Thursday, 15 March 2018

Amorous South Korean skiers banned for life

Allegations: Freestyle skiers Choi Jae-woo, pictured,  and Kim Ji-hyon have been banned for life after allegedly sexually abusing female athletes at a competition in Japan this month
                            Choi Jae-woo


Two South Korean freestyle skiers who competed at the Winter Olympics have been banned.  The two allegedly sexually assaulted two female athletes at the World Cup in Japan.

Reportedly, Choi Jae-woo and Kim Ji-hyon invited female athletes into their hotel room.  They then went on to 'physically and sexually abuse them'

As a result of these allegations, the Korea Ski Association (KSA) banned Choi and Kim from competing for life.


Attacker: Kim and Choi, pictured during last month's Olympics, reportedly sexually assaulted the women after inviting them into their hotel room

                          Kim Ji-hyon

The KSA spokesman confirmed that Choi, 24, and Kim, 23, drank together in their hotel room during the Freestyle Skiing World Cup in Akita.

They asked female athletes in the next room to join them.  Multiple media reports say that they then proceeded to assault the women.

The women asked South Korean police to investigate the two for assault after returning to Seoul, the KSA said.



Banned: Choi Jae-woo is currently ranked sixth in the moguls FIS World Cup and is one of the best-known skiers in South Korea

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