During the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese short track speed skating team won a total of two gold, one silver and one bronze, and at the same time, Lin Xiaoyuan, who failed to represent the Chinese team, became more and more active on domestic social networks.
The first Weibo post received more than 2 million likes, and also received a lot of welcome and encouragement from earthy love words. After three microblogs, he is already a blogger with millions of fans, similar to Ziwei, the director of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In Pyeongchang four years ago, Lin Hyo-so helped the South Korean short-track speed skating team win 1 gold and 1 bronze, from Pyeongchang to Beijing, Lim Hyo-so suffered some changes, and also made the decision to change his nationality like his predecessor Ahn Hyun-so, who is looking for a new export in China.
Many South Korean netizens refer to Lim Hyo-so as the second Ahn Hyun-so. Specifically, they are all geniuses in the short track speed skating industry, and they have represented South Korea in the Olympic arena to compete for honors, but in the end they all chose to give up their Korean citizenship and defect to other countries.
Born in 1996, Lim grew up in Daegu, South Korea. He was first introduced to swimming, but then switched to short track speed skating in the second grade of elementary school, and by the fourth grade he was able to surpass that of sixth graders. Lim first qualified for the South Korean national team in 2017 and subsequently rose to fame at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
He won the gold medal in the men's 1500m, the first gold medal for the South Korean team at the time, and then won the bronze medal in the 500m. The gold medalist in the 500m event at the time was Wu Dajing, the only gold medal in China in Pyeongchang.
Lim Hsiao-ku won the men's 1500m short track speed skating at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics
The next big game in PyeongChang was the Sophia World Championships in March 2019, and Lim Hyo-woo performed even better. He played with injuries, but single-handedly won the 1000m, 1500m, 3000m and 5000m relay championships, showing his all-around.
In the 1000m final, he remained in fourth place in the first half and overtook the outer circle on the last two laps. In the 1500m final, teammate Huang Daxian took the lead in rushing the line, but was cancelled for blocking Lin Xiaoxiao with his hand in the final sprint. CCTV commentary said at the time that there was no "brother in the wall, outside the insult" in the arena.
At the 2019 Sofia World Championships, Lin Xiaowei won the "All-Around King"
Shortly after this, the "trouser door" incident that changed the direction of Lin Xiaoyuan's life occurred, and the key figure involved in it was Huang Daxian. In June 2019, the Korean short track speed skating men's and women's teams trained together at the Jincheon Athletes' Village.
During a rock climbing training session, Lin Xiaoyan pulled down Huang Daxian's pants, causing his lower body to be exposed. The incident was reported to the Korea Ice Athletic League, where Lim was criminally prosecuted on suspicion of forced indecency and banned for a year, during which he was barred from participating in any activities related to short track speed skating.
During the period, Lin Xiaoyuan issued an apology statement and apologized to Huang Daxian for his joke. Lin Xiaoyuan also mentioned in the statement that Huang Daxian only exposed half of his buttocks, and Huang Daxian also slapped the buttocks of other female athletes.
Lin Xiaoyuan and Huang Daxian in the competition
The two did not reach a settlement. Huang Daxian responded that this incident caused a psychological shadow for himself, and he needed to rely on sleeping pills to fall asleep for a long time.
In November 2020, South Korea's court of second instance overturned the first-instance verdict and found Lim not guilty. The court of second instance held that the victim, Huang Daxian, only thought that it was shameful that his pants were pulled down in public by others, but did not realize that his previous behavior of jokingly knocking down the female teammate with his fist was also inappropriate, so Lin Xiaoyuan's behavior could hardly be regarded as intentional.
At that time, there were also Korean media who pointed the finger at the factional struggle within the Korean team, so that Lin Xiaoxiao suffered unfair treatment. On May 27, 2021, South Korea's Supreme Court ruled and acquitted Lim Hyo-woo.
The "trouser door" incident lasted for two years, and the most direct impact was that Lin Xiaoyuan's chances of participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics in dangda years were gradually slimming. His agency mentioned in a statement that "he has not been able to train anywhere in South Korea for the past two years." Now, he just wants to put on his skates again."
The way Lim Hsiao-woo chooses to put on the skates again is to change her nationality like her predecessor Ahn Hyun-so. Ahn Hyun-so helped the South Korean short track speed skating team win 3 gold and 1 bronze, and renamed Victor An after losing its foothold in South Korea, representing Russia again miraculously won 3 gold and 1 bronze again.
Ahn Hyun-so, who represented Russia at the Olympics
Lin Xiaoyuan chose a closer China. At the Beijing Winter Olympics short track speed skating selection competition in January this year, Lin Xiaowei appeared on the field, this time as a "Hebei Province No. 521" athlete.
According to IOC regulations, athletes who change their nationality must compete for the former for three years before they can play for a new country. The last time Mr. Lim represented South Korea at the Sophia World Championships in March 2019, an event that caused him to miss the Beijing Winter Olympics. Although he failed to appear in the Olympic arena as desired, Lin Xiaoxiao took the lead in becoming popular on the Chinese Network.
After winning the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Lim Hyo-woo had a small fire in South Korea, and his Instagram fans rose to more than 300,000, and after the "pickpocket door" incident, it fell back to 190,000. But even at its peak, this fan size can only be considered a small Internet celebrity in China.
During the Beijing Winter Olympics, Lin Xiaoquan opened accounts on Both Xiaohongshu and Weibo. As of now, his Little Red Book has more than 800,000 fans, and the number of blog posts has exceeded 100,000.
He is also a B-station celebrity, and there are many video clips about him on the website, especially the slightly jerky Chinese "Han Tianni, where do you go to provoke, you come back soon", which makes many people exaggerate and cute.
