'Shocking confession' → Korea's national team suddenly said, "I'm threatened with murder, I'm beaten on the street..." Even the Vice President lashed out at the "traitor." [Milan Olympics]

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It's a shocking incident. Freestyle ski star Gu Ai-ling (22), who was born in the U.S., chose the Chinese national team and drew attention, confessed that he was physically assaulted and threatened to kill.

The British media 'Daily Mail' reported on the 19th (Korea Standard Time) that "Gu Ayling suffered the shocking damage he suffered while attending Stanford University."

According to the media, Gu I-ling admitted in an interview with "The Athletic" that the decision to play in international competitions as a member of the Chinese national team drew the ire of many Americans. "There was a time when the police were physically assaulted on the street," he said. "I was threatened with murder and my dorm room was stolen." It has been reported that Chinese-American parents have even filed a petition to kick her out of school.

U.S.-born Gu Ai-ling's choice of the Chinese national team has caused a huge stir. Guai Ling was born in San Francisco to an American father and a Chinese mother, and enjoyed American education and freedom. However, he explained, "There are many sports stars in the United States, but China is not," adding, "It was a decision made because I thought I could exert a greater influence in China than in the United States."

The unconventional behavior led to astronomical returns. According to Forbes, Gui-ling has earned 23 million dollars (about 33.2 billion won) in advertising model fees over the past year. The cumulative revenue from 2022 to 2025 amounted to $87.4 million (about 126.2 billion won).

However, Guai-ling's success led to fierce anger in the United States. Vice President J.D. Vance appeared on "Fox News" and declared that he "would have hoped that someone who grew up and benefited from it would play for the United States" and would not support Guai Ling. Former NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom also slammed Guai Ling as a traitor who chose to build a reputation in a free country and represent China, a human rights violator.

Even Gu Ai-ling, who was branded a traitor in the United States, is being criticized fiercely in China. Gu I-ling won a silver medal with a total of 179 points in the women's big air final of freestyle skiing at the 2026 Milan/Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics held at Lvigno Snowpark in Italy on the 17th. After the slopestyle silver medal on the 9th, it was the second silver medal of the tournament and the fifth Olympic medal of all time, but Chinese public opinion is full of ridicule.

Netizens of the Chinese media 'Sohu Dotcom' pointed out, "It was finally revealed," and "The previous confidence was complacent after all." In particular, he criticized the fact that he earned enormous profits by representing China while maintaining U.S. citizenship, saying, "An opportunist who lives as an American outside the stadium" and "Using patriotism as a business."

Gu Ai-ling was on the stage after a near-death rehabilitation process, including an acute cerebral hemorrhage and a collarbone fracture after falling from the head during the Winter X Games in January last year. After winning his second silver medal of the tournament, Gu Ai-ling said, "I'm proud and happy that I won my fifth medal," but his gaze toward Gu Ai-ling in China is still not good, saying, "Now let's invest in our own athletes, not white athletes."

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