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Freestyle skier Gu Ailing was called a "two-faced person" by Chinese netizens because of rumors that she was dating French swimmer Marchand. Gu Ailing responded on her personal social media on Wednesday (August 21, 2024) that she won 39 medals for China and asked those who scolded her: "What have you done for the country?"

During the Paris Olympics, French swimmer Marchand did not shake hands with Zhu Zhigen, the coach of Chinese swimmer Wang Shun, after the game, and was accused by Chinese netizens of being "arrogant" and saying that he deliberately ignored the Chinese coach. Marchand later took the initiative to find the Chinese swimming team to express his apology. The day after Marchand was scolded and became a hot topic, Gu Ailing deleted all the blessings and interactive comments sent to Marchand on Instagram.

After the Paris Olympics, Gu Ailing and Marchand were reported to have a love interaction video, and were called "two-faced" by Chinese netizens, and said that she was "an American in the United States and a Chinese in China".

In response, Gu Ailing posted a short video on her personal social networking site on Wednesday, listing the honors and contributions she had won for the Chinese team. She said that in the past five years, she represented China in 41 world competitions, won 39 medals, introduced three head coaches to the Chinese national team, donated freestyle skis, and spoke for China and women in the world, etc. At the same time, she asked: "What have you black fans done for the country?"