"Oh, my." The payment details of 202 billion won got caught! "China, Gui-ling accidentally exposed secret allowance → light speed deleted" U.S. media exposed [Milan Olympics]

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Suspicions of so-called "black back money" have been raised over Gu Ai-ling (23, English name Eileen Gu), a Winter Olympics star who was from the United States and chose a Chinese national team and sat on a "money cushion." The controversy over her nationality and preferential treatment has once again come under international scrutiny after the astronomical details of the Chinese government's payments to her were accidentally disclosed and quickly deleted.

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in the U.S. said on the 14th (Korea time), "The Chinese government has provided hidden funds to Chinese American Olympic stars such as Gu A-ling," adding, "The total amount is $14 million (about 20.2 billion won) over the past three years." In particular, the 2025 budget document prepared by the Beijing Sports Bureau revealed that $6.6 million (about 9.5 billion won) was set aside for Gu I-ling and female figure skater Joo Yi (24, English name Beverly State) in 2025 alone.

Chinese authorities were reportedly surprised shortly after the document was released. As the budget details, including the names of Gu Ai-ling and Zhuyi, became an online topic, Chinese authorities immediately retrieved the document and reposted a revised version that removed the names of the two players.

In the process, Chinese netizens criticized Weibo, a Chinese SNS, saying, "Do you pour tens of billions of dollars into US mercenary athletes while cutting the budget for people's livelihoods?" but even this was quickly disappeared due to strong censorship by the authorities.

With this incident, the controversy over Gu I-ling's "double nationality" is also rekindling. China does not allow dual citizenship in principle, but Gu Ailing, who was born in San Francisco, the United States, is still consistent with ambiguous answers on whether to maintain U.S. citizenship.

In particular, Gu Ai-ling is a player who has been painstakingly brought from China for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Gu Ailing's mother is said to be a first-generation Chinese immigrant. When he stood out for his skiing skills from the age of nine, China quickly brought him in. In fact, at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Gu Ai-ling won two gold medals (Big Air, Half Pap) and one silver medal, emerging as a national hero of China.

At the ongoing Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, Guai-ling also won a silver medal in the slopestyle event. Shortly after winning the silver medal, Gu I-ling's interview became controversial again. "Sometimes I feel like I'm carrying the weight of the two countries on my shoulders," he said, which is being sarcastically called "the burden on capital" rather than "the weight of the country."

Meanwhile, Gui-ling has not responded to WSJ's request for coverage on the alleged secret funding and nationality issues. Guai-ling will compete in his main events, Big Air and halfpipe, and will challenge for two-time Olympic champion Mercury.

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