"Embarrassing Incident"... Chinese Netizens Mock US-Born Chinese Figure Skater After Fall

'Jui Neomeojyeotda' Hashtag Surpasses 200 Million Views

On the morning of the 6th, during the women's singles short program preliminary round of the figure skating team event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, China's Zhui Ga fell while performing.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Zhu Yi, a Chinese figure skating representative athlete born in the United States, is facing fierce criticism from Chinese netizens after making a mistake by falling in her first Olympic appearance. Zhu was born into a Chinese immigrant family in Los Angeles (LA), USA, but decided to join the Chinese national team in 2018 and gave up her American citizenship.

According to foreign media such as CNN, on the 6th, a hashtag saying "Zhu Yi fell" was posted on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter. The hashtag's views surpassed 200 million in just a few hours.

Another netizen commented after watching Zhu Yi's performance, saying, "This is truly shameful." This comment also received over 10,000 likes.

Meanwhile, Chinese netizens pointed out that Zhu Yi, who has lived in the United States for a long time, is not fluent in Chinese. Another netizen sarcastically wrote on Weibo, "Before Zhu Yi talks about patriotism, let her learn Chinese first."

Earlier, Zhu Yi made a mistake during the women's short program of the figure skating team event held at the Beijing Capital Indoor Stadium at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. She fell during the landing process after hitting the wall on her first combination jump. She missed the rotation timing on the last jump and ultimately received the lowest score.

With Zhu Yi receiving the lowest score, the Chinese team's ranking dropped from 3rd to 5th place. However, since the top five teams advance to the finals in the figure skating team event, the Chinese team qualified for the finals despite Zhu Yi's mistake.

Right after the competition, Zhu Yi shed tears, saying, "I am upset and embarrassed." She confessed, "I wanted to show what I could do, but I know I couldn't. I felt a lot of pressure."

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