🔗 Share this article Chinese Figure Skaters Face Investigation After Holding Toy Missile at Competition ISU officials have launched a formal inquiry following two Chinese figure skaters appeared holding what looked like a toy ballistic missile at a grand prix figure skating event. Broadcast video captured Ren Junfei and Xing Jianing waiting alongside a large toy shaped like a rocket labeled “DF-61” while waiting for their scores in the “kiss and cry” area on Saturday. The DF-61 represents a recently introduced Chinese-made ground-launched intercontinental ballistic missile designed for carrying nuclear weapons, that had been unveiled at a military parade last month. Officials have acknowledged of an unsuitable soft toy seems to have been one of the objects tossed onto the ice by spectators following a performance at the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Cup of China event,” the ISU stated via a release. “The soft toy was subsequently handled by the athletes who had just performed. We apologizes for the incident and will investigate further.” Ren and Xing placed eighth out of ten teams in the ice dance event, which was won by the American pair of the United States.