On December 14, Beijing time, according to a number of South Korean media reports, Ahn Hyun-chung, the head coach of the South Korean short track speed skating team, said at a press conference that he had expressed protest against Huang Daxian's harassment by Chinese fans.
Ahn Hyun-chung told South Korean reporters: "Listening to Hwang Dae-heon, Chinese fans mocked while filming, and the names of many other Chinese players appeared, and we learned that something like that happened. There was a certain amount of boos on the field, which I think is a matter of course, but it is not a serious problem to continue to the hotel and follow the athletes like terrorists, right?" According to South Korean media reports, after the incident, the Korean Ice Federation immediately lodged an official protest with the organizers and asked the International Skating Union to investigate the truth. In addition, the South Korean side has also equipped Hwang Dae-heon with security personnel.
South Korean media said in the report: "Although it did not cause greater damage, the excessive ugliness of some Chinese fans, even in order to prevent such incidents from happening again, must be seriously discussed." In response to South Korea's statements, the 2023-2024 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Beijing Station has not responded so far. Whether this is true or slandered by the Korean short track team is subject to an investigation by the International Skating Union (ISU). In the case that Hwang Dae-heon has only one side of the story, the South Korean media have reported on a large scale and have spoken ill of each other, which cannot but make people doubt their motives.
After all, after Hwang Dae-heon returned to the international arena, his performance did not be as unbeatable as Korean fans expected, but the battle between South Korean "first brother" and Park Ji-won intensified. In addition, Kim Jianyu, who has never been a "good stubble", also stepped in, and the South Korean short track speed skating men's team has staged "infighting" scenes in the competition many times. This may also be the reason why they are desperate to use Chinese fans as "targets" to throw the contradictions outward. Especially when the fourth leg of the 2023-2024 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup is about to be held in Seoul, South Korea, it is doubtful that the head coach will reprimand Chinese fans for being radical without any evidence.