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International referee Choi Yong-gu, who insisted on disqualification of Korean athletes in the short track speed track at the Beijing Olympics, was disqualified from qualification.
Referee Choi accepted it calmly, saying it was the result he was prepared for.
This is Correspondent Ha Seong-ryong.
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After Hwang Dae-heon and Lee Jun-seo were disqualified in the men's 1,000m short track semifinals at the Beijing Olympics due to a series of absurd judgments, international referee Choi Yong-gu, who was the short track speed skater, attended an emergency press conference and strongly insisted on coming.
[Choi Yong-gu/ISU International Referee (last February): (Hwang Dae-heon) There was no contact at all, so it is correct that we should not be disqualified.
One time is enough, but not more than once.]
It was a statement made as a Korean team leader, but the International Skating Federation disqualified the referee according to the regulations, saying that the international referee represented a specific country.
Referee Choi Yong-goo accepted it calmly.
[Choi Yong-gu/ISU International Referee: (ISU's disciplinary action) was fully anticipated.
We held a press conference to improve our players' performance so that they could do well.]
He also said that the referee's argument for wrongdoing seemed to have had a ripple effect, and he was satisfied that our players finished the tournament well without any additional damage. I did.
[Choi Yong-gu/ISU International Referee: As an (international) referee, I shouldn't do it, but I did it for our players and I have no regrets.]
Although he has resigned as a referee, he announced that he will try to amend the rules to prevent damage from mishandling by challenging the International Skating Federation technical committee.
(Video editing: Nam Il)