In the final of the men's freestyle skiing aerial skills event at the Beijing Winter Olympics, defending champion Abramenko of Ukraine lost to Chinese star Qi Guangpu and won the silver medal. After the game, the aerial master may have been punished by Ukraine, because he hugged the Russian Olympic Committee players after the game.
After the final of the freestyle ski aerial skills event, the silver medal winner Abramenko warmly embraced the bronze Medalist Ilya Brolov of the Russian Olympic Committee, which also triggered strong dissatisfaction in Ukraine.
As we all know, the recent tension between the two countries has been very tense. Ukraine's Youth and Sports Minister, Vadim Gutzert, had "warned" its athletes not to take photos with Russian athletes before the Start of the Winter Olympics. Abramenko's move undoubtedly violated the regulations of Ukraine's Minister of Youth and Sports.
Abramenko was very aggrieved about the possibility of being punished. In his opinion, the reason why he embraced Bloff was entirely because the two were old rivals who felt sorry for each other on the field, and had nothing to do with the nationality of the players. At the PyeongChang Winter Olympics four years ago, they won gold and bronze medals in the aerial skills competition respectively, and many times they fought wonderful duels in the international arena.
Abramenko defended himself: "I just showed my true feelings, and I think it's a good thing." I don't care about his nationality, he's just a guy here, an athlete I admire. Of course, Abramenko is not the first Ukrainian player to cause controversy as a result. Half a year ago, at the Tokyo Olympics, Ukrainian high jumper Magutkh and Russian high jump empress Rasitzkne took a group photo together, which caused an uproar.