On the afternoon of February 12, the beijing 2022 Winter Olympics speed skating men's 500 meters competition was held at the National Speed Skating Hall "Ice Ribbon". In the end, China's famous Gao Tingyu won the championship in 34.32 seconds and broke the Olympic record, winning the "flying man war" of the Winter Olympics. South Korea's Che Minkui is 0.07 seconds behind Gao Tingyu and won the silver medal again after the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
After the game, Gao Tingyu posted: "This moment has achieved the expectations of the outside world for me, and I also remembered my promise when I became the standard-bearer of the Chinese sports delegation, and it was this sense of responsibility and mission that helped me win the championship." ”
However, at the award ceremony, there was a scene of controversy, which caused an uproar.
At that time, 28-year-old Che Minkui bent down to wipe with his hands before he stepped on the podium.
This is reminiscent of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics short track speed skating men's 5000m relay award ceremony, and the Canadian athletes who finished third made similar moves. The short track speed skating competition at that Winter Olympics was controversial, with many countries questioning the referee's bias in favor of the host, South Korea, believing that the game was "not clean enough".
Che Minkui's controversial move caused great anger among Chinese netizens, and the "Speed Skating 500m Award Ceremony" ranked first in the hot search. Everyone thinks that Che Minkui may be suggesting that the race is unfair. However, speed skating is different from short track speed skating competitions, there is no physical contact and direct confrontation between the players, and the results are skated alone, what is there to question?
On February 13, Yonhap News Agency reported that Cha Minkui clarified his controversial move: "The podium is very precious to me, and I stepped on the podium with a more respectful mood, and it is out of this idea of respect that I have made such a move." ”