U.S. speedskater admits to tampering with Canadian Oliver Jean's skates - Polidicks

[quote=CBC] Olympian Simon Cho said Friday he agreed to a coach's demand to tamper with Canadian Olivier Jean's skates last year after the command was made a third time and in Korean by Jae Su Chun. "When he spoke in Korean, I knew he was serious," Cho, a fellow South Korean, said Friday at a press conference at his lawyer's Salt Lake City office. "The repetitiveness and aggressiveness of how he came at me was very intimidating. ... I knew he wasn't going to take no for an answer." Cho said fellow skater Jeff Simon witnessed the first request in English. Cho also said he would not skate again for Chun, whom he said he personally witnessed douse a skater with water and hit with a notebook. Cho's comments confirmed several allegations made in the arbitration demand that seeks to permanently remove U.S. coach Chun. Chun has denied any wrongdoing but is suspended. Cho said the tampering occurred at the 2011 World Team Championships in Poland after he had already been eliminated from the competition. [b]The sabotage prevented the Canadian team from contending for the gold or silver medal at the competition. It finished with a bronze.[/b] Speed Skating Canada planned to issue a statement later in the day. Jean, from Lachenaie, Que., and Speed Skating Canada CEO Ian Moss Were expected to comment Friday evening after the men's team training session at the Maurice-Richard Arena in Montreal.[/quote] [url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2012/10/05/sp-speedskating-simon-cho-skate-tampering.html]Rest in the source[/url] What are you doing USA

Work that hard just to put it to shame by one very stupid move. I know how close they can get to their coaches and how they don't want to let them down, but this shit just ruins the fair sport.

[QUOTE=Ninja Duck;37926563] I know how close they can get to their coaches and how they don't want to let them down, but this shit just ruins the fair sport.[/QUOTE] Judging by the fact he was intimidated in to doing it, friendship probably had nothing to do with his decision.

This is an old article but it turned out that the coach physically and verbally harassed the team members. [quote]The sabotage allegation is part of a bigger controversy involving the U.S. speedskating team. A number of skaters have filed complaints against Chun, their coach, alleging he abused them verbally and physically, abetted by Yeo and assistant coach Jimmy Jang. Examples of the alleged abuse described in the document include slamming an athlete against a wall and repeatedly hitting him for “disrespecting” him; throwing a notebook binder at an athlete; and telling skaters they were “worthless” and “disgusting.” According to allegations made in the document, Chun also told members of his team to “be obnoxious” to Canadian skaters in a shared locker room during the championship. Chun has denied the allegations in statements to media, but admitted to pushing one skater. An internal investigation has been launched.[/quote]

Okay that coach needs to be fired and prosecuted for that, now that is some thing that the damn people that were overseeing the complaints from the athletes. Now that coach should have never got to the Olympics.

Wow, speed skating is serious shit.