shuai. who disappeared for several weeks after accusing a powerful chinese official of sexual assault last year. sparking international concern. she later denied making the allegations. peng met with olympic officials in the weekend and was in the audience for gu's winning moment, mentioning gu by name in an interview with a french outlet, calling her our chinese champion. >> and erin, as a chinese american born and raised in the u.s., from my experience in china, there is an expectations you should speak and understand the culture perfectly. eileen gu fits that bill and she won gold, but the case of ye showing in china isn't an option. she's called a failure for failing and not speaking chinese fluently. gu is for china an image of soft power. erin. >> thank you very much.