Bullying controversy rises at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics speed skating team overtaking
Roh Roh-young, “a game that throws away team overtaking…I hope the remaining juniors will be given a fair chance”
Kim Bo-reum, “I have evidence of harassment…I have a plan to resolve the administrative procedure”

Kim Bo-reum (left) and Roh-yeong (right) who finished the 7th-8th place match over the women’s team at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.[사진=연합뉴스]
Speed skater Kim Bo-reum complained of mental and economic damage to the’False Interview’ of No. On the contrary, Roo-young’s side refuted that it was a’false interview’ toward Kim Bo-reum.
Yonhap News reported that the 36th Division of the Civil Agreement of the Seoul Central District Court (Deputy Judge Hwang Soon-Hyun) held the first pleading for damages of 200 million won by Kim Bo-reum against Roh Roh-yeong on the 20th.
The controversy arose at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. Kim Bo-reum, who participated in the team-overtaking speed skating event at the time, said, “I was riding well, but at the end (Seonyoung Roh) from behind us, the record seems to come out a bit disappointing.” Received.
During a press conference during the competition, Kim Bo-reum apologized, saying, “After watching my interview, many people seem to have been hurt.” However, the controversy spread, with more than 200,000 people agreeing to the Blue House petition for the deprivation of the national representative for Kim Bo-reum and the liquidation of the Korean Ice Skating Federation.
In addition, in March of that year, Roh-young appeared on SBS’Kim Eo-joon’s Black House’ and said, “Team overtaking was a game to throw away” and “I hope that the remaining juniors will be given a fair opportunity without discrimination or preferential treatment.”
In February 2019, a year later, Kim Bo-reum said, “Mental pain is getting deeper and I have to undergo psychiatric treatment, and my body is broken.” “Now I want to reveal the truth. “I would like to hear the answer of Roh Roh-young, who had a lot of lies and harassment during the PyeongChang Olympics.
In the same month, Kim Bo-reum met with reporters at the National Winter Sports Festival and said, “We have evidence of being harassed by Roh Sun-young and we are thinking of solving it through administrative procedures such as reporting to the Sports Human Rights Center.”
Eventually, the controversy led to a legal battle. After the’bullying controversy’, it is reported that Kim Bo-reum charged 200 million won for alimony because he suffered economic damage due to psychiatric treatment and psychiatric treatment after Roon Young made false claims after the’bullying controversy’.
On the day of the trial, the two players did not appear, and only the legal representatives from both sides entered the court.
The representative of Roh Yeong-yeong said, “You must follow the judgment of whether violence and assault is illegal among athletes.” The defendant (Roh Sun-young) is a four-year senior at the Korea Sports University than the plaintiff (Kim Bo-reum) and does not legally violate social norms. It was not enough.
He added, “Even if it becomes illegal, the statute for extinguishing illegal activities has already been completed in 2011, 2013, and 2016,” he added.
When Kim Bo-reum complained of damage, he expressed it as’false.
“The defendant did not give a false interview,” said the representative of Roh Roh-young’s side, and emphasized that the public petitioned the Blue House through the plaintiff’s interview and a hearing is needed to see if the plaintiff was stressed by the defendant.
He also said, “The defendant will also file a counterclaim, taking into account that he suffered mentally from the plaintiff’s false interview.”
On the other hand, on that day, the court requested additional documents and documents to prove the claim. The next pleading date is March 17th.
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