Many Chinese athletes born and raised in foreign countries participate in the Beijing Olympics as representatives of the host country, China, but while there are athletes who are regarded as active and heroes, athletes who receive bashing without leaving results. There is also a shape that divides light and dark.
One of the hottest players in China this year is Eileen Gu, an 18-year-old ski freestyle girl.
She is a Chinese player born and raised in the United States, and while having the ability to win two gold medals at the Youth Olympic Games, she is also active as a model on the cover of fashion magazines, appearing in TV commercials in China, etc. It is very popular.
For her first Olympic appearance, she chose to represent her mother's homeland, China, and her first event was at Big Air, the fifth and eighth day of the Games.
In the final where 12 athletes skated three times each and competed for the total of the two points from the highest, Tani, who finished the second and was third, performed the big skill "1620" of four and a half rotations in the final skating. I decided and won the gold medal in the reversal.
When the score was announced, Tani collapsed from his knees with a deep emotion and responded by raising his hand and bowing to the blessing of the spectators.
The Chinese media reported this activity all at once, and topics related to Tani were ranked high in the search ranking on SNS, and the whole country was greatly excited.
On the other hand, the 19-year-old Zhu Yi who participated in the figure skating group was the one who divided the light and dark.
Born and raised in the United States to Chinese immigrants to the United States, he made his first Olympic appearance at the Games as a representative of his parents' homeland, China.
In the group qualifying held on the 6th, she took part in the women's single short program with a big applause in the hall, but her movements were stiff, such as falling at the opening jump. Notably, she finished in 10th place out of 10 countries.
Then, on the Chinese SNS, there were a series of writings criticizing Zhu's acting and choosing to represent China, and the British newspaper Daily Mail said, "Zhu abandoned American nationality to fight as a representative of China. Athletes are exposed to bashing in China. "
According to Reuters, Zhu shed tears after the match and shook his voice, saying, "I was under great pressure because I knew that the Chinese were surprised that I was selected as a representative." It means that he looked back.
While the promotion and strengthening of winter sports has not progressed relatively in China, Chinese players are expected to be a force for this tournament, but the expectations of their homeland seem to be a big burden. is.