A top South Korean short track speed skater, who was banned from competitions for a year after allegedly sexually harassing a male teammate in 2019, has applied for Chinese citizenship to compete in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.South Korea’s Yonhap news agency first reported that Lim Hyo-jun was going through a special naturalisation process which was suggested by the Chinese Skating Association. Brion Company, which manages athletes including Lim, confirmed Lim’s citizenship application.“Lim Hyo-jun has decided to change his nationality to Chinese,” Brion Company said in a statement on Saturday.Lim, the 1500m gold medal winner at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, has supposedly been issued a special passport from China and left for the country on Friday to start training there.“He’ll skate for China at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics,” Yonhap quoted a source close to the athlete as saying, adding that Lim feared he might fail to make the South Korean team for the quadrennial event due to a legal battle lixed to his suspension.

韓國(guó)一名頂尖短道速滑選手林孝俊因在2019年被指控性騷擾一名男隊(duì)友而被禁賽一年，日前他申請(qǐng)了中國(guó)公民身份以參加2022年北京冬奧會(huì)。韓聯(lián)社首先報(bào)道了林孝俊正在接受經(jīng)由中國(guó)滑冰協(xié)會(huì)建議的特殊歸化程序。負(fù)責(zé)管理林孝君等運(yùn)動(dòng)員的Brion公司證實(shí)了林孝俊的入籍申請(qǐng)。Brion公司在周六的一份聲明中表示:“林孝俊已經(jīng)決定將國(guó)籍改為中國(guó)國(guó)籍?！绷中⒖?，作為2018年平昌冬奧會(huì)1500米金牌獲得者，據(jù)說(shuō)已經(jīng)獲得了中國(guó)的特殊護(hù)照，并于周五動(dòng)身前往中國(guó)開(kāi)始訓(xùn)練。韓聯(lián)社援引一位與這位運(yùn)動(dòng)員關(guān)系密切的消息人士的說(shuō)法：“他將代表中國(guó)在2022年北京冬奧會(huì)上滑冰”。他還補(bǔ)充到，由于與他的停賽相關(guān)的法律糾紛，林孝俊擔(dān)心他可能無(wú)法代表韓國(guó)隊(duì)參加這每四年一度的盛會(huì)。


Lim was charged in late 2019 for pulling down the pants of a male teammate and exposing one of his body parts to female skaters at a training centre gym.The Korea Skating unx (KSU) banned the 24-year-old for one year in August 2019.A criminal charge was also levelled at Lim and he was initially ordered to pay a 3 million won (US$2,660) fine in May 2020 by a lower court.But an appellate court found him not guilty six months later and the case is awaiting a final decision in the Supreme Court.Lim’s suspension was put on hold halfway last year before reaching the one-year mark while he was going through his legal process.If the top court overturns the appellate court’s decision and finds him guilty, the suspension will restart, which will then rule out Lim’s chances of skating at next year’s Winter Olympics.

林孝俊因2019年在訓(xùn)練中心體育館脫下一位男隊(duì)友的褲子，導(dǎo)致其的一個(gè)身體部位暴露給女滑冰隊(duì)員而被起訴。2019年8月，韓國(guó)滑冰聯(lián)盟將這位24歲的選手禁賽一年。同時(shí)在2020年5月他還受到了刑事指控，一家下級(jí)法院判處了他支付300萬(wàn)韓元(2,660美元)的罰款。但六個(gè)月后，上訴法院判定他無(wú)罪，案件正在等待最高法院的最終裁決。去年在他進(jìn)行法律程序的時(shí)候，林孝俊的停賽在達(dá)到一年期限時(shí)被中途擱置。如果最高法院推翻上訴法院的裁決，認(rèn)定他有罪，停賽將重新開(kāi)始，這將導(dǎo)致林孝俊失去參加明年冬奧會(huì)的機(jī)會(huì)。
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Brion agency in its statement defended Lim’s decision, saying he was unable to bear the prospect of his promising athletic career coming to an end.Lim wanted to represent South Korea and had his sights set on his second straight Olympic gold medal in Beijing, but he has been unable to train anywhere in the country for the past two years as the case dragged on, the agency said.
“He just wanted to find ways to put his skates back on,” the statement said.His apology to the unnamed victim failed to prevent the case from reaching a criminal court, it added.The agency also asked fans to refrain from spreading false rumours over Lim’s decision and from hurling insults at the skater for switching allegiance, since he has decided to do what he feels is best for his career.Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating.

