Beijing time on February 8 news, from the South Korean media "Korea TV" reported that the South Korean Winter Olympic delegation for the short track speed skating in recent days ,expressed strong dissatisfaction with the "injustice" in the short track speed skating event, and even considered boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympics ice event competition, and is expected to carry out "psychological treatment" for the team members. However, the International Skating Federation has rejected South Korea's appeal to set the record straight.
According to the media's report, due to the South Korean short track speed skating team in the men's 1000 meters advantage event, two consecutive fouls were found to be disqualified from the final, and the "no medal" was recorded on the 7th. In this case, the Korean Sports Association even offered to boycott the Olympics, predicting that tough measures might be taken.
A relevant person from the Korean Sports Association said in a call with "Korea TV" on the 8th: "From the perspective of protecting the feelings of players and the people, we will take tough measures." Not only will we file a lawsuit with the International Court of Arbitration for Sport, but we will also meet with IOC President Thomas Bach to lodge a strong protest. At the same time, he also said: "If the referee's bias continues, we are considering a boycott of the Olympic Games in the ice event."
In addition, a person from the Korean Sports Association also said: "The athletes have been greatly affected, so the psychologists who are traveling with the players will interview all the players in the ice project after dawn." But Koreans may forget that in Pyeongchang 4 years ago, they did more than they do today. Earlier, the International Skating Federation also rejected South Korea's appeal, arguing that there was no problem with the referee's penalty
At the short track speed skating race on February 7, South Korea suffered a heavy blow. Not only did no one win a medal, but no one even made it to the finals. Choi Min-jin slipped in the women's 500m event, Park Chang-hyuk was injured in the 1/4 final of the 1000m, and Lee Joon-seok and Hwang Dae-hyun were ruled out of the semi-finals. South Korean media said: "This is a nightmare night for Korean short track speed skating. ”