Editing 2002 Winter Olympics (section)

===Disqualification of Kim Dong-Sung===
{{Main|Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres#Controversy}}
In the final race A, with one lap remaining and currently in second place, [[Apolo Ohno]] of the United States attempted to make a pass on the leader [[Kim Dong-Sung]] of South Korea, who then drifted to the inside and as a result, Ohno raised his arms to imply he was blocked. Kim finished first ahead of Ohno, but the Australian referee [[James Hewish]] disqualified Kim for what appeared to be impeding, awarding the gold medal to Ohno.<ref name="stptimes">{{Cite news|title=Ohno finishes second, then first as winner is disqualified |date=August 24, 2002 |work=St. Petersburg Times |url=http://www.sptimes.com/2002/02/21/Olympics/Ohno_finishes_second_.shtml |access-date=March 14, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208161638/http://www.sptimes.com/2002/02/21/Olympics/Ohno_finishes_second_.shtml |archive-date=December 8, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="protestDQ">{{Cite news |title=South Korean DQ'd; officials promise protest |date=February 23, 2002 |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter02/speed/news?id=1337596 |work=[[ESPN]] |access-date=March 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210232707/http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter02/speed/news?id=1337596 |archive-date=December 10, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The South Korean team immediately protested the decision of the chief official of the race, but their protests were denied by the [[International Skating Union]] (ISU).<ref name="disqualified">{{Cite news |title=Ohno disqualified in 500, U.S. falls in 5,000 relay |date=February 23, 2002 |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter02/speed/news?id=1339742 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |via=[[ESPN]] |access-date=February 16, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060301220624/http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter02/speed/news?id=1339742 |archive-date=March 1, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="protestDQ"/><ref name="sportslaw2002">Epstein (2002), 272–273.</ref> The South Korean team then appealed to the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) and the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] (CAS).<ref name="disqualified"/><ref name="sportslaw2002"/> The IOC refused to see the case, stating, "This is a matter for the ISU to decide on. At this time, the IOC has received no proposal and taken no action".<ref name="disqualified"/><ref name="sportslaw2002"/>

The disqualification of Kim upset South Korean supporters, many of whom directed their anger at Ohno and the IOC. A large number of e-mails protesting the race results crashed the IOC's email server, and thousands of accusatory letters, many of which contained death threats, were sent to Ohno and the IOC.<ref name="disqualified"/><ref>{{Cite news |title=Skating union rejects protest of South Korean's DQ |date=February 21, 2002 |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/speed_skating/news/2002/02/21/south_korea_lawsuit_ap/ |agency=[[Associated Press]] |via=[[CNN]] |access-date=February 16, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029051444/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/speed_skating/news/2002/02/21/south_korea_lawsuit_ap/ |archive-date=October 29, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="YNA1">{{Cite news |author1={{Lang|ko|강훈상}} |script-title=ko:동계올림픽 쇼트트랙 판정에 네티즌 분노 '폭발' |trans-title=Netizens explode their anger over short track ruling at the Winter Olympics |date=February 21, 2002 |url=https://n.news.naver.com/news/article/001/0000132685 |agency=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |via=[[Naver]] |access-date=August 22, 2021 |archive-date=August 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822125637/https://n.news.naver.com/news/article/001/0000132685 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="YNA2">{{Cite news |author1={{Lang|ko|강훈상}} |script-title=ko:美 쇼트트랙 오노선수 홈페이지 '다운' |trans-title=Website of American short track player Ohno crashed |date=February 21, 2002 |url=https://n.news.naver.com/news/article/001/0000132730 |agency=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |via=[[Naver]] |access-date=August 22, 2021 |archive-date=August 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822125616/https://n.news.naver.com/news/article/001/0000132730 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="YNA3">{{Cite news |author1={{Lang|ko|이정진}} |script-title=ko:IOC 홈페이지 마비 사태 |trans-title=IOC's website paralyzed |date=February 22, 2002 |url=https://sports.news.naver.com/news.nhn?oid=001&aid=0000132808 |agency=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |via=[[Naver]] |access-date=August 22, 2021 |archive-date=August 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822125618/https://sports.news.naver.com/news.nhn?oid=001&aid=0000132808 |url-status=live }}</ref> South Korean media accused Ohno of simulating foul, using the [[Konglish]] word "Hollywood action".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hjLMb8bJNmfxBpn75QuYzRj6sHUg| title=Ohno slammed by Koreans in bitter echo of 2002| date=February 16, 2002| access-date=March 11, 2014| agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]| archive-date=February 20, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220194707/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hjLMb8bJNmfxBpn75QuYzRj6sHUg| url-status=dead}}</ref> The controversy continued at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], held jointly in South Korea and Japan several months after the Olympics.<ref name="Sports Illustrated"/> When the [[South Korea national football team|South Korean soccer team]] scored a goal during the [[2002 FIFA World Cup Group D#South Korea vs United States|group stage match]] against the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. team]], South Korean players [[Ahn Jung-Hwan]] and [[Lee Chun-Soo]] made an [[Goal celebration|exaggerated move]] imitating the move Ohno had made during the speed skating event to imply the other athlete had drifted into his lane.<ref name="Sports Illustrated">{{Cite magazine |title=Korean Hostility |last1=Cazeneuve |first1=Brian |publisher=[[Time Inc.]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222133741/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1114728/index.htm |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |date=December 13, 2004 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1114728/index.htm |access-date=November 2, 2014 |via=[[CNN]]}}</ref>