On February 8, Beijing time, in response to the South Korean team in the Beijing Winter Olympics short track speed skating project consecutively missed the final, the South Korean Winter Olympics delegation held an emergency press conference, the head of the group Yin Honggen responded to the South Korean team appeal to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport, the South Korean media said that the result will not change, but hope to attract attention, and then the South Korean short track speed skating team to win the remaining 6 gold medals.
The 3 gold medals in the short track speed skating event that have been decided at the Winter Olympics have been decided, and the South Korean team has not received any results, and even the final qualification has not been obtained. Huang Daxian and Li Junrui were both ruled foul in the semi-finals of the men's 1000m, missing the gold medal in advance, and the event was eventually won by China's Ren Ziwei, the second gold medal of the Chinese short track speed skating team at the Winter Olympics.
As a result, the South Korean short track speed skating team was very dissatisfied, and the South Korean media even directly bombarded the referee, believing that it was an unfair penalty, and there were also South Korean short track speed skating legends Lee Jeong-so who called on the South Korean delegation to withdraw from the competition collectively.
In addition, the South Korean short track speed skating team appealed its dissatisfaction to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport and also wanted to meet with IOC President Thomas Bach.
The International Skating Federation soon responded to the appeal of the South Korean short track speed skating team, directly rejecting the South Korean team's complaint, saying that there was no problem with the penalty, and attaching the specific reasons for the fouls of the Korean team and the Hungarian team.
Today, the head of the South Korean Winter Olympic sports delegation Yoon Honggen attended the press conference, said that he had appealed, promoted the interview with Thomas Bach, knew that the International Skating Federation rejected the South Korean team's appeal, but the attitude should remain tough, hoping that the International Olympic Committee would accuse the improper judgment and arouse vigilance, that is, to pressure the International Skating Federation, hoping not to be too strict with the Korean team next.
In addition, the South Korean media said that there are still many competitions in the short track speed skating event, starting from February 9, the men's 1500 meters, followed by the men's 500 meters, men's 5000 meters relay, women's 1000 meters, women's 1500 meters, women's 3000 meters relay race, the South Korean team will win the gold medal, there is also this hope.
Now, the Korean short track speed skating team will not choose to withdraw from the competition, continue to participate in the remaining 6 events, and fully impact the gold medal. The Chinese short track speed skating team has won 2 gold medals, and the next step is to continue to compete for gold, the main opponent is the South Korean short track speed skating team.