SINGAPORE, July 23 — A world championship figure skater has opened up about physical and mental abuse she allegedly suffered while training in China, which included being kicked, hit and called insulting names. Jessica Shuran Yu, who was born and trained in China but competed internationally for...
Singapore’s Shuran Yu competes during the free skating event of the women’s singles figure skating finals at the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium during the 29thSEA Games in Kuala Lumpur August 27, 2017.— AFP pic
Yu detailed the alleged mistreatment in an Instagram post, saying that her coach hurled insults at skaters such as “lazy”, “fat”, “stupid” and “useless”. “Even though I would be bleeding from his kick, I would have to turn around and continue practice without limping as to avoid angering him more,” she said in the post on Wednesday.
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