Police quiz skating coach over athlete's beating
Cho Jae-beom, the former national short track speed skating coach, enters Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency in Suwon, south of Seoul, for questioning on Monday. Yonhap
By Lee Suh-yoon
Gyeonggi Nambu police questioned former national short track speed skating coach Cho Jae-beom Monday for allegedly punching and kicking a female skater during practice for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
The alleged victim is Shim Suk-hee, a gold medalist at the 2014 Olympics.
Cho told police he beat Shim because she “did not respect his opinion” and he wanted “to help enhance her performance.”
In January, the Korea Skating Union (KSU) expelled Cho after finding he hit Shim during practice on Jan. 16 ― a few weeks before the PyeongChang Olympics.
Cho is now coaching the Chinese national short track team.