US-born figure skater Zhu Yi under attack after fall on Olympic debut for China
CNN
Representing China, California-born figure skater Zhu Yi is facing a firestorm of attack on Chinese social media after she fell flat on the ice and finished last in a women's short program team event Sunday.
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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