Olympian By Day, Server By Night: Silver Medallist Zhou Yaqin Seen Helping Out at Her Family Restaurant

1 of the most wholesome incidents during the recently concluded Olympic Games Paris 2024 has got to be the cute reaction of Chinese gymnast Zhou Yaqin mimicking Italian gymnasts Alice D’Amato and Manila Esposito as they bit their medals on the podium.

Well, despite the viral moment and the fact that she won a silver medal at the Olympics at just 18 years of age, Zhou remains humble and hasn’t let her success inflate her ego.

 

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The Olympic silver medallist helps out at her parents’ restaurant after returning from Paris

This was exemplified in a more recent viral video featuring Zhou, whereby after returning home as a national hero with a silver medal in the women’s balance beam, the Olympian was seen helping out at her family restaurant.

In a Douyin video which was reposted on X (formerly Twitter) by @lsjricna, Zhou can be seen helping out her parents at their restaurant by serving dishes to customers.

As of the time of writing, the video has garnered over 704,900 views and more than 13,000 likes on X.

Watch the video here:

Meanwhile, Zhou’s Weibo post promoting her family restaurant was also reposted on X by @ouyushanskorbut, going viral with over 973,000 views and 14,000 likes.

In the post, 4 photos were shared, 2 of the dishes that the restaurant offers, 1 of its interiors and 1 of a wall at the restaurant dedicated to Zhou’s achievements in gymnastics. Awww!

from zhou yaqin’s weibo:

i recommend everybody to come visit my family’s restaurant! 《胖哥土菜館》 pic.twitter.com/zZmT2eKESm

— ou yushan stan ? (@ouyushanskorbut) August 11, 2024

So, what do you guys think of the Olympic silver medallist and her super adorable antics? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!

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