‘Immediately after Viktor Ahn’s elimination’… Choi Min-jung and 6 people “Come, a coach with excellent skills and communication” Entrance statement
“The coach selection process should not be based on outside influence.”
Choi Min-jeong (25), a Korean short track star, posted on her Instagram on the 31st the title “Athlete’s Position on Coach Hiring”. posted a single statement.
Choi Min-jung said, “We are the players of the Seongnam City Hall ice rink team. Currently, our ice rink department is aware that the coach and coach positions are both vacant and the coach recruitment process is open.” Above all, I think it should be done fairly and transparently.”
Then, “Seongnam City Hall’s ice rink is the team with the most former and incumbent national team players. In order to lead such a great team, I think that among the leaders, a coach with the best coaching and managerial experience, excellent competence, and communicative ability must come. To this end, I sincerely hope that the people involved will help.”
At the bottom of the statement, the signatures of other ice players including Choi Min-jung, Kim Da-gyeom, Seo Beom-seok, Lee Jun-seo, Kim Gun-hee, and Kim Gil-ri are written, indicating that Choi Min-jung is not alone.
In particular, after it was known that Viktor Ahn (Korean name Ahn Hyun-soo), who had been naturalized in Russia and won three gold medals at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and then coached the Chinese national team at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, was eliminated from the coaching position, Choi Min-jung and other players made statements. In order to return to Seongnam
City Hall, where he worked in the past, Victor Ahn applied for the position of ice team coach in Seongnam City Hall’s work department, but his return to Korea was canceled as he was not selected as a double candidate. 메이저놀이터
In addition, former coach Kim Seon-tae, who coached the Korean national team at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and the Chinese national team at the Beijing Olympics, was also found not to be nominated for the double.
On the 29th, Seongnam City said, “A total of 7 people, including Victor Ahn and former Chinese short track national team coach Kim Seon-tae, applied for the city hall ice team coaching job selection process.”
An official from Seongnam City explained that applicants for the coach position were judged by integrating various factors such as technology and communication skills through document and interview screening.
However, despite the explanation from Seongnam City, signs of conflict are showing as the players do not agree and even announce the statement.
Seongnam City plans to announce the results of the ice team coach selection on the 31st.