[Tai Road Special News]Controversy in the short track speed skating event of the Beijing Winter Olympics has led to increasing tension between China and South Korea. Recently, the movie “Fly, Light on Ice” released in China alludes to the cheating order for South Korean players. The protagonist was seriously injured and caused controversy. The plot angered the South Korean people, and a university professor even protested to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The Chinese film “Flying, Light on Ice” with the theme of short track speed skating, was launched on the video streaming platform iQiyi on the 12th of this month. ) was influenced by his mother who was a former national team player, so he was exposed to short-track speed skating, went through hard training and running-in, and finally went to the dream arena with another player, Bing Xin (Lin Xiao). According to Yonhap News Agency, the protagonist in the movie was tripped over by a South Korean player, causing one of his eyes to be cut by a roller skate and covered in blood. The South Korean player was described as a “foul king”. More aroused the people of South Korea.
In this regard, Xu Jade, a visiting professor at Sungshin Women’s University in South Korea, who has been involved in the “Korean-China Cultural Dispute” since 2020, posted on IG yesterday to criticize the Chinese government for deliberately manipulating and smearing South Korean players in the film: “In this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics In short track speed skating events, the Chinese team has repeatedly caused controversy due to referee bias, and the country has portrayed South Korean players as “foul kings” in movies.”
Xu Jade revealed that he had sent an email to Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Games, and all the committee members to protest China’s behavior, “How can a city that hosts the Olympic Games incite hatred of another country and inspire its own citizens. This kind of behavior goes once morest the spirit of the Olympic Games, and it happened during the Olympic Games, which is a serious smear of South Korean short track speed skaters.” The university professor asked the IOC to send a strong message to Beijing and the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee. Warning to prevent similar situations from happening in the future.
This article is by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[Beijing Winter Olympics]Chinese film ridicules South Korean athletes for fouling university professors file complaint with IOC」
