Gu Ailing （Eileen Gu） is a freeskier （自由式滑雪運(yùn)動(dòng)員） with an American father and a Chinese mother.She grew up and still lives in the United States，but in June 2019，she became a Chinese citizen （公民） and chose to （1）

compete

compete

[k?m?pi：t] for China.Gu Ailing started to learn skiing in 2006.At that time，she was only three. （2）

At

At

the age of nine，she was able to ski well and started to win gold medals （金牌） in some important competitions.In 2020，she won two gold medals for China at the （3）

third

third

（three） Winter Youth Olympic Games.At the beginning of 2021，she won two gold medals for China at the XGames （世界極限運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)） in the United States.Through hard work，she won two gold medals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games，which （4）

excited

excited

（excite） Chinese people.
   People say she is talented. （5）

However

However

，Gu says that talent counted （占據(jù)） "only one percent" of her wins，adding that her hard work is what counts.While going to school in San Francisco，Gu could only practice on weekdays.She spent eight hours （6）

going

going

（go） to the ski hill and back，doing her homework on the way and making full use of her time at the hill to practice skiing.At school，she was a grade-A student and （7）

good

good

at her schoolwork.She became a student at a famous American （8）

university

university

[ju：n??v?：s?ti] in December 2020.
   Although Gu Ailing was American，she spent her summer vacation in Beijing every year with her mother when she was young.In her free time，Gu Ailing has many （9）

hobbies

hobbies

（hobby），such as running，riding horses and playing football.She is also interested in art.
   "Of course，I want to win medals and even golds，" Gu said. "But what's more important is to bring out my （10）

own

own

[??n] style，enjoy the game and love the sport."