Chinese Fans Are Attacking This US-Born Figure Skater Who Chose To Compete For China And Fell

Zhu Yi, a 19-year-old US-born figure skater who gave up her US citizenship to compete for China at the Beijing Olympics, is facing intense backlash on Chinese social after she fell during her debut on Sunday Feb. 6.
As the only women’s singles entry for the team skate, Zhu competed in both women’s segments.
Her short program ended in disaster after she crashed into the barriers in her opening jump sequence and missed a jump later.
Team China, who was vying for a bronze medal, fell to 5th. Its standing was solidified a day later during Zhu’s free skate program, when she fell two more times.
#ZhuYiFellOver quickly became a trending hashtag on Chinese social media platform Weibo before it was deactivated, but not before racking up over 200 million views, according to CNN.
A second hashtag #ZhuYiMessedUp remains on Weibo with over 80 millions views.
Many users questioned Zhu’s selection in the team event while others criticized her for not being able to speak fluent Mandarin.
“Please let her learn Chinese first, before she talks about patriotism,” one Weibo user wrote.
“I’m upset and a little embarrassed,” Zhu said to reporters after her skate. “I guess I felt a lot of pressure because I know everybody in China was pretty surprised with the selection for ladies’ singles and I just really wanted to show them what I was able to do but unfortunately I didn’t.”
Fans around the world have since taken to social media to defend Zhu.
“Zhu Yi doesn’t deserve the bullying she’s receiving for something as senseless as a fall. She is & will always be Chinese, regardless of where she was born,” one user wrote.
Born to Chinese parents in the US as Beverly Zhu, Zhu changed her name to Zhu Yi and relinquished her US citizenship in 2018 to represent China as part of the country’s “Morning Road” initiative for recruiting athletes for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
She is one of several foreign-born athletes to decide to compete for China including fellow Chinese American freestyle skier Eileen Gu, who has become the unofficial face of the Games in China and a gold medal favorite in women’s ski slopestyle.
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[@goeticfolklore]

She is being criticized because her spot is likely related to a deal with her dad returning to China. It’s likely her spot was unfairly taken from Hongyi Chen. Tell the full story.

[@keiko4043]

^^^ this. Chen Hongyi had to delay her gaokao (university entrance exam) twice, I believe, competing her ass off for years to earn team China that one spot. This was then taken away by Zhu bc of the reason you stated + politics. I will say, it's not really Zhu's fault, and it awful she had to face all that hate on her own bc it's not entirely her own doing. But the full story is more complex than than OP presented.

[@lebacon4575]

This!!

[@sauce8148]

Wasn't her dad's fault then?

[@markhanna3643]

​@@sauce8148why? Dad did what he could for his daughter. It's the corrupt olympic commutie and countries fault for allowing the corruption

[@nemi7898]

​@@sauce8148 nah it's her fault too

[@ashunotaku]

GUYS!!! Zhu Yi gave up her USA citizenship to compete for China and she took the spot of Chen Hongyi, a hardworking and talented native Chinese figure skater who was SUPPOSED to compete in the Olympics but Zhu Yi took her spot!! This is most likely due to her wealthy and famous father who came back from the States to work in a Chinese University under the condition that his daughter compete in the Olympics. Talk about NEPOTISM

[@heavencielo6999]

okay but giving hate isn’t okay 😑 your justifying cyberbullying

[@ashunotaku]

@@heavencielo6999 I’m not hating, just telling the raw truth. Nepotism, especially in this scenario is definitely not okay

[@Jonathantheboss225]

In USA nepotism is more common nowadays so don't bully her dad and China okay you are showing as if USA is the perfect country huh only in stupid dreams. You are angry because she didn't play for USA that's why

[@jjillalalac2487]

​@@heavencielo6999tolerating this shit is not okay lol shaming these kind of stuff prevents it from happening the world really doesnt need snowflakes like you.

[@ZC-mp7xj]

@@ashunotakuyou sound butthurt lmao who cares

[@lolitahaze02]

No sympathy for nepotism

[@sauce8148]

Wasn't her dad's fault?

[@TeWhero]

Seem jealous

[@lolitahaze02]

@@TeWhero dont u mean 'envious' 🤣

[@TeWhero]

@@lolitahaze02 same shit, you only care because you don’t benefit from it.

