The 2025 Asian Winter Games will open in Harbin on February 7, and the Chinese-American mixed-race star Gu Ailing, who has two gold medals in the Winter Olympics, was originally the most popular superstar, but she said on the 4th that she decided to withdraw due to an injury in training, which is also her physical condition since the World Winter X Games in late January, which has caused heated discussions from all walks of life.

Gu Ailing

Gu Ailing, who won 2 golds and 1 silver at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, originally registered for the freestyle skiing halfpipe track competition, big air and slopestyle competition at this Asian Winter Games, but she posted on Weibo at noon on Tuesday announcing her withdrawal from the Asian Winter Games, "After I was injured in the Aspen Xgames competition, I was unfortunately injured again in training in order to participate in the World Cup competition that followed. Today, I have to withdraw from the long-awaited Harbin Asian Winter Games with a heavy heart. I wish the Chinese athletes the best results. I will also actively cooperate with the doctor's rehabilitation treatment, and strive to return to the field as soon as possible this season, thank you friends who care about and support me! ”

Gu Ailing (center) trained again and withdrew from the Asian Winter Games with an injury

At the X Games World X Games in Aspen last month, Gu Ailing fell three times in a row during the competition, and after the race, she revealed that she had suffered serious contusions, and she was unable to even walk at the moment, and her body had reached her limit. According to statistics from foreign media "Sportico", among the 15 highest-paid female athletes in the world in 2024, Gu Ailing ranked second with $22.1 million.