Lin Hyo-joon’s naturalization in China has attracted heated discussions among Chinese and Korean netizens. Will he be the next Ahn Hyun-soo to target the Beijing Winter Olympics?

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In the past two days, news about South Korean short-track speed skater Lin Hyo-jun's naturalization in China has aroused heated discussions among ice fans in the two countries. Now, according to the latest reports from the South Korean media, the South Korean Ice League has been unable to contact Lin Hyojun. He has chosen to become a Chinese citizen and has entered the naturalization process. Because Lin Xiaojun is the men's 1500m gold medal and 500m bronze medalist at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, his move has attracted widespread attention.

As for why Lin Xiaojun chose to join China by naturalization at the age of 25, it is related to a “scandal” that occurred in 2019. On June 17, 2019, during training in Zhenchuan Athletes Village, Lin Xiaojun tore off his teammate Huang Daxian’s pants in front of some female players. Although Huang Daxian only showed half of his buttocks, Lin Xiaojun also explained that it was just a joke, but Huang Daxian still sued him for indecent assault. After talking to Lin Xiaojun, the male athletes involved, and witnesses, and investigating the surveillance video, the Korean Ice Sports League finally made the penalty decision of Lin Xiaojun's one-year suspension since August 2019.

Although Lin Hyo-jun was acquitted in the second trial at the end of last year, he is still waiting for the final judgment of the South Korean Supreme Court. Even if he is found not guilty in the appeal trial, if the Supreme Court overturns the not guilty verdict, Lin Xiaojun will still be banned for one year from the time the trial result is announced, and he will not be able to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics. This is why he The main reason for wanting to become a Chinese citizen. According to reports from South Korean media, it was discovered during the trial that the victim Huang Daxian used a prank to make another female athlete fall down while climbing on the climbing equipment. So in dealing with Lin Xiaojun's incident, some people thought that he was excluded from the national team.

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Regarding Lin Hyo-jun’s decision not to play for the South Korean team, some South Korean media analysis believes that South Korea’s official penalties are a bit too severe. For short-track speed skaters who are at their peak, a one-year suspension is equivalent to " life imprisonment". The Korean Ice League and the Korean Sports Association failed to reasonably resolve the problem when the problem occurred, and were just anxious to calm public opinion. During that time, South Korea's ice and snow sports were plagued by scandals. First, the women's curling team of the Gyeongsang North Sports Association of South Korea, which won the silver medal in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, publicly identified that the head coach Kim Min-jeong and his father and husband had insulted players, excluded players, and embezzled bonuses. Then the South Korean short-track speed skating star Shen Shixi accused the former national team coach Jo Jae-fan of sexual assault, which made the South Korean ice and snow sports feel a lot of pressure.

Although the Korean media believes that the reasons for Lin Hyojun’s change of nationality may be complicated, South Korean netizens are very angry. They label Lin Hyojun a "traitor" and a "traitor", thinking that his behavior is a traitor. Betrayed and demanded that he be banned from entering the country and never set foot on South Korean soil again. Only a few netizens think that Lin Xiaojun should be understood, “Victor Ann is a Russian and Lin Xiaojun has become a Chinese now, so don’t blame them, but blame the background for this situation.”

South Korean netizens who expressed anger about Lin Xiaojun's naturalization in China are very obvious.

The South Korean netizen mentioned Victor Ann, formerly known as Ahn Hyun-soo, who had been swept out because of the Korean team's infighting, and he chose to join the Russian nationality. He then represented the Russian team in the Sochi Winter Olympics and achieved three golds and one bronze. Nowadays, Victor Ann has joined the coaching staff of the Chinese Short Track Speed ​​Skating Team. Not only that, Jin Sundae, who was the head coach of the Korean Short Track Speed ​​Skating Team in Pyeongchang Period, became the foreign head coach and head of the Chinese Short Track Team in 2019. . In addition, Jin Changbo, who led the Chinese women's hockey team to win the silver medal in the Beijing Olympics, has served as the training director of the national speed skating and short track speed skating team. If Lin Xiaojun can come,The Korean element in the Chinese short track speed skating team will further increase.

As for whether Lin Hyo-jun can represent China in the Beijing Winter Olympics after he became Chinese nationality, Korean media have analyzed that Article 41, paragraph 2 of the Olympic Charter stipulates: "If the athletes who change their nationality or acquire a new nationality at least After three years of not participating in the competition on behalf of the team from the original country/region, then this athlete will be able to represent the country of the new nationality to participate in the Olympic Games. The team has played, so under no other conditions, he can participate in the Beijing Olympics as a Chinese national player.

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Lin Xiaojun's advantage in the middle and long distance competition lies in the middle and long distance. Although the Chinese men's team currently has many famous players such as Han Tianyu, Ren Ziwei and An Kai in the middle and long distance, they only occasionally performed brilliantly in the World Cup. If Lin Xiaojun arrives, he can not only play in his own superior projects, but also make the Chinese men's team stronger in relay projects and have the possibility of competing for gold. In addition, at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Lin Xiaojun also proved his ability in the 500-meter event. If he can become a member of the Chinese team, he will comprehensively improve the level of China's short-track events.

Chinese netizens also gave different opinions on Lin Xiaojun's admission of Chinese nationality. Some people think that Lin Xiaojun's reputation is not very good due to the "scandal" incident. For such a team member, he should not extend his olive branch, and his loyalty is also difficult to speculate. In addition, even if Lin Xiaojun represented China in the Beijing Winter Olympics, he would only be ridiculed by South Korean netizens. China won the championship by relying on Korean talents. However, some netizens said that there is indeed some gap between China and South Korea's short track level, and it is a way to narrow the gap through naturalization. As for Lin Xiaojun’s “scandal”, there is no conclusion yet. He should not be shut out, as long as he can truly play for the Chinese team.Naturalization is not unacceptable. At present, Lin Xiaojun's naturalization seems to be well prepared. I don't know how you think about this? Welcome to vote and express your views in the message area.

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