[@lolitahaze02]

@@TeWhero no it's not. Check your crap dictionary. Envy is different from jealousy 😂😂

[@moo.00]

Tell the full story🙄🙄 her dad bought her place to compete and replaced Hongyi Chen (who has actually competed and done well for china)

[@kiraikagarin]

Source?

[@pamriquel]

@@kiraikagarinjust google. Not that hard to do lol.

[@kiraikagarin]

@@pamriquel it's funny because nothing on Google actually claim it to be a true thing. Its either they don't mention it or claim it to be rumors and conspiracy theories. Find a website that actually confirms the rumors.

[@klienmurollo8395]

Oh whatever, cat lady. Go spend time with your 30 cats

[@moo.00]

@@klienmurollo8395 girl what😭

[@gummy5862]

Why do you content creators keep leaving out that she took away a spot from at least one other figure skater who was far more qualified, and that she got her Olympic spot due to nepotism?

[@ZC-mp7xj]

Because nobody cares lmao only you whinebags that don’t benefit from it

[@ashunotaku]

This^

[@supeskrim]

Just give them thumbs down.

[@micahicah]

It's not at least one, it's the only one spot China has. If there are like 30 spots no one would care.

[@EA_Kar]

Why does the mob go after the athlete that bit off more than she could chew instead of the officials that put her there?

[@marcelinorodriguez7628]

Fans are upset that she’s a nepobaby and she took the spot of someone who deserved to be there instead of buying her place on the team by daddy

[@kiraikagarin]

Wheres the source hat her dad did buy it?

[@decimator1088]

@@kiraikagarin You can google the story for more details but her dad was asked by the Chinese government to teach at a university in China (they were in the US at the time then moved to China) and part of the deal was that his daughter would be given the spot to compete in the Olympics for China.

[@kiraikagarin]

@@decimator1088 I said to provide a source. A proper Web or news outlet that confirms it. Not a "Google it." Why do you think I'm asking for a source? Because I have googled it. If you know it then provide your source.

[@MrBlock-qe7hi]

@@kiraikagarinunfortunately it’s hard to do that on KZbin as KZbin bots often immediately delete comments with a link assuming it as only fan farming

[@kiraikagarin]

@@MrBlock-qe7hi then state where you got your source from like, CBS News and quote the paragraph

[@deepbluetree3444]

Report for misinformation, this was a well documented case of nepotism. Why is she trying to frame it as some innocent athlete that’s getting “attacked”? She deserves everything people say about her.

[@kiraikagarin]

Then show a source that she did buy a way into competing

[@deepbluetree3444]

@@kiraikagarin should i have to show you a source when you can literally spend 20 seconds googling it? you are responsible for ensuring the information you get is credible. get off youtube shorts and look it up

[@Ktspitfire007]

Reporting this video for misinformation because you left out why people are mad

[@kiraikagarin]

Wheres the source that her dad did buy a place

[@Ktspitfire007]

So here's the thing, in her previous competitions she typically got relatively middle of the pack placement. She's still good just not Olympic worthy yet. Also her dad got 30 million dollars from the pentagon to research top secret AI stuff. After researching he fled to China, gave them his AI research, and renounced his U.S citizenship. He took only one of his daughters Zhu (old name was Beverly) and she bypassed the preliminary rounds and took the spot Chen Hongyi.

[@kiraikagarin]

@@Ktspitfire007 but wheres the source? I don't want an explanation in your words. I want a proper source.

[@Nishil]

@@kiraikagarin go to google, there are so many articles covering this

[@Ktspitfire007]

@@kiraikagarin I tried to post a link but it got deleted. Look up her dad's name and energy commerce . House. Gov you should see an article about the investigation

[@runiki879]

bro this women left out the most important parts of the story 😂😂 pls don’t post again

[@TeleologicalConsistency]

There are two issues. First, she fell and embarrassed China. Second, she allegedly got her spot due to nepotism. Most people probably wouldn't have cared for the second issue if she hadn't fallen, but her failure highlighted it.

[@xanastar07]

As a figure skater, people don’t realize how common it is to fall, it’s not as much as a big deal as people make it out to be, and you still can get points if it’s rotated enough. poor girl.

