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China's "Ski Empress" Gu Ailing (23, Eileen-gu, U.S.) earned 32 billion won in advertising, 240 times more than the prize money for skiing.
Hong Kong's "The Standard" highlighted the light and shadow surrounding Gu Ai-ling, saying on the 3rd (Korea time), "She is attracting attention again as an Olympic champion encompassing the United States and China and two rival countries."
Guai Ling was born in San Francisco, USA and naturalized to China in 2019. He earns a lot of money as he combines skills and star quality.
According to Forbes in the United States, Gu I-ling ranked fourth in the world's import of female sports players last year. What should be noted is the structure of income. The prize money for the ski competition is $95,000 (about 130 million won), while the income outside the stadium is a whopping $23 million (about 32 billion won).
Guai Ling is working with global brands such as Louis Vuitton, Victoria's Secret, IWC, and Porsche, the media said, suggesting that her enormous wealth is coming from star quality and commercial value.
The most sensitive issue surrounding Guai-ling is by far 'nationality'. China does not allow dual citizenship. Therefore, Gu I-ling had to give up his U.S. citizenship in order to play for the Chinese national team, but no clear answer has been made so far.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that Gu Ai-ling has no problem with her qualifications because she has a Chinese passport, but only she knows if she still has a U.S. passport, the media pointed out.
In particular, when asked if he would like to show his Chinese passport to the public to quell the controversy over his nationality, Gu I-ling firmly drew the line, saying, "I have no intention of doing so." He maintains his existing position of "I'm Chinese when I'm in China, and I'm American when I'm in the United States."
"It's not that crazy to represent a country other than where I was born," he said in response to the accusation against him. "My goal is just to promote the sport to more people."
Meanwhile, Guai-ling is the strongest 'Freestyle Ski Empress' in existence. He swept the halfpipe, big air gold and slopestyle silver medals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, becoming the first in Olympic freestyle skiing history to win three medals in a single event. He also added a World Cup title this season, setting a record of 20 wins in his career.
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