"The worst traitor ever." China's gold medal → earned more than 130 billion won... "China's pride" brazen move

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The move of freestyle ski star Gu Ailing (23, American name Eileen Gu), who is born in the U.S. but is making astronomical profits by choosing the Chinese national team, has been at the center of controversy again. He continues to take brave steps, appearing as the main character of the Chinese New Year festival held in his hometown of San Francisco, USA.

Global media 'AP News' reported on the 8th (Korea Standard Time) that "Gu I-ling participated as a grand marshal leading the event at the annual Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco."

According to reports, the Chinese New Year parade is a historic event that was started by Chinese immigrants during the California Gold Rush in the 1860s to share the culture.

"American-born Gu Ai-ling, wearing a red dress, climbed into a flower-decorated open car and led the march in the cheers of thousands," AP said. "Parade organizer William Gee praised Gu Ai-ling as a symbol and icon of Chinese heritage. Before the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics, we have already selected Gu Ai-ling as the main character of the event," he said.

Even though he was born in the U.S., Gu I-ling has been at the center of controversy since he chose the Chinese national team. Prior to the Olympics, Guai-ling reportedly received a large amount of sponsorship from the Chinese authorities as well as sponsorship profits. Citing China's budget plan reviewed by the Wall Street Journal, the Daily Mail revealed that Gu Ai-ling received exceptional funding from the Beijing Sports Bureau in the name of preparing for the 2026 Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics.

It's an astronomical amount of money. In 2025 alone, Gu I-ling was paid a total of $6.6 million (about 9.6 billion won) along with one other player, and the amount received over the past three years is estimated to be as much as $14 million (about 20.4 billion won).

Gui Ling's revenue is already beyond imagination. According to Forbes, Gui-ling's cumulative revenue from 2022 to 2025 is close to $87.4 million (about 127.6 billion won). The Athletic analyzed that the net ski prize is only $100,000 (about 140 million won), and most of the income comes from modeling activities and advertising targeting the Chinese market.

The U.S. is cold on such a move. U.S. Vice President JD Vance said, "Anyone who has enjoyed the education system and freedom of the U.S., of course, should play for the U.S.." NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom also said, "Guy Ling is a traitor. He strongly criticized China, which enjoys the benefits of freedom in the United States and is the world's worst human rights violator, saying, "I am building a reputation on behalf of the dictatorship."

In particular, on human rights issues such as China's oppression of the Uighurs, Gu Ailing said, "I don't think the human rights issue is my job. I will not make a position on social networking services (SNS), he said, adding, "I need direct evidence rather than external information and articles." In an interview with The Athletic, Gu Ayling confessed that he had been physically assaulted or threatened to kill on the street while attending Stanford University, but public opinion in the United States is still more of anger than sympathy.

As far as his skills were concerned, he was sure. Guai Ling added one gold and two silver medals to become the most successful freestyle skier in Olympic history, winning a total of six medals. Chinese media, such as Sohu Dotcom and Sina Sports, are praising her as a successful naturalized player. Chinese fans at the San Francisco site also said, "Guy Ling is a symbol of positivity. It has an identity that enjoys only the advantages of the two worlds," he defended.

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