[@kaiaswrld]

I’m not a figure skater (I wish😫✋🏻) but like 100% yes. I watch a lot of figure skating and it’s honestly more rare for a skater to not have any errors (falls, stumbles, prerotation, wrong edges etc). When I was watching junior worlds live a few days ago I was PRAYING for my favs to not fall, so many girls were falling at that comp sadly. Thankfully my top fav jr skater Kaiya Ruiter🇨🇦 didn’t have any falls🙌🏻 she ended up 10th place and got another spot for Canada next season.

[@xanastar07]

@@kaiaswrld ❤️❤️❤️ exactly!! I love her too!

[@goeticfolklore]

This isn’t about falling. Her dad accepted a deal to return to China, it’s likely her spot was unfairly given. That’s why people are mad.

[@goeticfolklore]

@makayla5227 Its not her fault, but people have the right to be angry about corruption from the association.

[@sapesape6637]

nahhh this gurl got her place bec of nepotism

[@beatapaolicchi4049]

Trader is trader!!. Karma and 0 sympathy for her!.

[@manmanopoly8047]

I feel slighty sorry for her but yeah, what you said

[@nonino1644]

*traitor

[@harlowowo]

It's not like she tried to fuck it up

[@dilly_Gods_version]

@@harlowowoexactly. ppl need to get over themselves.

[@Siyunx-wz3zo]

​@@dilly_Gods_versionI agree, as a Chinese, I feel the stress, pressure about how China's is very competitive, like, she didn't do it intentionally, and people need to calm down, she will most likely do worse with the negativity, just forgive and move on. Forgive ZhuYi and her father, people aren't always perfect😢

[@TheeExOh]

The full story is that an Olympic qualifying skater from China was looked over for her. Shes apparently a nepo baby that got the spot due to her dad taking a deal to move from the US back to China to teach at a university there.

[@harshdipvaidya6104]

Nepotism, no sympathy, tell the whole truth, stop making cap videos.

[@kiraikagarin]

Is there a source that proves her dad bought a place into competing

[@klienmurollo8395]

Oh please, there’s plenty of nepotism in your Chinese culture. You have a problem with this one because she has U.S roots. I’m happy she didn’t win because she was disloyal to the U.S

[@Marcellolin22]

Great. I hope she doesn't ask back for her US citizenship.

[@hw5062]

It's especially sad now that we know China scouted these winter Olympians like Eileen gu and zhu yi to participate as they tried to get alysa liu to do. China were the ones who decided they needed talent from elsewhere and the woman who earned them the olympics place wasn't good enough for them, only for these girls to be villified by both Chinese and us media and citizens for "abandoning their country" or "stealing the olympic spot from the one who earned it then falling". It isn't fair for all the blame to be placed on these girls when they were convinced to join China and had to give up their US citizenship and all they have ever known in the process

[@ericaroundtheworld]

I don't think they actually give up their citizenship. Or else Eileen gu is entering the states studying with her F1 visa ! But she clearly is not . Also not paying for international school fees. Let's be real

[@lauren578]

​@@ericaroundtheworldEileen did give up her citizenship. She was bragging about it in an interview.....

[@goeticfolklore]

People are mad BECAUSE of this. Her dad accepted a deal to return to China. People are angry about the corruption, she did steal another girls spot. Not her fault, but this is the real reason she got so much shit.

[@goeticfolklore]

@lauren578 you know there’s an annually published list of those who forfeit citizenship? neither of their names are there.

[@brenda9410]

​@@goeticfolkloreThe Gu chick did give up her citizenship

[@harshdipvaidya6104]

This video is cap, not telling the actual truth.

[@karrriezfadenn9598]

Tell the full story.

[@kiraikagarin]

Okay, show a source that she did just buy her way.

[@Suzyinlove1]

​​@@kiraikagarin Google-💀 and alot of news platforms

[@toriaharlow]

And to this I ask.. can anyone critisizing her do better than her?

[@legalam]

People are not criticizing her performance. They are criticizing betraying the Country you are born in for a different Country just to compete for them, then failing and having said Country hate and bully you for it. It’s the consequences for her actions.

[@sebastianenjcb193]

@@legalam how is that bad tho. She didn’t betray anyone, people are taking this so personal. She probably didn’t identify as American, as I also don’t. That’s not betraying, her parents are from China, and that’s what makes her happy. But the ice is unforgiving, her falling is not a consequence of these actions. USA was never going to medal in these Olympics anyway, for women

[@6969xworldchamp]

@@legalamit’s her ROOTS. THAT is why she chose to represent China. yall take this shit way too seriously. “betraying” “traitor” holy shit she fell😱 get over it. you’ll live your life isn’t over just because she chose to play for another team.

