From left: Kim Bo-reum (29, Gangwon Provincial Office) and Noh Seon-young (33, retired) / News 1
[인사이트] Reporter Jeon Yu-jin = In connection with the controversy over ‘bullying driving’ at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, a court ruling has been issued that Noh Seon-yeong (33, retired) former national speed skater should pay 3 million won to Kim Bo-reum (29, Gangwon Provincial Office).
On the 16th, the Civil Settlement Division 36 of the Seoul Central District Court (Chief Judge Hwang Soon-hyeon) won the first trial in which Kim Bo-reum sued Noh Noh for 200 million won for damages.
As for the reason for the judgment, the court said that it was admitted that Noh Noh-young used abusive language and abusive language to his junior Kim Bo-reum between November and December of 2017, saying that he laps too fast.
According to the verdict, the fact that Noh Noh-young insulted Kim Bo-reum about his skating speed with content such as “You can ride as slowly as you can, crazy X”, etc. .
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Noh Noh-young abused Kim Bo-reum for reasons such as ‘I don’t skate properly’ and ‘I skate quickly’.
Earlier, Kim Bo-reum’s colleagues submitted a statement of fact to the court stating that they witnessed Noh Noh’s abusive language. One player testified, “During the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, I called and cursed at Kim Bo-reum because Noh Noh-young didn’t say hello at mealtime.”
Noh Noh-young’s abusive language was recognized by the court three times. The fact that he used abusive language on November 7th, 28th, and December 20th, 2017, was proven through the training log submitted by Kim Bo-reum as evidence.
In response, Noh Noh-young revealed that Kim Bo-reum’s training log was just a one-sided record. He also claimed that he was not in a position to swear because of Kim Bo-reum’s position as the national representative during the period, but the court did not accept it.
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Previously, Noh Noh-yeong argued that there was a quarrel within the national team overtaking team before and after the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and insisted on ‘bullying driving’. Kim Bo-reum, who had been criticized, instead countered that Noh Noh-young had verbally abused him, and the conflict worsened.
The court ruled in favor of Kim Bo-reum on the profanity, but did not admit the defamation caused by Noh Noh-young’s media interview. The part of Noh Noh-young’s claim that he did not practice team pursuit together was false, but part of it was true, such as the fact that the driving order was changed without consultation the day before the final and that the training was conducted separately.
He also did not acknowledge the ‘bullying driving’, which was the biggest controversy. The court judged that the driving of Kim Bo-reum and Park Ji-woo (24, Gangwon Provincial Office) was within the normal range for good results. He added that the lack of leadership from the coaching staff prevented him from coping with the gap between him and Noh Young.
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Meanwhile, Kim Bo-reum participated in the women’s mass start final at the Beijing Winter Olympics on the 19th.
Kim Bo-reum, a silver medalist in the women’s mass start at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, was unfortunately stopped in fifth place because of a Chinese athlete’s path blocked in the match.
In an interview after the final, Kim Bo-reum said, “Four years have been really difficult. Today, the pain and scars of the past four years seem to have healed a bit.” “Now, I’m happier than when I won a medal (in Pyeongchang). It’s a pity that I couldn’t win a medal, but a lot of people gave me messages before the game. Each one gave me a lot of strength.”
