▲ Short track speed skater Shim Seok-hee
The outline of whether Shim Suk-hee will participate in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, who was caught in suspicion of an intentional collision in the short track at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, will be revealed today (8th).
The Korea Skating Federation Investigation Committee will hold the second meeting of the investigation team at 3 pm today at the Korea Skating Federation meeting room in Velodrome, Songpa-gu, Seoul to discuss the results of the investigation.
The committee is expected to announce the results of the investigation after the second meeting, and the Federation will hold a Sports Fair Committee based on the results to determine the level of disciplinary action against Shim Suk-hee.
The results of the investigation will be announced directly by the Yang Bu-nam Federation Vice President and Investigation Committee Chairman, who served as the head of the Busan High Prosecutors' Office.
The investigation committee started the investigation through the first meeting on the 27th of the same month after 7 experts from various fields, including former players, lawyers, and referees, were appointed as investigators on October 20th.
Shim Seok-hee is suspected of having deliberately knocked down teammate Choi Min-jeong in the women's 1,000m short track track at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
The investigation committee looked into all the issues raised, including not only the allegation of an intentional collision, but also the content of private messages that Shim Suk-hee exchanged with the national coach.