[@goeticfolklore]

@@6969xworldchamp NOT why, her dad got offered a compensation package to return to China for work. Suddenly, she somehow managed to score way above her PB in four qualifying events while China played stupid and didn't release videos or score sheets for the ladies, only men. That spot belonged to Hongyi Chen.

[@Muslim_Student]

Absolutely no, they can not come close

[@user-fr4sp9hh3k]

I think the real reason why there were blacklashes is because people thought Zhu Yi got selected because of her father, a leading Al research scientist who left the U.S. and returned to China to work on Al technology. People assumed that Zhu Yi did not qualify for the olympics because of her talent (people liked the performance of another native Chinese born figure skater more), but because of her father's connection (kinda similar to how Ivanka Trump was meeting with world leaders despite lacking experience in foreign diplomacy and people are mad about it due to nepotism)

[@adathefirst6600]

Tell the full story

[@Avm371998]

That's one hell of a patriot, sabotaging China like that, at the cost of her citizenship.

[@kaede1_346]

Did her dad pay you to leave out the actual reason people hate her? Gross

[@blairpattterson]

You shouldnt have chose China over the US, thats your mistake. you really did play yourself

[@moralay79]

You think American athletes don’t get shamed?

[@blairpattterson]

@moralay79 no where near to this degree, we certainly wouldn't have done her that way

[@moralay79]

@@blairpattterson That’s definitely a lie. Americans can be ruthless, you guys are not immune.

[@gkebgxj68vs5ho]

It's because she stole a spot from a more qualified skater, not cause she failed. She had a good dad who took the Olympics spot gained by another skater who was better than her.

[@catlover-ww7ne]

​@@blairpattterson yes like you were so kind to Eileen gu

[@sopheapeou1141]

Plp who think it's the dad's fault 👇

[@erocktherockjohnson5169]

I guess she learned that betraying your country has consequences

[@alhaitham.two.o]

Her dad is a professor from the US that moved back to china and made a deal to teach in China if his daughter was chosen for thr Olympic spot, instead of the original professional that had been competing and training so hard to have the spot, so in other words, her daddys money got her that spot in the Chinese Olympic spot and therefore fans are disappointed because the spot could've been given to someone who had been already chosen in the past and won for China.

[@rlagkdud0410]

She did choose to compete for china but that is no reason to hate her for falling. People don't know how common it is to fall in skating.

[@KrispieKloud]

*cutely ignores nepotism*

[@kiraikagarin]

*cutely doesn't provide sources that confirms the rumors*

[@drewpaupanekis4710]

@@kiraikagarin20000 social credits for you

[@sleepyboi6681]

Not really a surprise she only got on because the dad wanted her there so she wasn’t qualified to even compete

[@ava7571]

Dont ever give up your US citizenship for other country. New country will only accept & support you if you are successful.

[@kopi_pandan]

had been losing HEALTH & 500+ MILLIONS USD for many decadeS & NOONE held nor hold responsible for these... r much much more severe n pressureS than this !

[@dreamcatcherstan-w3v]

Tell the whole story! The criticism she is receiving is valid! People are already so mean to China and Chinese people and you are just making it worse by not telling the full story

[@yirenvivianwang7978]

Most of the Chinese people support her. A few people blamed her do not represent everyone in China.

[@BillytheKid213]

1) US 126 medals 40 gold 2) China 91 medals 40 gold Idk why they're trippen

[@roshawn1111]

LMFAO she stole the spot and then stole the spot light by falling, the USA was like take her ass

[@cristix11]

and don't forget Eileen Gu who competed for china although she is a US citizen. figure skating is overly politicized.

[@benluffman]

Because shes a traitor

[@Chwenotchew-yj8mf]

Girl tell the FULL amd TRUE story please

[@kiraikagarin]

Show source that she did buy her way into competing

[@-Just-ur-average-guy-]

Why are they attacking her like as if they could do it better 💀 figure skating is such a hard thing to do and it’s normal to mess up at time

[@iambryan1234]

Its China what you expect from sangokujin

[@moralay79]

People are mad she was given the spot of a great figure skater. She was only allowed to compete because of her father-ofc they’re gonna be mad when a great athlete lost their spot to a nepo-baby that wasn’t good and fell.

