Social media users have rushed to mock British speed skater Elise Christie following her calamitous performances at the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.
The injury plagued athlete, who was widely considered to the best in the world in the run up to the games, suffered a nightmare showing crashing out in every event.
And to add insult to injury for one of Britain’s best ever winter athletes, Twitter users flocked to compare her to Bambi on ice, a falling penguin and accident prone cartoon character Side Show Bob.
Social media users have rushed to mock British speed skater Elise Christie following her calamitous performances at the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. The injury plagued athlete, widely considered to the best in the world before the games, suffered a nightmare showing crashing out in every event
And to add insult to injury for one of Britain’s best ever winter athletes, Twitter users flocked to compare her to Bambi on ice, a falling penguin and accident prone cartoon character Side Show Bob
Christie, 27, from Scotland saw her hopes of a medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics fade away after she was disqualified in her 1,000m short track heat.
She suffered earlier horror showings thanks to an ankle injury that ended in her crashing out of the 1,500m semi-final.
Twitter users rushed to mock the heartbroken athlete who had to be carried from the ice in floods of tears.
Heartbroken: Elise Christie, 27, who has won three gold medals at world championship games, suffered a second successive nightmare Winter Olympics
Christie, 27, from Scotland saw her hopes of a medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics fade away after she was disqualified in her 1,000m short track heat. But after failing to medal at her second successive games, another Twitter user shared a picture of Simpsons character Side Show Bob standing on garden rakes
She suffered earlier horror showings thanks to an ankle injury that ended in her crashing out of the 1,500m semi-final. Twitter users rushed to mock the heartbroken athlete who had to be carried from the ice in floods of tears
One suggested the elite athlete had ‘fallen more than Bitcoin’.
Another compared her to Arsenal F.C. – the football club, often dubbed by rival fans as perennial runners up.
Christie, who was disqualified in all three of her events at Sochi 2014 was hailed as brave for competing despite an ankle injury preventing her from her best.
But after failing to medal at her second successive games, another Twitter user shared a picture of Simpsons character Side Show Bob standing on garden rakes.
One suggested the elite athlete had ‘fallen more than Bitcoin’. Another compared her to Arsenal F.C. – the football club, often dubbed by rival fans as perennial runners up
Christie, who was disqualified in all three of her events at Sochi 2014 was hailed as brave for competing despite an ankle injury preventing her from her best
Another called her a ‘walking L’ while one more suggested holding a minutes silence for her performances
Another called her a ‘walking L’ while one more suggested holding a minutes silence for her performances.
Touchingly, the skater told BBC Sport that despite her continuing disappointments in the Olympics, she is targeting a return at Beijing 2022.
‘You’ll have to ask me tomorrow how I feel,’ she said. ‘I’m a bit shell-shocked. I worked so hard to get back from this injury. I promise Britain I will fight back from this and I will come back in Beijing and hopefully I can do Britain proud then.
Gregory Kershaw said Christie’s story was a Disney film written by Charlie Brooker, the screen writer known for his dark stories including the Black Mirror series
One suggested the elite athlete had ‘fallen more than Bitcoin’
Mike Green tweeted Elise directly and seemed to sarcastically suggest the idea of the triple gold medal winning athlete being hailed a hero was laughable
‘I have so much belief in the programme and in myself. It wasn’t through a lack of capability, it was just short track. What else can I say? Everyone has been a massive support – most of the people anyway.
‘It’s just frustrating having to wait four more years – it just wasn’t meant to be this time. I would just like to thank all the kids who have sent me messages saying they are inspired.
‘They have no idea how much that means to me. The fact five, six, seven year-olds find me inspiring brings tears to my eyes.’