Criticizing "arrogant ceremony" with buttocks... Lin Xiaojun, who was "humiliating," should we avenge him this time [Milan Olympics]

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He crossed the finish line with his buttocks. He tried to enjoy the joy of winning to his heart's content, but criticism was infested. Competitors who were humiliated at the time took the opportunity to avenge themselves this time.

Pietro Siegel (27, Italy) passed second place in the men's 500m short track qualifying group 2 at the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics at the Milan Ice Skating Arena on the 16th (Korea time).

Siegel, who was running in first place, crashed ahead of the finish line and got his legs caught by the fallen players and lost his balance at that moment. He didn't barely fall, but his body turned back and stuck out his buttocks, but Latvia's Avzal Azgaliyev passed first and came in second.

In this Olympics alone, it has already produced a spectacular scene of passing the back for the second time. Siegel, who was the last runner in the mixed relay held on the 10th, confirmed the victory and turned back in front of the finish line to celebrate.

This scene caused controversy. This is because it seemed to deceive not only Canadian and Belgian athletes who came in second and third, but also China, which passed fourth and missed the medal. Sports Illustrated (SI) criticized the ceremony as "the most ridiculous and arrogant celebration."

"It was for the home crowd," Siegel said after the game. I didn't mean to respect the opponent," he said.

Despite his explanation, it was not easy to calm down the criticism. Contrary to the saying that it was for the audience, he was making eye contact with William Dangannou of Canada, who came right behind him, and the scene could not erase the feeling of mocking the opponent.

"I can understand how excited Siegel was, who won the gold medal in his homeland, but from any angle, the appearance of mocking his upcoming rivals seems quite arrogant," SI said. "Anyway, this is definitely one of the most memorable pictures ever released at the Winter Olympics."

A similar scene was staged in the men's 500m preliminary round on the 16th. It wasn't intended this time, but it reminded me of the memories of that time once again.

It wasn't just anyone who witnessed Siegel's arrogant ceremony hurt his pride the most closely. China's Lin Xiaojun (Korean name Lim Hyo-jun), who passed the fourth place and missed the medal in front of his eyes, was also clearly witnessing the scene from a close distance.

Coincidentally, they will clash again in Group 3 of the men's 500m quarterfinal scheduled for 4:21 a.m. on the 19th.

Lin Xiaojun is a game with more solid motivation at stake. He wore the national flag at the PyeongChang competition and won gold and bronze medals one by one, but was later caught up in an unsavory incident and decided to naturalize to China, but was unable to participate in the Beijing competition held in his country due to Olympic regulations.

Finally, she entered the Olympics as a Chinese athlete, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals in the 1,000m and 1,500m events. He also had bad luck when he fell while driving in the 1,500-meter race, when he won the gold medal in Pyeongchang. In the mixed relay, he finished the race empty-handed, looking at Siegel's gold medal. With the clear goal of regaining his pride and giving China a medal, he will face Siegel again in the 500m.

A one-wood bridge match where someone has no choice but to be eliminated. Attention is focusing on whether Siegel will be able to once again beat Danji Nou and Lin Xiaojun to hunt for medals, and whether the two players will succeed in avenging themselves this time.

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