His first Tweet got more than 2 million likes, and he also received a lot of welcome and encouragement from earthy love words, and after a few Microblogs, his fans have reached millions.
With the increase of interaction, Lin Xiaoxiao's personality characteristics were seen by more people, and many people called him "Xiaolin.". The first time he did live broadcasting in China, Lin Xiaoyuan looked extremely nervous, during which his mobile phone accidentally slipped off, and his face turned red.
Lin Xiaoxiao in the live broadcast
Growing up in South Korea, Lin Xiaoyuan is also very good at wearing, the photos he previously posted on the ins were carried to the Chinese network by netizens, many people left messages under his Weibo after reading, "Please rescue the dressing aesthetics of the speed skating team", "Other people in the multi-teaching team wear", but after thinking about it, he reminded him, "Don't be biased, don't be assimilated".
Cute, shy, fashionable, this is currently the Chinese the most evaluation of Lin Xiaoxiao on the Internet, but also the key to his popularity.
Lin Xiaoyuan obviously knows how to respond to such enthusiasm. Gao Tingyu won the gold medal in the men's 500 meters of speed skating, and he forwarded Weibo to congratulate him at the first time he won the championship, and it was indeed 5G surfing.
The Chinese short track speed skating team won the bronze medal in the women's 3,000m relay, and he gave each team member a thumbs up in the middle of the night. Sun Long was scolded for falling in the men's 5,000-meter relay, and he left a message to comfort, "Don't blame yourself", to cheer up.
Beijing Winter Olympics Selection Tournament, Hebei's Lin Xiaoyuan
Lin Xiaoyuan did not appear at the Beijing Winter Olympics, but his appearance on the Internet several times has made him appear on the hot search many times. Lin Xiao's fire, as well as the praise of his cuteness and fashion on the Internet, show that on this side of the water, his performance has temporarily passed the examination of Chinese netizens.
The Chinese short track speed skating team ended with 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze at the Beijing Winter Olympics, which is almost the same as the performance of the four World Cups before the opening of the Winter Olympics, which also roughly explains the strength of China's short track speed skating at this stage.
Lin Xiaoyuan's naturalization in China has the most direct impact on the supplement of Chinese short track speed skating talents. If all goes well, he could appear at next month's World Championships as early as possible. Mr. Lin's former teammate Hwang Dae-hyun, who is now a brother in South Korea's short track speed skating team, won the men's 1500m gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Four years ago, the winner of this gold medal was Lin Xiaoxiao.
Huang Daxian won the men's 1500m short track speed skating event at the Beijing Winter Olympics
Lin Xiaoyuan changed a piece of ice and chose to wear skates in China, which triggered a new round of attention. In addition to him, several others have also moved their ice surface to China. The Chinese short track speed skating team has a Set of Korean teams underneath, and they are also very popular in China.
South Korean Kim Sun-tae is the current head coach of the Chinese short track speed skating national team. Bian Yuyu, the equipment master who came with him, is also a Korean national. Jin Shantai twice taught in Changchun, digging up short-track masters such as Zhou Yang, Liang Wenhao, and Han Tianyu.
Kim Sun-tae
He also served as the head coach of the short track speed skating national teams in Japan and South Korea, helping South Korea to win 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, his appearance of wearing a mask and chewing gum outside the field is often captured by the camera. After all the short track speed skating competitions, he sent two microblogs, both of which received about 400,000 likes.
An Hyun-so is the technical adviser of the Chinese short track speed skating team, and he is also one of the most popular coaches at the Beijing Winter Olympics, which is the traffic password of Weibo, Station B, Xiaohongshu and other platforms. His previous competition highlights, and the Han Zong", which he participated in recording, "Superman Is Back" have all been excavated by archaeology.
At the same time, Ahn Hyun-so is also a key figure in the Lens of the Korean media. An interesting phenomenon is that many of the photos that appear on the Internet Chinese are taken by the Korean media, and some people joke that Ahn Hyun-soo taken by the Korean media can already produce a photo album.
Ahn Hyun-so in Korean media lens (Source OSEN)
On one side is enthusiastic praise, on the other side is a raging accusation. After Ren Ziwei won the men's 1000m title, both Kim Sun-tae and Ahn Hyun-so were subjected to online violence from South Korean netizens. The pressure is on Ahn Hyun-so even more, with his wife and 6-year-old daughter, both of whom currently live in South Korea.
In the following matches, Ahn Hyun-so avoided the live camera as much as possible. Below Ahn Hyun-so's Weibo, a wave of concern and greetings poured in. The comments are warm and moving, understanding his love for his country, admiring the difficult choices he made for his ideals, but also respecting his decision to stay next, only hoping that he can love the sport to the fullest and have no regrets. Ahn Hyun-so's contract with China for short-track speed skating expires at the end of February.
Ahn Hyun-so and Kim Sun-tae
Wang Meng once hugged Ahn Hyun-so in the live broadcast room, saying bluntly, "He was brought by me from Russia, not from South Korea." She also mentioned that after Ahn Hyun-so announced his retirement in Russia, he hoped to have a coaching stage, but he did not wait for the right opportunity.
In a way, An Hyun-so, like Lim Hyo-so, came to China to find new short-track exits. And in their search, the enthusiasm and kindness on the Internet is a special force.
As sung in "Welcome to Beijing" in 2008, which resounded through the streets, "The door of my home is often open, and the open arms are waiting for you." I hope that this kind of sentiment and open-mindedness can often be seen on the Internet, not only in the short track speed skating arena.
Author: Zhou Yuan
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