"Park Ji-won's Team Kill and Lin Xiaojun Controversy" Hwang Dae-heon finally announced his official position, "I don't expect the criticism to stop, but..."

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Hwang Dae-heon (27, Gangwon Provincial Office) of the national short track team chose to break through head-on for the first time, expressing his detailed feelings about various controversies surrounding him. In addition, he announced his absence from the 2026-2027 national team selection match and decided to leave the ice for a while to recharge.

Hwang Dae-heon announced a long statement of position through his agency Ryan At on the 6th. In this statement, Hwang Dae-heon directly mentioned the "team kill controversy" and the dispute with Lim Hyo-joon (Lin Xiaojun), which had surrounded him.

Hwang Dae-heon first protested the case with Lim Hyo-joon in 2019 that the situation was not just a joke at the time. "It was disgraceful to take off your pants so that all your hips were exposed in front of a reason," he said. Afterwards, I felt ignored by the mocking dance instead of an apology," he claimed.

In particular, regarding the decisive reason for the collapse of reconciliation, "I was asked to sign a confirmation letter that was not agreed upon in advance." I didn't sign it because it contains a content that I reflect on the part that is not my fault. "I didn't feel Lim Hyo-joon's apology was sincere," he said.

He also said, "I regret not being able to reach out first because I was too young and immature at the time," suggesting that the emotional goal deepened in the process of being investigated as a suspect while trying to keep the part he played with a female player.

He also completely denied the intentionality of the recent controversy over the collision with Park Ji-won. Hwang Dae-heon said, "Park Ji-won is a stable style who has excellent course marking and course utilization ability and leads the race in the lead, while I am an aggressive style who tries to overtake by utilizing instantaneous acceleration based on speed and power."

He apologized after the 1,500-meter crash at the World Championships, but regarding the 1,000-meter situation, "It was not a particularly unreasonable play, but a situation that happened enough during the game. I didn't contact him first, and honestly, I couldn't apologize separately because I was disappointed with the decision," he explained.

Regarding the controversy over the interview attitude, he said, "In fact, I can't speak well and when I'm embarrassed, my expression is on my face and I don't know what to do," and added, "When questions about Dutch Jens player were repeated, I was embarrassed and could not respond properly."

The act of bending the microphone during the interview also said, "The sound of the microphone was too loud. I was embarrassed that my voice to receive the next question was conveyed as it was, so I acted like that momentarily. "I sincerely apologize to everyone that this controversy was also caused by my lack of ability."

Finally, Hwang Dae-heon said, "I don't expect this to stop the criticism against me, but I want to clarify one thing. Hwang Dae-heon is definitely not a person who acts with malice toward his fellow athletes, he said, expressing his willingness to return to the next Olympics after he is thirty.

Meanwhile, despite this expression of position, Hwang Dae-heon returns the 2026-2027 Taegeuk mark and takes a rest. Hwang Dae-heon, who wanted to reveal the truth about various suspicions and controversies surrounding him, decided to leave the ice for a while, keeping silent.

However, this is not the first time Hwang Dae-heon has taken a break from his national team activities. He withdrew from the 2022-2023 selection match after the 2022 Beijing Olympics due to the aftereffects of COVID-19, and missed the national flag by finishing 11th in the 2024-2025 selection match after the team kill controversy against Park Ji-won (Seoul City Hall).

With Hwang Dae-heon absent, the 2026-2027 national team selection match will be held at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul from the 7th. Lim Jong-eon (Goyang City Hall) and Kim Ki-li (Seongnam City Hall), two-time World Championship champion, were automatically on board, and Choi Min-jeong (Seongnam City Hall), who decided to reverse her retirement and continue her career, will compete fiercely for the remaining Taegeuk mark.

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