美国国内的撕裂延烧至意大利米兰冬奥会,美国总统特朗普大骂美国奥运滑雪运动员赫斯,中国滑雪选手谷爱凌就此表态。
Gu Ailing has weighed in on Donald Trump's attack on Hunter Hess after the freeskier said he was ambivalent about representing the US during the president's immigration crackdown.
谷爱凌在当地时间2月9日的冬奥会比赛中获得银牌 图源:外媒
据英国《卫报》报道,中国滑雪选手谷爱凌9日被问及特朗普对赫斯的批评时说:“我很遗憾,抢走奥运会风头的竟然是这么与奥运会的精神毫不相关的事情。这真的与奥运会的宗旨背道而驰。”
"I'm sorry that the headline that is eclipsing the Olympics has to be something so ... unrelated to the spirit of the Games," said Gu. "It really runs contrary to everything that the Olympics should be."
她还说:“体育运动的意义就在于将人们团结在一起。它是为数不多的共通语言之一,它连接着人类的身体、精神、竞争精神,以及打破纪录的能力,尤其是在我们这项运动中,它更是挑战人类的极限。这难道不美妙吗?”
She added: "The whole point of sport is to bring people together. One of the very few common languages, that of the human body, that of the human spirit, the competitive spirit, the capacity to break not only records, but especially in our sport, literally the human limit. How wonderful is that?"
谷爱凌还说:“我为这些运动员感到难过,我希望他们能发挥出最佳水平。”
据英国《卫报》、美国广播公司(ABC)报道,美国自由式滑雪老将亨特·赫斯近日在2026年米兰-科尔蒂纳冬奥会开幕式前的一场新闻发布会上表示,当下代表美国参加冬奥会让自己“情绪复杂”,并坦言“有些艰难”。美国总统特朗普8日对此作出回应,指责赫斯是“真正的失败者”,并对其在发布会上的言论表示不满。
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that it's "very hard to root for someone" like "loser" Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess, who last week told reporters that he has "mixed emotions" about representing the US at the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, Italy.
《卫报》称,赫斯6日在新闻发布会上被问及,在当前美国国内形势背景下——包括美国移民与海关执法局(ICE)在明尼苏达州的移民执法行动及多起地缘政治危机——代表美国参加奥运会有何感受。
Hess was asked in a press conference on Friday what it was like to represent the US in the Olympics given the current situation in the country, which has included ICE raids in Minnesota and a number of geopolitical crises.
赫斯表示,“显然现在发生了很多我并不完全认同的事,我想很多人也是如此。对我来说,我更多的是代表家乡的朋友和家人,代表那些在我之前代表这个国家的人,以及我所认同的美国积极的一面。”“我身披国旗,并不意味着我代表美国正在发生的一切。”
报道称,特朗普对赫斯这番言论明确表达不满,将其解读为赫斯“声称自己不是代表他的国家参加本届冬奥会”。特朗普在其社交媒体上发文称,“如果是这样,他就不该参加国家队选拔,很遗憾他进了队。很难为这样的人加油。”
"US Olympic Skier, Hunter Hess, a real Loser, says he doesn't represent his Country in the current Winter Olympics. If that's the case, he shouldn't have tried out for the team, and it's too bad he's on it. Very hard to root for someone like this," Trump wrote on his social media platform.
这一事件在社交媒体上引发网友争议。有美国网友表示:“对于此刻代表美国参赛的任何运动员来说,处境都很艰难。”↓
还有网友对赫斯表示支持,“坦诚表达自己的感受并不代表你是个失败者。体育运动中的心理和情感压力是真实存在的,赫斯敢于发声值得尊重。”↓
“亨特说得对。当下的美国确实有太多令人羞愧的事情。”↓
“运动员表示对他们的国家感情复杂,并非‘不爱国’,而是诚实(的表达)。”↓
美国广播公司提到,在同一场发布会上,美国自由式滑雪选手克里斯托弗·利利斯也就同一问题表示情绪复杂。“美国正在发生的事情让我感到心碎。”利利斯称,“我认为,作为一个国家,我们需要关注尊重每个人的权利,确保以关爱和尊重对待我们的公民以及所有人。”
At the same press conference, Team USA freestyle skier Chris Lillis also expressed mixed emotions in response to the same question.
"I feel heartbroken about what's happening in the United States," Lillis said, in part. "I think that as a country, we need to focus on respecting everybody's rights and making sure that we're treating our citizens, as well as anybody, with love and respect. I hope that when people look at athletes competing in the Olympics, they realize that's the America that we're trying to represent."
ICE人员上月在明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯市接连枪杀蕾恩·古德和亚历克斯·普雷蒂这两名美国公民。从“古德之死”到“普雷蒂之死”,在相距不到两公里的地方,相隔17天,美国联邦执法部门接连夺去两条人命,引发美国国内大规模抗议甚至暴力冲突。
1月30日,美国多地民众举行“全国停摆”活动,抗议特朗普政府暴力移民执法以及联邦执法人员在明尼阿波利斯市射杀两名美国公民。活动组织者说,包括纽约和洛杉矶在内的至少300座城市举行了抗议活动。
来源:中国新闻社 环球网 英国卫报 美国广播公司 网友评论 凤凰网
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