Chinese Gold Winner Rebuked for Not Thanking Country First

Olympic gold medal winner Zhou Yang rebuked by China’s Communist Party for not thanking country before family.
Chinese Gold Winner Rebuked for Not Thanking Country First
China's gold medalist Yang Zhou celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony of the women's 1500 meter short-track final of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, on Feb. 21. Zhou was rebuked by Communist Party officials for thanking her parents before thanking her country. Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images
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China's gold medalist Yang Zhou celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony of the women's 1500 meter short-track final of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, on Feb. 21. Zhou was rebuked by Communist Party officials for thanking her parents before thanking her country. (Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images)
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