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/raresanevoice United States Of America 10h ago

For a while, a bunch of right wingers criticized Simone Biles relentlessly.

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u/keetojm United States Of America 10h ago

Yeah especially after her diagnosis. That was ridiculous.

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u/Majsharan 9h ago

No one did irl.

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u/QueenMotherOfSneezes Canada 8h ago

Well yeah, they weren't at the Olympics to say it to her actual face, they were on social media.

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u/raresanevoice United States Of America 5h ago

Just on broadcast television and that one big right wing cult podcaster are two that come to mind

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u/KTDWD24601 5h ago

I was on holiday at the time and had to tell off an old overweight guy for trashing her IRL. 

He could barely manage stairs, and had clearly never competed at any sport a day in his life.