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January 15, 2014 05:51 am GMT

Trolls Force Olympian to Quit Twitter Until Games Are Over

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Before the 2012 Summer Olympics, British swimmer Rebecca Adlington announced a Games-long Twitter hiatus because of vicious online harassers who criticized her looks. Now Twitter trolls appear to have already claimed their first 2014 Olympics victim in American figure skater Ashley Wagner

Wagner's offense? Being named to the U.S. Olympic team over another skater

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Wagner struggled through a dreadful performance in this weekend's national figure skating championships, placing fourth overall after falling on the ice twice. Skater Mirai Nagasu finished third at the competition Read more...

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