First of all, if he had been born in China, he probably wouldn't have taken up skating. Secondly, if he had been born in China and had been exposed to figure skating, the overall environment of figure skating in China would still have been able to develop him as an absolute top tier athlete, but it wouldn't have been able to provide the environment for him to maximize his development as an athlete of that level of ability. If you have to hypothesize a bit, my point is that if he had been born in China and embarked on figure skating, he would likely still be a World Champion (and by World Champion in this case, I don't mean WC, I mean OG/WC/GPF) and would probably have won more than one Gold Medal, and would still have been the best in Men's singles figure skating. But it's hard to say if we could be the first Asian Olympic champion, the first Olympic champion in men's singles, the first Grand Slam in a single season, the first record breaker in more than a decade in a row, and the first in the N-year series. As for the "National Ice Association treatment" mentioned at the end of the headline, I personally think that if factional differences existed in China, there might not be a level of repression similar to JSF's, or some of the exotic behavior of the media and industry. If Yu Shengjie doesn't take up skating, his personality, qualities, tricks, IQ and emotional intelligence could still make his mark in other fields. If he came from a different field, it's hard to say if he could have been a goat in that field if he had been in another sport or industry. At the end of the question, I suddenly wanted to make a joke. What would Rainmaker have accomplished if he had been born in Russia or the United States and then taken up figure skating? ------------ Next, I'd like to step outside the hypotheticals of this topic and discuss other topics.1. Why is it often discussed as a case study? This is basically a good explanation. The achievements, status, program level, popularity, influence, and commercial value are all absolute. It can be argued that figure skating is a minority sport, but in a way, its achievements and impact have transcended figure skating itself. In addition to the accomplishments, there are the ups and downs, the magnificent and heartwarming life experiences (I don't know how to properly describe them, let alone say so). The feathered script is truly amazing, but while people love to discuss the circumstances and assumptions surrounding him, does it also somehow reflect the absolute rarity and unrepeatability of this script?2. Is Feathered Knot a suitable case study to use as a case study, or is his skating path better referenced and replicated? Personal opinion: the case of Chicken Feather Knot is so special and rare that, in fact, it is not suitable to be used as a control and reference case. In other words, while he can be analyzed, his achievements are closely related to his own characteristics, which are likely to be duplicated.