Winter Olympics boycott

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Anonymous wrote:It was disappointing to see Elaine Gu decide to ski for China. Lots of Chinese sponsorships for her and cover up for all of China's human rights abuses.

Yep. She’s a turncoat. Not even born or raised in Red China and she decides to stand proudly against her own.

What? Don't be silly. Skaters country shop all the time. It's perfectly rational to decide, if I compete for country X, I'm unlikely to get out of sectionals as the competition is too stiff. But if I go compete for country Y, I'm likely to place in top three nationally, which means a trip to the Worlds or Olympics, plus probably cheaper and more abundant ice time. It happens all the time! And unless you're new to this game, the US did the same for Tanith Belbin, who is Canadian, by not only giving her American citizenship but freaking EXPEDITING it so she could represent the US at the Olympics, where it would have finished out of medals without her. Come on. Enough with the chest thumping. You don't understand this game.

Hey look, Kristin Fraser, a California girl representing Azerbaijan!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristin_Fraser#With_Lukanin_for_Azerbaijan

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Tim Koleto has skated for the US, Norway, South Korea, and now Japan.

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Anonymous wrote:These Americans so salty that a Chinese woman born from a Chinese mother that trained in China and speaks perfect Chinese is representing China. Suck it bozos

She trains in Tahoe

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Anonymous wrote:These Americans so salty that a Chinese woman born from a Chinese mother that trained in China and speaks perfect Chinese is representing China. Suck it bozos

She trains in Tahoe

She also trains in Beijing, which is the capital of China just in case a closed mindset person doesn’t know anything outside of the USA.

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During the last Winter Olympics, wasn't there an Amercian skiier who skiied for some other European country and she got laughed out because her routine was so basic? But at least she got to ski in the Olympics!

I get Eileen Gu and that other skater being able to represent China because they have connections but how are some of these white Hockey Players able to play for China when they have zero connection to China? Jake Chelios, I'm looking at you.

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Anonymous wrote:These Americans so salty that a Chinese woman born from a Chinese mother that trained in China and speaks perfect Chinese is representing China. Suck it bozos

She trains in Tahoe

She also trains in Beijing, which is the capital of China just in case a closed mindset person doesn’t know anything outside of the USA.

she only trained in Beijing to prep for Olympics. Like all the athletes from all the countries - bozo

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Anonymous wrote:How about this OP: I will not WATCH the olympics on TV this year. The best thing that could happen is that the ratings absolutely crash.

+1!

Im not watching because it's so dreadfully boring

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Anonymous wrote:During the last Winter Olympics, wasn't there an Amercian skiier who skiied for some other European country and she got laughed out because her routine was so basic? But at least she got to ski in the Olympics!

I get Eileen Gu and that other skater being able to represent China because they have connections but how are some of these white Hockey Players able to play for China when they have zero connection to China? Jake Chelios, I'm looking at you.

The hockey thing is insane. Lots of Americans on the two Chinese teams.

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Anonymous wrote:These Americans so salty that a Chinese woman born from a Chinese mother that trained in China and speaks perfect Chinese is representing China. Suck it bozos

She trains in Tahoe

She also trains in Beijing, which is the capital of China just in case a closed mindset person doesn’t know anything outside of the USA.

she only trained in Beijing to prep for Olympics. Like all the athletes from all the countries - bozo

Wrong!! She started to train in Beijing since she was 8 or 9! Her family friend runs one of the biggest skiing training center in Beijing. In case you have no idea, Beijing happens to be the hometown of her mother -bozo

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So fine, let's just have athletes compete at these games but not "represent" any countries. Otherwise what's the point of saying Country X got this many medals, Country Y got this many, when some of the medalists aren't even from there?

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Anonymous wrote:So fine, let's just have athletes compete at these games but not "represent" any countries. Otherwise what's the point of saying Country X got this many medals, Country Y got this many, when some of the medalists aren't even from there?

Did you ask this question when Osaka represented Japan in Olympics or US Open? Why don't you make noise back then? huh? She doesn't even speak Japanese!

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Anonymous wrote:So fine, let's just have athletes compete at these games but not "represent" any countries. Otherwise what's the point of saying Country X got this many medals, Country Y got this many, when some of the medalists aren't even from there?

Go check yourself - how many immigrants competed for US in Olympics? Including China born athletes competing for US. China never makes fuss about that! So it's OK for Chinese joining US compete in Olympics but it's not OK the other way around??

https://immigrationimpact.com/2016/08/05/u-s-olympic-team-includes-immigrants-foreign-born-athletes-competing-gold/#.YgK-LurMJPY

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She’s either a cynical hypocrite or very naive. She said in response to her having access to Instagram when other Chinese citizens do not that they can just get a vpn. Uhhh, no. She wants to have it both ways but no other Chinese citizens can have what she has so what is she really representing? I guess maybe she’ll just show how corrupt the elites are? I don’t see how the leaders of that regime have thought through how this will play out…not she herself

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These Americans so salty that a Chinese woman born from a Chinese mother that trained in China and speaks perfect Chinese is representing China. Suck it bozos

She trains in Tahoe

She also trains in Beijing, which is the capital of China just in case a closed mindset person doesn’t know anything outside of the USA.

she only trained in Beijing to prep for Olympics. Like all the athletes from all the countries - bozo

Wrong!! She started to train in Beijing since she was 8 or 9! Her family friend runs one of the biggest skiing training center in Beijing. In case you have no idea, Beijing happens to be the hometown of her mother -bozo

Please tell me what ski hill in Beijing she has trained at since age 8 or 9.

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Anonymous wrote:She’s either a cynical hypocrite or very naive. She said in response to her having access to Instagram when other Chinese citizens do not that they can just get a vpn. Uhhh, no. She wants to have it both ways but no other Chinese citizens can have what she has so what is she really representing? I guess maybe she’ll just show how corrupt the elites are? I don’t see how the leaders of that regime have thought through how this will play out…not she herself

I just hope she doesn’t end up in the hell peng shuai found. I suspect it’s a lot bigger gamble than she thinks to be a party mascot.