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02-16-2018, 12:02 PM
TV commentator blurts Chinese skiers 'all look the same'
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The ears of Australian viewers of the Winter Olympics pricked up on Thursday night, when a commentator said Chinese athletes "all look the same."
The comment was made by former freestyle skier and five-time Olympian Jacqui Cooper, following a jump by Chinese aerial skier*Yan Ting during a qualifying run.
SEE ALSO: Figure skating wins gold in the sexual tension Olympics (https://mashable.com/2018/02/14/scott-moir-tessa-virtue-figure-skating-sexual-tension/)
"Really nicely done, great control. Very Chinese. They all look the same. They’re very hard to tell who’s who," Cooper said.
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The ears of Australian viewers of the Winter Olympics pricked up on Thursday night, when a commentator said Chinese athletes "all look the same."
The comment was made by former freestyle skier and five-time Olympian Jacqui Cooper, following a jump by Chinese aerial skier*Yan Ting during a qualifying run.
SEE ALSO: Figure skating wins gold in the sexual tension Olympics (https://mashable.com/2018/02/14/scott-moir-tessa-virtue-figure-skating-sexual-tension/)
"Really nicely done, great control. Very Chinese. They all look the same. They’re very hard to tell who’s who," Cooper said.
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