Behind the ‘opportunistic’ Olympic defection that left US stunned
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@thethirdgracchi is a prophet.

... The best part? She’s an American born Chinese girl from San Francisco who decided to compete for China rather than the US in the Olympics. I’m telling you she’s going to make so many people’s minds explode. Strap in.

https://hexbear.net/post/170601/comment/2108689

Check out fox new fucking losing it.

:data-laughing:

  • Tomboys_are_Cute [he/him, comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    But Gu took to it all. She focused on winning events and Yan served as her biggest booster, according to Hanley.

    “Yan is not going to back down,” he said. “These sports are very expensive. So many of the Americans ask for favours. Yan was willing to pay, which is very rare in the action sports industry. She paid for coaching and travel.”

    Meanwhile, in China, Gu will be supported by the government, said a former X Games athlete who asked not to be identified. “The amount of money and the amount of support she gets from China will be so much higher than what she would get in America,” he said.

    Tale of the tape right there. :amerikkka: doesn't support athletes the way China does, apparently not even fucking close.