The world media paid attention to the SBS figure skating crew who protested with an unprecedented 'silent commentary' to the acting of Russian (ROC) figure skater Camilla Balieva, who was at the center of the drug-taking scandal.



In an article on the 16th, CNN dealt heavily with the content that 'the SBS broadcasters in Korea did not comment on Balieva's short acting, and remarked immediately after the match' through an article.

On the 17th, Bloomberg and ANSA Brasil also highly evaluated SBS broadcasters' remarks.



Baliyeva, who sparked controversy over her doping scandal, competed in the women's figure skating short program at the Beijing Olympics on the 15th.

Caster Lee Hyun-kyung and commentator Lee Ho-jeong, who were responsible for commenting on SBS figure skating, were silent without any explanation for about three minutes as her Baliyeva performance unfolded.



After the game, commentator Lee Ho-jeong said, "I couldn't say anything to an athlete who proudly performed on the Olympic stage despite taking banned substances."

Caster Lee Hyun-kyung also explained the reason for the silent commentary, saying, "I will tell you that our broadcaster could not or did not say anything about the postponement that was forced to appear while testing positive for doping."



Then, commentator Lee Ho-jung said, "What are the efforts of other athletes who have trained their whole lives to qualify for the Olympics, and who have fought fairly and fairly? I think it should be uprooted. As a person who loves sports and puts his body into it, I am really upset.”



Caster Lee Hyun-kyung also said, "It is also very regrettable that this kind of thing continues to happen in certain countries," she said, bitterly at the repeated doping scandals in Russia.



Viewers cheered for the SBS figure skating crew's remarks.

Netizens responded enthusiastically, saying, "It's really cool," "It was cool," "It was an impressive response," and "The commentator's words really touched me."



SBS Commissioner Ho-Jeong Lee and caster Hyun-Kyung Lee, who are giving conceptual explanations, are getting favorable reviews from viewers and are running for the first place in viewership ratings for all figure skating matches.

Both the men's short and men's free skating matches in which Cha Jun-hwan participated recorded the highest viewership ratings. In particular, on the 15th, Kim Ye-rim's short match ratings were 10.9% and 2049 ratings were 5.7% (KBS 3.1%, MBC 1.9%), which is 'overwhelming'. It is being evaluated as a 'figure



skating

mecca' by keeping the 1st place in 'Inner City'.

It will be broadcast live on SBS.

Towards Yoo Young and Kim Ye-rim, who are preparing for another great stage, commentator Lee Ho-jeong said, "I hope that you will act with good thoughts about the confidence and good feeling gained from this season's Grand Prix, the four continents." I hope you enjoy every moment as much as you can and do great acting."



It is also a point to watch whether Yoo Young perfectly demonstrates the 'triple axel' jump and wins an Olympic medal for the first time in eight years after Yuna Kim's silver medal in Sochi.

In addition, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided not to hold the awards ceremony even if Balieva entered the medal right, the attention of figure skating fans is focused on what commentator Lee Ho-jung and caster Lee Hyun-kyung will make.



(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kang Seon-ae)