Coach that hit Shim finds a job in China
Published: 13 May. 2018, 19:24
Xinhua News Agency in China said two Korean-born coaches are set to finalize their contracts with the Chinese national team. Cho Jae-beom is one and Song Jae-kun, who has been coaching in China since 2015, is the other Korean native on the staff.
Cho is back to coaching just four months after receiving a lifetime ban from the Korea Skating Union (KSU) for hitting Shim Suk-hee, one of the country’s biggest short-track stars, during practice.
The incident happened weeks before the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, but Shim regrouped in time to help Korea capture the gold medal in the women’s 3,000-meter relay. It was Shim’s second consecutive Olympic title in the relay event.
Though Cho is free to work outside Korea, his presence on the rink side for China during international races will likely cause a distraction among Korean skaters. The two countries have been locked in short-track rivalry for years.
One KSU official said he had heard rumors that Cho would move to China but that he had no idea the former Korea coach would join the Chinese national team.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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