[@TrumpGaylord69]

In conclusion, spoiled kid took up the spot from a hardworking athlete

[@guumidropu]

Misinformation at it’s finest. She doesn’t deserve all of the hate, yes, but her father bought her way in.

[@MadhavendraSinghBika]

Why authorities had to bring a US citizen as their representative??? Im sure if she had qualified for the USA team she wouldn't have done this, this criticism is legit

[@mr.goodman3991]

Her dad got her the spot, not her skill.

[@Firmansyah-wi5lu]

Chinese descendants who competed for US: im not looking👀

[@fabianmoye7919]

Bet she regret giving up her citizenship more than anything.

[@sebastianenjcb193]

Attacking her for falling but look at her, in the Olympics. That’s such a great achievement, they should be proud of her. China doesn’t have the best figure skaters, other than sui and Han. And boyang? I think that’s his name. So why hate in this going girl, the ice is easy to fall on, especially with the pressure of representing a country at home. It’s not a easy task for even the best of Athletes

[@goeticfolklore]

Her dad accepted a deal to return to China when she conveniently got her spot. People are angry at the unfairness and corruption, not stupid bs.

[@sebastianenjcb193]

@@goeticfolklorewell I watched her competitions and the the Chinese born competitions and id still say she was performing better and got that spot for a reason. Maybe it was corruption, but she isn’t a bad skater. People fall, it’s funny how people are calling her corrupt while the Chinese government itself does shadier things

[@goeticfolklore]

@@sebastianenjcb193 The spot was likely suppose to go Hongyi Chen, check her out shes great. I never said she was a bad skater, just explaining why they're mad.

[@Nikiibobickyjr]

I would like to see them try to compete in figure ice skating infront of thousands of people

[@unconsciousfairy8563]

that’s not the reason they’re attacking her. It’s because oh her wealthy connections that she was able to get that spot even though there was a contestant with more experience and skill, yet due to financial connections, the girl in the video got the spot and since she lost, many chinese citizens are arguing how if it weren’t for nepotism, they could have gotten a higher ranking

[@kiraikagarin]

​@@unconsciousfairy8563source. Show a source that confirms this.

[@TravelingwithValeman77]

This happened 2 years ago. Why am i getting this shorts in 2024?

[@Yusufcatveganslol]

Well I would understand if you’re literally not even from the mother land why represent it she should’ve been in the US team I would feel disrespected if my country was being represented by someone who doesn’t even speak our beautiful language or was even born here.

[@brandonn6099]

Wow, you make the Chinese people sound horrible, when it is the Chinese government that was horrible here. Way to completely mess it up.

[@azzamatic4190]

A tiny minority of internet trolls don't represent the 1.4 billion people in China, you should focus on her last Tuesday as she may not of won her event but won the hearts of the Chinese people with her beautiful smile. Its absolutely disgusting how the US has treated Eileen Gu where it wasn't just trolls but US national media bullying a teenage girl for being proud to be Chinese

[@alonzokincaid1362]

Theyre American traitors.

[@skidguy2893]

That’s very racist of you… she’s not Chinese in the first place… she was born in America… you’re racist.

[@ThePhilosophicalOne]

Stop being racist... She was born in the US and English is her first language... She isn't Chinese. Next, you're going to call me a Jew because I can say "shalom" and have been to Israel... 🙄

[@ramengurung9913]

Sandeep Sanghera As a person who’s both Asian and British, I can tell you right now that it’s not racist at all. What IS racist though is telling people like me and Eileen that we can’t be both Asian and also American/British. You’re essentially telling us that we can’t acknowledge or be proud of our own roots?

[@skidguy2893]

@@ramengurung9913 are you stupid? At no point did this person say she can’t acknowledge her heritage? Original commentor called this Asian AMERICAN woman, CHINESE. This woman was born in America and can’t even speak Chinese….You can’t even interpret three sentences in a KZbin comment section…

[@Harry_Potterlover2013]

they shouldn't critisize someone who's better then them

[@ninth6655]

Well, she made her bed and now she’ll sleep in it. She chose China, now she’ll have to live with the netizens criticism

[@hiesman6]

She took someone else's spot. How do you not know this?

