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    Olympic figure skater gives up US citizenship to compete for China, slammed after poor performance

    American-born Chinese athlete Zhu Yi has been facing intense criticism of Chinese social media platform Weibo after her disappointing show at the ongoing Winter Olympics 2022 in Beijing, China. Zhu Yi had given up her US citizenship and changed her name from Beverly Zu to Zhu Yi, in order to compete for the host nation at the Beijing Winter Games.

    In what was a forgetful debut for the 19-year-old, Zhu Yi fell twice during the women's short program team event at the Beijing Winter Games. The figure skater had started her performance amidst cheers at the Beijing Indoor Stadium, however, she was reduced to tears on the ice court by the end of it.

    Zhu failed to land a jump and fell down in the opening combination before messing up another jump in the short program. After falling twice, she managed a score o only 47.03 as China suffered a jolt in the team event. China slipped from the third spot to the fifth spot after Zhu's disappointing show.

    The 19-year-old was seen in tears after her debut performance but she was not spared by the Chinese public on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter. 'Zhu Yi has fallen' started trending on the social media platform soon after her disappointing show as the US-born figure skater was subjected to intense criticism with some even questioning her loyalty towards China...

    Zhu Yi, who gave up US citizenship to compete for China, slammed after poor show at Beijing Winter Olympics, Sports News | wionews.com

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    I read this the other day and did a lot of research. Even though she has renounced her citizenship it appears she's still allowed to live in CA a lot.

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    How about the 18yr old Chinese American female snowboarder? She hopped over to the Chinese team so to promote the sport among their young people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post
    How about the 18yr old Chinese American female snowboarder? She hopped over to the Chinese team so to promote the sport among their young people.
    Yep. The real story is she did it for $$. She is paid big bucks by both Chinese sponsors and US sponsors. She reportedly made around $15.8 million through her endorsements last year.

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    Traitor.

    She holds sponsorship deals with Red Bull, Beats by Dre, and Cadillac, as well as Chinese companies JD.com and China Mobile. Gu is also a fashion model, landing campaigns for Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co., and appearing on covers for Elle and Vogue.
    Eileen Gu Is One of the Most Marketable Athletes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    I read this the other day and did a lot of research. Even though she has renounced her citizenship it appears she's still allowed to live in CA a lot.
    Another traitor, did it for money, I was happy to see her crash twice.

    Chinas propaganda team took a big hit on her.

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