A tearful American-born Chinese figure skater triggered a fierce backlash on Chinese social media for slipping up during her performance two days in a row at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The 19-year-old burst into tears before she could finish her routine, after falling twice and finishing last during the team event’s women’s singles free skating on Feb. 7. “I couldn’t hold it back, and the tears came flowing,” Zhu told Chinese state-run media. The young athlete persevered to the end but can’t help hiding her face in her hands. This followed her last-place performance a day earlier that knocked China to fifth place from third in the Beijing Games’ team event. Zhu tumbled during a jump, crashed into the wall, and later bungled a triple loop, scoring 47.03, far behind the 90.18 score of the front runner. Zhu said on Feb. 6 that she was eager to show the country what …