On April 27, 2022, Beijing time, according to South Korean media reports, the International Skating Federation has announced that it has deprived South Korean referee Choi Long-jeou of his international refereeing qualifications, because the latter supported Huang Daxian during the Beijing Winter Olympics, believing that the on-duty referee's decision on Huang Daxian and Li Junrui was deliberate, which made the INTERNATIONAL Skating Federation quite dissatisfied, because the International Skating Federation prohibited international referees from speaking for specific countries, and Cui Longjiu violated this regulation, so he was severely punished.
I have to say that South Korea's short track speed skating is indeed very strong, the Beijing Winter Olympics won the first position in the short track speed skating medal table, before the short track speed skating World Championships, Choi Min Jing led the South Korean team to win multiple championships, becoming the first place in the world championship gold medal list. The strength of some Athletes in South Korea has indeed been recognized, but in addition to the competitive sports themselves, there are some things that Korean short track speed skating is incomprehensible, such as infighting and worse fouls.
Before the Beijing Winter Olympics, Huang Daxian and Li Junrui fouled obviously, but the South Korean team was quite dissatisfied, and even filed an appeal, however, their appeal was rejected, through the slow-motion replay we can see that the Korean team appeal has no reason, indeed fouled, the referee's judgment is justified.
In the end, the ISU rejected the South Korean team's appeal. At that time, South Korean referee Choi Yong-joo served as the head of the Korean short track speed skating support group, as a referee, he should know the relevant rules very well, but he actually said that the referee's punishment of South Korean players Hwang Dae-hyun and Lee Joon-sui was deliberate, which was a manifestation of questioning and even shelling his peers. Taking 10,000 steps back, even if the referee has a problem with the penalty, the Korean referee cannot express this attitude, after all, he is also a referee.
Such words and deeds have made the ISU quite dissatisfied, the most important point is that the international referees under the ITU are forbidden to speak for specific countries, and Cui Longjiu not only violated the regulations, but his words and deeds were very bad. After a period of investigation and discussion, the International Skating Federation finally decided to disqualify Choi Yong-joo from the international referee, which was another big blow to the Korean team.
Again, individual Athletes in South Korea are very strong and often stage good plays of foreign superiority, but fouls are certainly not OK. Today's short track speed skating competition is fierce, for the field collision and physical contact, the referee is very strict, because the referee regulations have regulations, no one dares to judge Korean players foul. In the end, the South Korean team not only failed to appeal, the international referee was also disqualified, and the Reputation of the South Korean team in the International Skating Federation also dropped greatly.