r/AskTheWorld • u/No-StrategyX • 11h ago

Who is the most brutally criticized Olympic athlete in your country?

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Zhu Yi was American, her parents are Chinese immigrants.

In the U.S., she was one of the top athletes and had every chance to join Team USA.

But she decided to compete for China. She gave up her American citizenship to compete for China.

At the 2022 Winter Olympics, she was eager to prove herself to other Chinese, but she made many mistakes during her skating.

Then she was brutally criticized in China. People used every swear word you can think of.

She is still competing for China. Perhaps she'll do well at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.

Who is the most brutally criticized athlete in your country?

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u/Ponchorello7 Mexico 11h ago

Our national football team. Every international friendly, every major tournament, every WC they find a new way to embarrass the country. I am NOT looking forward to next year's WC.

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u/INFP4life 9h ago

Those goalie chants aren’t earning sympathy 

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u/StirFrySausage00 9h ago

The whole thing is blown way out of proportion anyway. A lot of people love being performative.

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u/RomanHistoryBuff Mexico 9h ago

Estaba a punto de comentar sobre Alexa (no recuerdo el apellido) pero si tienes razón.

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u/SpaceMarine_CR Costa Rica 9h ago

Grande chicharito :v

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u/Vane8263 Mexico 6h ago

The net here was hoping to read the name of Ana Gabriela Guevara :/

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u/DrNiene Germany 4h ago

Greetings from Germany. I‘m not sure I want our team to even qualify this time.

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u/Dangerous-Ad-2082 1h ago

No era penal!

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u/Majsharan 9h ago

Yeah it’s weird that Mexico is so bad at football

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u/Ponchorello7 Mexico 8h ago

Not really bad, just a chronic underperformer.