"Korean player who has thrown away" Chinese report, 'dismissed' with one photo

In China, fake news circulated that Min-kyu Cha, the national speed skating athlete, threw the mascot of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Bingdun-dun, in a trash can.

Cha calmed the controversy with this one picture.

At the Beijing Winter Olympics, medalists were presented with Bingdun-dun dolls decorated with gold crowns.

Mingyu Cha, who won the silver medal in the men's 500m speed skating event, also received this doll.

In response, some Chinese media reported without confirming the rumor, saying, 'The Korean player threw Bingdun-dun in the trash can'.

Also, for the action of Min-gyu Cha sweeping the podium with his hand before he climbed onto the podium, he argued that 'there may be disciplinary action by the International Skating Federation' and 'in the worst case, the silver medal may be revoked'.

However, all of these claims turned out to be untrue, and the controversy was settled when Cha Min-gyu also released a picture of the Pyeongchang Olympic mascots Suhorang and Bingdun-dun side by side on his SNS on the night of the 22nd.