If the top court overturns the appellate court's decision, the suspension will restart, which will then rule out Lim's chances of skating at next year's Winter Olympics. The Korea Skating Union (KSU) handed down a one-year suspension on Lim in August 2019, but the clock stopped last year before reaching the one-year mark while Lim was going through his legal process. The case is pending a final decision by the Supreme Court. Lim was initially ordered to pay a 3 million won ($2,660) fine in May 2020, but the appellate court found him not guilty six months later. The Korea Skating Union banned Lim for one year, and the case reached court. Lim was charged late 2019 after pulling down the pants of a male teammate and exposing a body part, with female skaters present, during practice.
"He'll skate for China at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics," the source said, adding that Lim felt he might not make the South Korean team for the competition due to a past incident that has reached the Supreme Court. Lim Hyo-jun, who won South Korea's first gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in short track speed skating, has applied for Chinese citizenship, a source close to the athlete said Saturday.Īccording to the source, the scandal-ridden skater, facing sexual harassment charges, is going through a special naturalization process after receiving an offer from the Chinese Skating Association.
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