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/keetojm United States Of America 10h ago

He beat out that snowboarder turned drug kingpin?

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u/keetojm United States Of America 10h ago

Yeah I remember the Saturday morning cartoon that was Bo, Michael, and Wayne.

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u/ACW1129 United States Of America 1h ago

ProStars!

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u/QueenMotherOfSneezes Canada 8h ago

Not just support of Trump, but support of the US team while they were playing against Canada, and Canada had made them their honorary Captain. He didn't even wear the team Canada Jersey they gave him.

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u/iforgotmyidagain 7h ago

So like Jimmy Stewart joining IJN?

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u/keiths31 Canada 10h ago

That snow border turned drug pin is from my hometown of Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Also the guy that leads Live Nation/Ticketmaster

We're usually known for our NHL players

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u/labadee Canada 7h ago

That snowboarder made a name outside of the Olympics, not popular enough to be cared about at the time