▲ Shim Seok-hee sits down and weeps before entering the athletes’ village. (Source = YouTube SBS News)
Short track skater Shim Seok-hee (Seoul City Hall), who was disciplined for gossiping regarding a fellow athlete, shed tears before joining the national team.
According to SBS reports on the 3rd, Shim Seok-hee arrived in front of the Jincheon Athlete’s Village in Chungbuk Province with his father and other officials to join the national team the day before. However, she might not finish the interview with the reporters, and instead she greeted by letter.
Previously, Shim Suk-hee was suspended from qualifications for two months following it was revealed that she had deliberately collided with Choi Min-jeong and wentssips regarding Choi Min-jeong and Kim A-rang in the 1000m final at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. She later claimed that the discipline was excessive, and she applied for an injunction once morest the Korea Skating Federation to suspend the disciplinary effect, but she was rejected.
Shim Seok-hee, who was not able to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to suspension of qualifications, announced her intention to join the national team on the 25th of last month. After that, on the 2nd, I arrived in front of the Jincheon Athletes’ Village, but I was unable to enter, so I sat down and cried. At that time, there was a truck protest in front of the athletes’ village once morest Shim Suk-hee’s return.
In the end, Shim Seok-hee said to the reporters, “I’m sorry. It’s too hard to say right now,” she handed the letter instead. The letter read, “I sincerely apologize to A-Rang Kim and Min-Jung Choi.”
He continued, “I thought that an apology with the person concerned was more important than just an apology through the media. said the truth.
Regarding the gossip that was particularly problematic, he said, “The opinion written by the accused to claim innocence rather than evidence during the second trial of sexual assault was released to the media as another crime of illegal leaking ahead of the final Supreme Court ruling.” The fact that the team members criticized me was clearly my fault.”
He continued, “It will be difficult in the future, but I will do my best so that the team members can unite even if I make sacrifices. I think I exist because of them. With strength and comfort, I will once once more have the courage to move forward.”
Meanwhile, on the 2nd, Choi Min-jung sent an official letter to the Korea Skating Federation before entering the athletes’ village, asking, “Please do not make contact with specific athletes at places other than training.”
In addition, Choi Min-jung’s management company All That Sports said, “Choi Min-jung is not coming to Jincheon Athletes’ Village to train with a specific athlete. It’s just joining the .”