California-born figure skater Zhu Yi is facing a firestorm on Chinese social media after she fell flat on the ice and finished last in the women's short program team event.
Beijing Making her Olympic debut for Team China, California-born figure skater Zhu Yi was eager to prove herself to the Chinese public.
Instead, the 19-year-old is facing a firestorm on Chinese social media after she fell flat on the ice and finished last in the women's short program team event Sunday.On Weibo, China's Twitter-like platform, the hashtag"Zhu Yi has fallen" gained 200 million views in just a few hours. Many questioned why Zhu, an American-born skater, was picked to represent China at the expense of an athlete born in the country.
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