Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about topics related to the Olympics, which has also sparked some thoughts in me. Let's chat casually about the Olympics this week.
First of all, I want to clarify that I haven't watched much of the Olympics, so my thoughts are based on some gossip I've seen.
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There has been a lot of discussion about whether Chen Ruolin is qualified to be the coach of Quan Hongchan.
- My comment is, if Chen Ruolin were a man, all these people would shut up.
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Since Zheng Qinwen won the championship, there has been some recent public opinion swayed towards supporting Zheng Qinwen and using the "early C, late A" approach to attack and belittle Gu Ailing.
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This is obviously a political issue, and the emotions stirred up are the fuel needed for politics.
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I didn't know about Zheng Qinwen before, and I'm not very interested in tennis. But after watching her interview after winning the championship, I feel she is very sensible, emotionally intelligent, speaks English well, and her interviewing style is completely different from Quan Hongchan's straightforward and unreserved style. I saw someone mention that she and Gu Ailing are both among the highest-earning female athletes in the world in 2023, wishing her to earn more money in the future and appear in the list of highest-earning athletes globally next time, not just among female athletes.
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I expressed my views on Gu Ailing two years ago, and my current views are similar.
A skiing athlete who "grew up in the United States, enjoying first-class training facilities and coaches" may not have the standing to express a desire to "hope to inspire more Chinese girls to participate in skiing." But who can resist this freedom-loving, resilient, challenge to male-dominated society, and record-breaking, smiling girl? Even if she is accused of opportunism in playing politics, don't forget that playing politics is not a privilege reserved for men, and girls are not required to be simply lovable.
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From a certain perspective, I think the discussion about Zheng Qinwen and Gu Ailing being put together is quite good, adding another politically savvy woman, isn't it? I like to see stories of women wielding political power.
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Another thought is that earning money from Chinese people is not that easy. If you have a choice, don't put all your eggs in one basket.
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About Quan Hongchan coming from a poor background but becoming an Olympic champion. It's great, it shows that competitive sports have not been completely monopolized by wealthy conglomerates, and talent will eventually not be extinguished (although from a higher perspective, it can still be said that sports are monopolized by major countries, if Quan Hongchan were born in a country like Andorra, even with such talent, it would be useless). Hope is the most beautiful thing in this world, don't give up hope.
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The number of female gold medalists and the total number of female athletes in this Olympics are both higher than males (if you don't believe it, you can count for yourself at https://olympics.com/zh/news/paris-2024-team-china-medalists-overview). In most previous Olympics, the number of female athletes has been higher than males. I won't go into further details. Wishing all sisters good luck.
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About competitive sports
- When I initially had a good impression of rock climbing, a very important reason was that I heard rock climbing was not in the Olympics. But since the Tokyo Olympics, competitive rock climbing, surfing, skateboarding, and BMX have been added to the Olympics. I don't like competitive sports, and if I have the opportunity in the future, I can delve deeper into this and chat more about it.
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Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen, this pair is so touching. Young people are truly brave and good. I beg you both to live your lives well, as nothing is more important.