“Catastrophe happening around her” – Netizens react to 17-year-old Anna Shcherbakova’s heartbreaking photo at Beijing Olympics
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The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has finally come to an end on Sunday, however, the was filled with a lot of controversies from diplomatic boycotts to the doping saga. Meanwhile, another such story has developed from the Games; this time of the Russian coach, Eteri Tutberidze, who appeared to lash out at her Olympians – Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova.
The ROC’s figure skating coach’s insensitive reaction has caused massive outrage over social media. Notably, Shcherbakova and Trusova took home the gold and silver medal respectively for their nation. However, the 17-year-old title-winner was apparently left alone to celebrate her victory, in a moment that has broken hearts over the internet.
This took place when the silver medal winner Trusova burst into tears at not being able to win the gold medal, many attempted to console her. However, in the bargain, gold-medalist Shcherbakova was ignored and so was her triumphant iconic achievement at Beijing.
“Everyone has a gold medal, everyone, but not me. I hate skating. I hate it. I hate this sport. I will never skate again. Never. It’s impossible. That’s not how it should be,” said Trusova.
She added: “I will never go on the ice again in my life! I hate this sport, I hate it! You can’t do it this way! You can’t do it this way! Everyone has a gold medal, but not me. You knew everything!”
Twitter reactions to Anna Shcherbakova’s viral photograph
Here are some of the top tweets from this unfortunate incident at the 2022 Beijing Olympics:
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