[@didimarie2917]

I’m so confused.. shouldn’t people be upset with her father for doing that to his daughter? Why be upset with her when he took full control over the situation in buying her and placing her there just to come back to China? Did she want to do this or was she forced into doing it because of her father?! I don’t know I just feel as though she wouldn’t have wanted to take the spot of that other skater in my opinion if she wasn’t forced too.

[@hush1895]

Give the full story her spot was unfairly taken from a native Chinese women and given to her as part of a deal that is why the Chinese public are upset ffs

[@shazatulizzati7017]

Should mention about nepotism . You know KARMA is real . She take other athlete spot because of NEPOTISM yeah KARMA hit Hard

[@haleylei7655]

#zhuyifellover should stoppp! She tried her best its doesn’t matter of winning and losing

[@Notxjoya]

Oh gosh give her a break she is 19 and everyone does mistakes don’t act Like u never did a mistake in ur life nefore

[@cristix11]

great comment. her trust in her father is still getting her beat up in the court of public opinion.

[@itsEmiko]

Like bro they mad but she gave up her green card for them..

[@itsEmiko]

Nvmmm the comments say she bought her way

[@trolling9493]

THIS WAS HER DADS FAULT NOT HERS!!!!

[@Autumn2Yall]

It’s her fault. She knew she didn’t earn the spot. What were the odds of her actually representing the US? Probably, slim to none.

[@trolling9493]

@@Autumn2Yall and who was forcing her to do this?

[@judyburgess3357]

I undrrstsnd there was no clear evidence that she was the best choice to be selected, and that her selection forced a better skater out of the competition.

[@GIRL_IN_QUEENS]

She fell before touching the barrier. What video you watching? 😂

[@manmanopoly8047]

I really do want to have sympathy and I know that she worked hard to make it to where she is which, win or lose. Is still an impressive feat but, she betrayed one country and failed the other....

[@LordMesa]

Her dad agreed to go back to China and be a professor. One of his demands to gree to this was that his daughter be placed on the team.. I have no sympathy for a nepotism baby.

[@Ktspitfire007]

Not just a professor, he sold out US AI secrets he was researching, he is guilty of treason

[@politicstoday8002]

Foreign people born and raised in a different countries should represent the country in which they were raised,that's ig

[@bluemoo7611]

Yes I agree

[@nooraalbinali5222]

She said feb 6 Sunday how today is 5 Monday

[@Born2DoubleUp]

I have no clue about figure skating... the Olympics.. or stuff going on in China, but even I know they mad cause she got the only spot China got in the Olympics in return for her dad returning to China to work.

[@therandomactivist1124]

It's probably because there are tons of athletes in China waiting for an opportunity like an olympic appearance. The fact that she fell is then made out to be a failure(when it isn't in reality) but it's perceived badly when so many ppl in china would gladly take her place and probably win a medal. Harsh but that's how it is in china

[@kmusic5944]

Her parents maDe a bet seeing how the world was going but now i hope she is okay without the US citizenship.....china is brutal whem you dont succeed... Cant fall back on anything unlike being in the US.

[@emhs4648]

Shes a competitive athlete and lost during a competition, she's not a victim.

[@Wins424]

Only reason she got the spot because of her dad not her skills

[@ForLol12334]

She gave up her citizenship !! Lol!

[@Cynnas]

The nepobaby of wealthy parents who wasn't actually *that* good who renounced her US citizenship to skate for China so took someone else's spot and fell.

[@sully6569]

Nepotism , she got no shame

[@belachaney]

Thumbs doen for misrepresenting the story to make the Chinese look bad

[@MikeyG1134]

-6500 social credit score. +3200 dishonor Hey she's a better skater than ill ever be but damn damn do does it feel good to be American.

[@dilly_Gods_version]

what if she’s just a great skater? i mean she made a few mistakes just like every other skater. maybe she was pressured and didn’t show us her full potential. put yourself in her shoes.

[@irinadica7794]

EXCUSE ME she did everything she could and for the haters: YOU DONT EVEN KNOW HOW TO SKATE I MEAN COME ON LEAVE THE POOR GIRL ALONE

[@annalisehua]

You can read in the comments. I don't justify the cyber bullying, but people are mad because her wealthy father made a deal with the government to return to China on the condition that she preforms in the Olympics. This resulted in the spot being TAKEN AWAY from someone else who is proven to be far more talented and hard working that she has displayed.

