



By Jung Min-ho







Angry Chinese fans have showered Korean skaters with threats and curses after Team China was disqualified in the women's 3,000-meter short track relay, in which Korea earned a gold medal.





The Korean team ― Choi Min-jeong, Shim Suk-hee, Kim Ye-jin and Kim A-lang ― came in first on Tuesday to defend the country's Olympic title in the event.





On the other hand, China, along with Canada, was disqualified for impeding.





Since then, thousands of Chinese fans have abused the Korean skaters on social media. Choi, who won two gold medals at PyeongChang, has been a main target.





After the International Skating Union's (ISU) decision, Chinese fans have abused her on her Instagram in Chinese, English and Korean.





"Did not your mom teach you to be human? What a pity," one person said. "You'll die," another said.





The three other skaters have also been attacked online.





After the race, China appealed to the ISU, but it has not changed the decision.





The ISU has also released the images that were reviewed by the referees and resulted in the disqualifications.





The ISU said, "During China's final relay exchange, the active Chinese skater (Fan Kexin) drastically changed lanes from the outside to the inside, impeding the active Korean skater."

