My new princess of diving...:)

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  1. Qidong

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    No, she is dating Kenneth Fok - grandson of Fok Ying Tung - the ex vice- chairman of Chinese National People's Congress. I don't think they are married yet.
     
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    I read from the chinese website that Guo Jingjing is planning to compete in OG in London. OMG, she will be 31 by then. She must be so eager to break Sautin's 8 medals record.

    Let's see if Chen Ruolin can surpass her achievement.
     
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    Thanks for the correction. Didn't FYT passed away not too long ago?

     
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    Even in China, where s3x is discussed less openly than in the West, the love lives of Olympic athletes can give them a popularity boost. That has been the case with Guo, the very photogenic "Princess of Diving." While dating Tian Lang, a Chinese male champion diver, she appeared regularly in the tabloids, then stayed in the gossip pages when she became linked to Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, the Hong Kong playboy.

    Guo is considered the most financially successful Chinese female athlete, having signed endorsement deals with McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Toshiba. These days, her face appears all over Beijing on billboards for milk.

    "I think Guo Jingjing is the best," Zhou Ying, 29, a tourist from Shanghai, said as she stood near the Water Cube on Friday. "She's excellent in diving, and meanwhile she's a pop star too. I can see her news both in the sports section and the entertainment section of the newspaper."

    But Guo's career also offers a cautionary tale in overexposure. After the Athens Games, she signed a slew of endorsement contracts, only to be banned from the national team for becoming too commercial. She was reinstated after she made a public pledge to recommit to diving. Guo has also occasionally suffered a backlash from the Chinese news media for being stand-offish toward reporters.

    Hao, the sports journalism professor, said a decisive factor in propelling a Chinese athlete to stardom is "any historical breakthrough, if it's the first gold, because we Chinese pay more attention to the first."
     
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    Yes, FYT just passed away not long ago. So sad. :(
     
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    And the rumor was that her boyfriend's grandfather - Fok Ying Tung helped her get reinstated. Her ex-boyfriend, Tian Lang, was not so lucky without a strong background like Guo. ...:)
     
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    Isn't Tian Liang had retired because He enter the entertaiment business?! Tian Liang us very handsome and also a good diver.... I used to like see Him.....
     
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    tian liang is a playboy rite?
     
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    stamps.............
     

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