"Make a Knee Korea and Apologize for South Korea." Bad comments poured out after colliding with Kim Ki-li and U.S. short track speed skaters blocked SNS comments. [Milan Olympics]

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Corinne Stodder (25) of the U.S. national short track speed skating team, who knocked down Kim Ki-li after falling alone in the semifinals of the 2000m relay at the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics, eventually blocked social media comments due to a flurry of malicious comments from Korean fans.

Stodder eventually blocked the SNS comment function after criticism comments and abusive English comments from Korean fans poured into his SNS on the 11th (Korea Standard Time). Stodder's SNS comments were criticized by all sorts of criticisms, including "Knee down to the Korean team right now and apologize," "How did you become a U.S. national team member with that skill," and "Learn again from your step."

Earlier in the day before, Stodder suddenly lost his balance and fell while turning a corner in the middle of the race in the semi-finals of the mixed 2000m relay at the Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy. Kim Ki-li, who was chasing closely behind him, had no time to avoid getting tangled up with the stalker and fell down. The Korean team suffered a lot from Stodder's mistake.

Kim Ki-li touched Choi Min-jeong and chased after her in the fall, but the gap with other teams had already widened. Korea finished third after Canada and Belgium with a time of 2:46.554, failing to qualify for the final, which was given up to second place. Immediately after the game, the Korean national team insisted on acquiring advancement due to the U.S. penalty, but it was not accepted. According to the International Skating Union (ISU) regulations, only the first or second place at the time of the collision can receive advancement, but at the time of the collision, South Korea was running the race for the third time. In the end, South Korea, which was pushed back to the Final B (ranking match), finished the competition in sixth place.

In particular, after the game, Kim Ki-li shed tears over his unfair failure to advance to the finals, and reportedly complained of pain right after the game. It is said that he also suffered bleeding in his right arm, but fortunately, he is able to play in the remaining games.

Shortly after the game, some netizens criticized the Korean national team for being unfairly eliminated on Stodder's SNS. In particular, some fans were even more criticized for slipping three times on the day alone, with Stodder also falling in the women's 500m individual qualifying round and the mixed relay quarterfinals. However, in the process, malicious comments were poured out, and Stodder eventually blocked the SNS comment function.

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