Gu Ailing was born in San Francisco, USA. Her mother is from China and her father is from the United States. She can speak fluent Chinese and English. 20 19 officially represented China in various competitions. At that time, this decision shocked the American sports community. Gu Ailing said that the direct reason that prompted her to make this decision was that in 20 19, she learned that China would vigorously popularize mass ice and snow sports as a policy, and was determined to improve the performance of China's ice and snow sports, especially snow sports, by hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games, and proposed to "drive 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports" to promote the construction of a sports power.

Gu Ailing said that she thought her success could encourage thousands of people in China to take part in skiing. Considering this potentially huge influence, she made a choice without hesitation. She thinks that she can be a bridge between the ice and snow sports and women in China, so that more women in China can participate in the sports, and she can also be a bridge between China and the United States, so that ice and snow sports enthusiasts and ordinary people in the two countries can get to know each other better. After all, sports is the universal language.

"I can speak Chinese and English and spend every summer in Beijing, so I also know about China culture and American culture. For me, these two parts constitute a whole. " Gu Ailing told reporters that these ideas originated from her grandmother. The 85-year-old Beijing woman has taught her a lot. "She is really something." Gu Ailing mentioned her grandmother many times in an exclusive interview: "She is invincible, she is super healthy, and now she insists on running a mile every day!"

Gu Ailing said that her grandmother was her role model, and she showed herself the strength and determination of women. Inspired by this spirit, she once gave a speech to 400 students in American high schools, the theme of which was about women's equality. Gu Ailing attributed her victory in the competition to what her grandmother always taught her-"Do your best." She told reporters that during this competition, she would contact her grandmother online every day and felt that she was around.

It was following her grandmother's advice that Gu Ailing, as a schoolmaster, decided to graduate from high school in advance to prepare for the Beijing Winter Olympics, and planned to go to Stanford University again in the fall of 2022. Perhaps influenced by her grandmother, Gu Ailing said, "I want to keep a very low profile ... I am deeply grateful for all the love I have received."