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Olympic figure skater who gave up US citizenship to compete for China blasted on social media

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U.S.-born figure skater Zhu Yi was blasted on Chinese social media after a poor performance at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Yi,19, was chosen …

U.S.-born figure skater Zhu Yi was blasted on Chinese social media after a poor performance at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Yi,19, was chosen to compete for China after she gave up her American citizenship and name in 2018, but did not deliver on the ice on Sunday. She fell twice during a free skate team competition and landed the lowest score, knocking the team down to fifth place, according to CNN. Although she left the rink in tears, users on Weibo, a popular social media site in China, did not spare her feelings.

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