SILVER SERVICE
I won silver medal at Olympics 2024… now I’m back home helping my parents by serving food at the family restaurant
Yaqin went viral for her antics on the podium
CHINESE gymnast Zhou Yaqin enjoyed the sweet taste of success with a silver medal at Paris 2024.
But her family have made sure she keeps her feet firmly on the ground after returning home.
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Yaqin, 18, went viral after a video surfaced of her serving customers in a restaurant owned by her parents in Hengyang City.
Wearing her Olympic uniform, she brought a bowl of soup to a table in the packed eatery.
Viewers took to social media to praise the teenage star for staying grounded.
One wrote: "Hard work and feet on the ground."
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Another added: "Her family and community must be proud."
A third said: "That's incredible. She's so humble. I see a lot of kids helping their parents/family each summer in the chinese restaurants where I go eating, I love this attitude."
A fourth suggested: "She's a great the gymnast and also a good daughter too. What a nice person!"
A fifth declared: "She's really winning our hearts on and off the podium."
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Yaqin clinched silver in the women's balance beam in Paris.
She was top after the qualifying stage with a score of 14.866.
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The Chinese athlete managed 14.100 in the final and finished behind Italy's Alice D'Amato.
She garnered plenty of attention on social media for her confused expression after seeing D'Amato and third-placed Manila Esposito biting their medals.
Yaqin impersonated her fellow athletes, which earned her plenty of fans
The talented Olympian was part of the China team in all the-round event and individual floor.
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