Japanese skater wins gold in Shenzhen. During the medal ceremony some spectators refuse to stand for Japan’s national anthem and shout “Refund!” and “Get down!”
On Nov 7 at the Cup of China, Mone Chiba stepped onto the podium. Part of the crowd immediately yelled “下来!” (“Get down!”).
A volunteer who was working the event later wrote that when the Japanese anthem played, some people stayed seated while others kept shouting “退票!” (“Refund!”).
Some spectators insisted the judges’ scores were unfair, so yelling for a refund was justified.
In other social media, there are curses against her and team Japan in general.
Did she receive the hate just because she is Japanese and won gold in China?