Brion 經(jīng)紀(jì)公司在聲明中為林孝俊的決定做了辯護(hù)，稱(chēng)他無(wú)法承受自己充滿希望的運(yùn)動(dòng)生涯即將結(jié)束的前景。該機(jī)構(gòu)稱(chēng)：林孝俊想代表韓國(guó)參加奧運(yùn)會(huì)，他的目標(biāo)是在北京冬奧會(huì)上獲得他的第二枚奧運(yùn)金牌，但在過(guò)去兩年里隨著案件的拖延，他一直無(wú)法在韓國(guó)的任何地方進(jìn)行訓(xùn)練。
聲明說(shuō)道：”他只是想找到重新穿上溜冰鞋的方法?！甭暶鬟€補(bǔ)充道，他對(duì)未透露姓名的受害者的道歉并沒(méi)能阻止案件進(jìn)入刑事法庭。經(jīng)紀(jì)公司還要求粉絲們不要散布關(guān)于林孝俊決定的虛假謠言，也不要因?yàn)檫@位選手改變立場(chǎng)而辱罵他，因?yàn)樗呀?jīng)決定做他認(rèn)為對(duì)自己職業(yè)生涯最有利的事情。短道速滑是一種競(jìng)技性的滑冰。

In overturning the lower court’s guilty verdict, the appellate court said Lim’s action was in response to an earlier incident involving the victim and a female skater.The female athlete fell from a climbing tool during exercise after Lim’s victim allegedly shook it.Lim later retaliated with a prank by pulling the male teammate’s pants down, according to the appellate court.“It is difficult to see the pantsing of his teammate by the accused as an act of sexual harassment,” the court said at that time.Lim’s head trainer at Pyeongchang, Kim Sun-tae, is now coaching the Chinese national team.Renowned short track speed skater Viktor Ahn, also known as Ahn Hyun-soo, is coach Kim’s assistant.Ahn acquired a Russian passport in 2011 before the 2014 Sochi Olympics, where he won four medals including three golds.Ahn decided to represent Russia after he missed joining South Korea’s team for the 2010 Olympics due to knee surgery and the dissolution of his team as well as a factional rivalry within the KSU.

在推翻下級(jí)法院的有罪判決時(shí)，上訴法院說(shuō)，林孝俊的行為是對(duì)早些時(shí)候涉及受害者和一名女滑冰運(yùn)動(dòng)員的事件的回應(yīng)。據(jù)稱(chēng)在林孝俊涉及的受害者搖晃了攀巖工具后，這名女運(yùn)動(dòng)員在鍛煉時(shí)從攀巖工具上摔了下來(lái)。根據(jù)上訴法院的判決，林孝俊隨后以惡作劇的方式進(jìn)行報(bào)復(fù)，把男隊(duì)友的褲子脫了下來(lái)。法庭當(dāng)時(shí)表示: “很難將被告對(duì)其隊(duì)友的扒褲子視為性騷擾行為?！绷中⒖≡谄讲氖紫叹毥鹕婆_(tái)現(xiàn)在正在執(zhí)教中國(guó)國(guó)家隊(duì)，而他的助教是著名短道速滑運(yùn)動(dòng)員維克托 · 安，也被稱(chēng)為安賢洙。在2014年索契冬奧會(huì)之前，安賢洙在2011年獲得了俄羅斯護(hù)照，在那屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)上，他獲得了包括三枚金牌在內(nèi)的四枚獎(jiǎng)牌。由于膝蓋手術(shù)、隊(duì)伍解散以及韓國(guó)體育聯(lián)盟內(nèi)部的派系斗爭(zhēng)，在安賢洙錯(cuò)過(guò)了代表韓國(guó)隊(duì)參加2010年冬奧會(huì)的機(jī)會(huì)之后，他決定代表俄羅斯參賽。