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on october 3, freestyle skiing world champion gu ailing posted on her personal social account that she had started school in oxford.

gu ailing wrote: "the semester has started in oxford! a new location, new curiosity, and new challenges. i am very much looking forward to studying for a semester at such a long-standing and legendary institution."

source: gu ailing’s personal social account

previously, gu ailing posted on her personal weibo on june 7 (the first day of the college entrance examination) to share her exam experience.

in the blog post, gu ailing said: "on the way back after the mountain dew competition, before 12 o'clock that night, i completed and submitted the required 3,000-word application and attached my transcript from stanford. i was honored to be admitted to the most competitive oxford university. i was accepted into the stanford study abroad program and i will be lucky enough to study at oxford university for a semester.”

source: gu ailing’s personal social account

the university of oxford, referred to as "oxford", is located in oxford, england. it is a public research university that adopts the traditional college system.

the university of oxford is the oldest university in the english-speaking world and the second oldest surviving institution of higher education in the world. the specific founding date of oxford university is no longer available, but the earliest teaching time clearly recorded in the archives is 1096.

the 2024qs world university rankings were released, and oxford university ranked third.

in 2003, gu ailing was born in san francisco, california, usa. in june 2019, gu ailing officially announced that she would represent china in the 2022 winter olympics and change her nationality to chinese.

at the beijing winter olympics in february 2022, gu ailing won two gold medals in the freestyle skiing big jump and freestyle skiing u-shaped field skills.

in the 2023 season, after gu ailing broke his shoulder during training at a snowfield in austria, he still played with the injury. in the end, she won four championships this season, raising the number of career world cup championships to 14.

since then, gu ailing did not undergo surgery, but chose to undergo conservative treatment for the shoulder injury. according to gu ailing's family, her shoulder injury has not healed. in the new season, gu ailing started training and competition mode wearing shoulder pads.

in september 2024, in the finals of the 2024-2025 fis freestyle skiing u-shaped skiing world cup in cardrona, new zealand, gu ailing played despite injuries and won the first championship of the season. this is gu ailing's 15th world cup championship. she broke the fis record and ranked first in the history of male and female athletes.

source: gu ailing’s personal social account

at the beginning of the new season, gu ailing grabbed the headlines of major media with a gold medal. in the past summer, she also frequently made hot searches.

in june this year, gu ailing became the first active athlete from china to hold the torch for the paris olympics. subsequently, gu ailing stood on the track of the first mass marathon in olympic history and completed her first marathon in 3 hours, 24 minutes and 36 seconds.

cross-border has become a key word for gu ailing in 2024. in fact, she has already adapted to the cross-border status very well. as early as two years ago, gu ailing talked about his attitude towards "diversified development" in an interview, "i actually enjoy my various identities. i like skiing and i also like fashion. then after training, i will take my studies very seriously and hope to do well in everything.”

as gu ailing himself said, in addition to the multiple identities of olympic champion, skiing grand slam winner, marathon runner and model, gu ailing also has an important identity label, that is, "academic master".

source: gu ailing’s personal social account

public information shows that gu ailing attended the university of san francisco high school in the united states. on october 19, 2020, gu ailing received the results of the american college entrance examination sat. the full sat score was 1,600 points, and gu ailing scored 1,580 points. on december 14, 2020, gu ailing announced that she had been admitted to stanford university in the united states.

in december 2022, gu ailing, who had just finished his college final exams, set a new world record on the training ground. she completed the reverse foot 1260 board tail grab, the most difficult move in the world of women's freestyle skiing, and became the first female skater to complete this move.

in december 2023, gu ailing won the 2023-2024 fis freestyle skiing u-shaped skiing world cup. after the game, gu ailing revealed that she submitted her final paper just before the finals, and yesterday she spent 12 hours writing hard in her room.

in june this year, gu ailing revealed that she was admitted to the stanford overseas study program at oxford university. as a junior student at stanford university, gu ailing went to the university of oxford in england as an exchange student after the start of the new semester.

"when you have a goal, you have to love it and enjoy it, but at the same time you have to work hard." this is the life creed that gu ailing once talked about in an interview. perhaps it is this belief that drives her she is getting better and better in every field, and she hopes to enjoy this process of growth. "being yourself during the growth process is the most important thing."

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