[@irinadica7794]

Welllll that makes sens

[@annalisehua]

@@irinadica7794 and a bit of additional information, she's not a bad skater. Recently she's shown to be on good terms with that other skater and have had much better performance. She likely just wasn't suited for olympics then, but have the talent and potential. Just, shame about how she got into the position. Chinese people in general have a very strong culture on patriotism, so the fact that she doesn't speak mandarin very well irked a lot of netizens and made the situation worse for her. Very place a lot of value in unity, but due to the culture, it also makes gatekeeping a thing that unfortunately happens quite often.

[@irinadica7794]

Yeah your right

[@edwiener9666]

Why ya’ll still talking about this, this happened 2 years ago

[@SXsoft99]

Just like the Chinese to do: If she won't great, proves what Chinese athletes are able to do If she looses, then it must be related to the fact that she was born and raised in the US

[@HanSolo-fl4pi]

China will always be China. US will always be US. What's so hard to understand?

[@leahcim6941]

This is the second time i've seen this story being misconstrued in a youtube short only for the comments to actually explain it. Talk about how she's a talentless nepotism baby who wrongfully took the spot from someone who's actually beloved by China and has been competing with actual talent for years.

[@whoamiJVJ24601]

And they've been peeing in our Coke for years.

[@cristix11]

well, the pee tastes great...especially at McDonalds...the best Coke in the world.

[@ntranphuong14]

I know it's a case of nepotism, but if so why no one is angry at the gov, the national team, the university where her dad works, etc. They are the enablers of this nepotism thing. And if it works for this Zhu family, I'm sure there are many other cases that may involve other sports or other industries. It's okay to criticize these people but don't forget the root of the problem.

[@Flowshow88]

She CHOSE to skate for those people

[@wallsareberycool]

Where are people's sources coming from? I looked at new york times and south china morning post, both articles have stated that people online have been suggesting she got a spot because of her dad, but there's no proper evidence to back it up, you can speculate all you want but you don't have to treat a rumor as a fact because of some random commenter.

[@kiraikagarin]

THIS!!!! EVEN NEWS OUTLETS CLAIM ITS SOCIAL MEDIA RUMORS

[@animeangxl2216]

yeah, and if she did well nobody would be saying all this. its common to fall, and if she was really that bad china wouldnt have taken her. she mustve somehow been enough, and yes it may have been nepotism but that bring us back to the point, if she did well yall wouldnt say so much.

[@Babalutu573]

Your not telling the whole story though.

[@kiraikagarin]

Because its rumors

[@kimberlyrampersad9192]

If you gonna tell a story, tell the whole story.

[@Jonathantheboss225]

You all are angry at her and her father just because she didn't play for USA that's not fair okay and you are bullying her, her father and China by telling that she was doing nepotism you all are idiots nepotism is very much common in USA nowadays Why don't you also blame USA if there was an American girl in place of her competing for USA and she commits the same amount of mistakes that this girl did you all guys would forgive her by saying that being a figure skater is difficult it's very common to fall but she did her best why don't you encourage this girl also atleast she was trying her best for her country this is a shame that nowadays people turn to politics for every incidents no more moral values in this world

[@lurkingarachnid7475]

no sympathy for theft

[@biguwubill]

this may be a bad situation, but it’s better than the nepobaby from somalia who got last place in track (-_-;)

[@dacoyote7699]

Hope she’s okay

[@Ravenspell3]

Should a stayed with America

[@aleki779]

You also failed to mention that she is there because of her father's influence. Hiding info to fit your narrative

[@kiraikagarin]

Nope. Show a source that confirms her dad did pay so zhu could compete

[@aleki779]

@@kiraikagarin show me yours then?

[@kiraikagarin]

@@aleki779 CBS news: "Zhu's participation was controversial before she stepped on the ice representing the Chinese flag. Some Weibo users took issue with her not knowing how to speak Chinese fluently and spouted conspiracy theories that she was only chosen to compete for China because of her father, Song-Chun Zhu, a well-regarded Chinese artificial intelligence professor who teaches at the University of California, Los Angeles. " Can you provide your source now?

[@inseomeow3558]

Guys, just report this video. Dont give money to malicious content creator.

[@Yuyu_emika]

TELL. THE. FULL. STORY.

[@cristix11]

WHAT. IS. THE. FULL. STORY? OR. WHERE. CAN. WE. FIND. IT?

[@Hyunlix389]

The fact that they can’t even do better 😕😕