Olympic US-born figure skater representing China slammed on Chinese social media after botched performance

Zhu Yi, the 19-year-old U.S.-born determine skater competing for China within the Beijing Winter Olympics, was slammed on Chinese language social media this weekend after her botched efficiency within the workforce occasion bumped China out of the highest three. 

Zhu, born in California, took a tough fall throughout her first mixture try on Saturday, slamming into the wall earlier than later stumbling on a triple loop try for a last-place end with a 47.03 rating. 

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“I’m upset and somewhat embarrassed,” Zhu stated after her efficiency, through Reuters. “I assume I felt a whole lot of strain as a result of I do know everyone in China was fairly stunned with the choice for women’ singles and I simply actually wished to indicate them what I used to be capable of do, however sadly I didn’t.” 

Customers on the Chinese language social media platform, Weibo, didn’t maintain again, questioning Zhu’s choice over others.

 

“Chen Hongyi is much better than her. I don’t know why somebody like this was allowed to signify China,” wrote one commenter, through AFP. 

“Certain, there’s a lot of strain – however present me an athlete who doesn’t go on the market underneath strain from their nation and other people?” one other added.

In accordance with AFP, the hashtag #ZhuYiFellOver had over 230 million views by Sunday afternoon earlier than being faraway from the web site. A second tag, #ZhuYiMessedU, remained on the positioning with simply round 80 million views. 

Zhu’s efficiency knocked China out of third to fifth place within the workforce occasion, narrowly advancing to the finals.