South Korean short track speed skater Shim Suk-hee, who was at the center of public sentiment for revealing physical and sexual abuse by her former coach, has been dropped from the national team over controversial text messages
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Shim had accused one of her national team coaches, Cho Jae-beom, in 2018 of rape and sexual assault. Cho was sentenced to 13 years in prison on September 10 according to the Suwon High Court.
South Korea skating rocked by abuse accusations 02:32Possible race fixingOn top of mocking her teammates, Shim is also accused of alleged race fixing at the short track women's 1,000m final in Pyeongchang.Shim and the unnamed coach mention"Bradbury" several times in their text messages days before the final. The coach texted:"If you have strength, let's make Bradbury," to which Shim agreed.
The legacy of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games 03:43The KSU temporarily banned Shim from the national training center on Monday, separating her from the rest of the national team."We think it's difficult [for Shim and the national team] to stay and train together ... We need to investigate the issues, so we decided that we shouldn't hastily keep them in the national team together right now," the KSU official told CNN.
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