Short track skaters Lim Hyo-jun and Lin Xiao-jun, who were naturalized to China, are expected to return to international competitions.
The International Skating Federation marked Lin Xiaojun as a Chinese athlete and gave her an ID in the athlete registration system on their website.
Accordingly, Lin Xiaojun is expected to play in the 2022-2023 World Cup Series.
Pyeongchang Olympic gold medalist Lin Xiaojun has been put on trial on charges of tugging a male junior’s trousers and exposing body parts during training in 2019.
Afterwards, the Korean Skating Federation received a one-year suspension of qualifications and was acquitted of the charge of sexual harassment at the appeals court, but he became a naturalized Chinese citizen.
However, he might not participate in the Beijing Olympics according to the IOC rules that he might participate in the Olympics following three years had passed since the international competitions he had participated in with his existing nationality.
Lin Xiaojun, who participated in domestic competitions in China as a member of Hebei Province, has been training in the second team of the national team.
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