On February 12, South Korean athlete Che Minkui suddenly bent down and posed to "wipe" the podium before climbing the silver medal in the 500-meter race. You know, in so many years of the Winter Olympics, no athlete has ever behaved so abnormally. This action has caused a lot of controversy in the outside world, and many people believe that Che Minkui is using this behavior to reflect the unfair judgment of the International Skating Federation, believing that the podium is "not clean".
In addition, the Korean team has repeatedly hyped up the unfair judgment of punishment. However, the video clearly records whether the South Korean athletes have fouled or not. But even in front of the video, the South Korean team still did not admit to the athlete's foul action, which also caused dissatisfaction from the International Skating Federation. It can be said that under the "new hatred and old account", the International Skating Union is completely angry. In the winning photos posted on ins, the name of South Korean player Cha Minkui was directly removed, and explained: People who do not respect sports do not deserve to have a name.
Although in the aftermath, Che Minkui stood up for various defenses, trying to call his abnormal behavior "too much respect for this medal", so he deliberately wiped the podium. But with such a pale and feeble explanation, perhaps no one but Koreans would really believe it. I have to say that South Korea's "demonization" at the Winter Olympics this year is indeed a bit out of line.
Although, South Korea wants to "win face" at the Winter Olympics. But it is not necessary to compromise the responsibility of losing the game, but to say black and white, to shift the responsibility for the defeat of the Winter Olympics to the unfair judgment, which is really a bit childish.
The poor performance of the South Korean team at the Winter Olympics this year may also cause dissatisfaction from other Winter Olympic host countries. Especially in the 2026 Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics in Italy, the South Korean team may be angry. You know, the Italian team and the South Korean team are "old enemies". If the South Korean team continues to "demonize", I believe that the Italian Olympic Committee will certainly not mind letting the South Korean players understand how to respect the spirit of sportsmanship.