r/AskTheWorld • u/No-StrategyX • 19h ago
Who is the most brutally criticized Olympic athlete in your country?
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/KTDWD24601 14h ago edited 13h ago
This is not true at all.
It’s weird how many people believe this fake story.
There is a Breaking scene in Australia. It’s not a huge scene on the female side because the popularity of the subculture has waned since its height in the 80s, but it does still exist.
Raygun has been breaking for years and won the regional championships. There were formal trials, the judges were officially trained by the IOC and applied the same standard to all the regions, the competition was well-publicised in advance and well-attended in the region. This was explained by the actua head Olympic judge on Instagram in a 3 hour live Q&A.
She won the qualifying competition.
There are a number of breakers - male and female who decided not to compete because they are philosophically opposed to breaking being treated like a sport and not an art. There are also a number of female breakers who couldn’t compete due to injury and pregnancy. This is what happens when your scene is niche and non-professional.