The short track World Cup, which runs up to a total of six rounds, was held in Montreal, Canada, in October, and then in China from 8-10 to the third. After the fourth round of the World Cup in Seoul, it will end in February next year after the fifth round in Dresden, Germany, and the sixth in Gdansk, Poland.토토사이트 추천
A media day was held at the press center of Mokdong Ice Rink on Wednesday, three days before the World Cup. The official name of this year's World Cup is “the 4th 2023-2024 Short Track World Cup of the International Skating Union (ISU) in the KB Financial Cup.” A total of 12 athletes are competing in Korea. The men's Park Ji-won, Hwang Dae-heon, Kim Gun-woo, Seo E-ra, Jang Sung-woo, Lee Jung-min, and the women's Kim Ki-li, Shim Suk-hee, Park Ji-won, Lee So-yeon, Park Ji-yoon, and Seo Hui-min are competing.
On today's media day (12th), Yoon Hong-geun, chairman of the Korea Skating Union, Ahn Jung-hyun, Park Ji-won, Kim Gun-woo, and Kim Ki-ri attended to strengthen their aspirations and resolutions for the competition. And Ahn Jung-hyun was worried about Hwang Dae-heon's unsavory experience by Chinese fans in Beijing in the third round of the World Cup.
At the time, Hwang was victimized by immoral behavior of Chinese fans after the game. While waiting for the elevator at his hotel, Chinese fans mocked him, filmed him, and even mentioned the names of Chinese players. He was criticized by foreign fans alone.
“We made an official complaint to the International Skating Union (ISU), and action was taken immediately. As a follow-up measure, protection personnel were added,” Ahn Jung-hyun said in a media day. “He must have been hurt psychologically, and he must have been very nervous. I don't think this should happen. I have to endure booing in the stadium to some extent, but being followed outside the stadium is close to terrorism.”
Fortunately, Ahn took a breather when asked about Hwang's condition, saying, “My physical condition is good. I must have had a hard time, but I feel brighter back home.” Meanwhile, Hwang Dae-heon was once a colleague, but his showdown with Lin Xiaojun (Lim Hyo-jun), who has now completely split, failed in Korea.
The two athletes, who led the Korean short track until the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, were in a situation where they went to trial due to an unsavory incident at the Jinchon Olympic Village in 2019. At that time, Lin Xiaojun was acquitted, but he was suspended by the Korean Skating Union for one year for inappropriate behavior as a player, and the following year, he chose to naturalize in China in 2020.
Under the ISU's regulation that players whose nationality has changed will not be allowed to participate in international competitions for three years, he has not been able to participate in the World Cup for the first time as a representative of China. However, it was not seen when the Chinese national team arrived in Korea. The reason was an ankle injury. “The ISU confirmed that he had an ankle injury,” Ahn Jung-hyun said. Prior to this, Ahn Jung-hyun clearly drew the line, saying, “Lim Hyo-joon. No, now Lin Xiao-jun is a Chinese player.”
