Gu Ailing (Eileen Gu) won two gold medals and one silver at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Gu Ailing is a free skier with an American father and a Chinese mother. She ________ in the United States, but in June 2019, she became a Chinese citizen (公民). She ________ to compete for China. Gu Ailing started to learn ________ in 2006. At that time, she was only three. At the age of nine, she was able to ski well and started to win gold medals in some important ________.

In 2020, she won two gold medals for China at the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games. At the beginning of 2021, she won two gold medals for China at the X Games (世界极限运动会) in the United States.

Gu Ailing was ________ at school. She often discussed questions with her classmates. She was a grade-A student and good at her studies. In December 2020, she ________ a student at a famous American university. While going to school in San Francisco, Gu could only practice on weekends. She ________ eight hours going to the ski hill and back. She did her homework on the way and made full use of her ________ at the hill to practice skiing. She said skiing gives her freedom and creativity: ________ when she perfectly controls her body.

In her free time, Gu has many ________, such as running, riding horses and playing football. She is also interested in art.