Team USA Kassidy Cook Unexpectedly Goes Viral On Chinese Social Media
Currently, The Olympic Games Paris 2024 is ongoing. Team USA diver Kassidy Cook is not only winning medals but going viral internationally.
The dive that made Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook #ParisOlympics silver medalists! π₯ pic.twitter.com/wmLmT2fX9d
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 27, 2024
While she and her teammate, Sarah Bacon, won silver, Team China’s Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani won gold. Cook’s virality is actually connected to Yiwen and Yani.
π¨π³ Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani Womenβs 3m Synchronised
Fukuoka 2023 π₯ Doha 2024 π₯ #Paris2024 π₯ pic.twitter.com/dL95DS59Pz— World Aquatics (@WorldAquatics) July 28, 2024
Chinese fans of Yiwen and Yani are low-key convinced that the two are dating. They ship the divers so much so that they have gone through their individual social media to find “evidence” that the two are more than teammates.
Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani who won gold in Diving had their relationship revealed after their social media was found.
Lots of LGBT hate back in China? Nope! Lots of praise, many Chinese commenting how romantic it is to win gold medal with your girlfriend, and saying they idolise⦠pic.twitter.com/uZYrsdDjUR
— livinlavidaluke (@96Stats) July 30, 2024
One of the moments that sparked fans’ shipping of the Chinese divers was how they celebrated when they won gold. Yiwen picked up partner Yani in a bridal style while Yani did a half-heart pose. It was undeniably giving couple vibes, and Cook was shook. She gasped in shock while watching them.
Already the cutest pic of the day…Chinese divers Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen after grabbing China's second gold at the women's synchro 3m springboard π― pic.twitter.com/q9wHuIOmZd
— Manya Koetse (@manyapan) July 27, 2024
i went to chen yani's ig and one of their story cillections is "me and her"…. like they HAVE to be dating right omg https://t.co/liVsmBQ6M8 pic.twitter.com/0PjR5D6XR0
— d (@jellykingd0m) August 1, 2024
@thirdculturechinese Girlie is the best supporting character of the season π #kassidycook #diving #teamusa #olympics #parisolympics #olympics2024 #synchro
This moment went viral on social media internationally, including in China, which laughed at the American diver’s reaction. Yet, shortly after, she and her teammate, like the British team, did a piggyback pose.
So cute! Chinese divers Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani celebrated their victory at the women's synchro 3m springboard with a princess carry.
Love how the others decided to carry their teammates tooππ«°#Paris2024 #OlympicGames #reactions #Diving pic.twitter.com/Bj0R2ZDZ0B
— Ifeng News (@IFENG__official) July 30, 2024
Cook also recently praised Team China.
βWe love them!β #US divers Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook applaud their #Chinese opponents Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani, who won gold at the women's 3m synchronized springboard event at #Paris2024Olympics on Saturday. #Olympic @Paris2024 #China pic.twitter.com/FOTfy0eiss
— Frontline (@Frontlinestory) July 28, 2024
