly face the negative news and criticism about themselves on the Internet.
“There are a lot of rumors about me, but ninety percent of them are false, so I don’t have to take them personally. Maybe when I was 15 years old, it would have been very sad to see some negative content, but now I have grown up to 4 years old, I have a stronger heart, I know that some bad or even malicious comments will always happen, but I have been able to face it better. ”
At the same time, these two days in Gu Ailing faced with a new round of online violence:there are still many netizens for her grievance: this is a very normal speech, there is no need to exaggerate and exaggerate.
Of course, there are also netizens who focus on eating melons. They joked:
It is rare for Messi to take a photo with girls. Look at him with Ailing. There is no gentleman’s hand.
Why does Messi look like the one who rushed forward to take a picture?
What do you all think about this debate?
