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Apparently Eunsoo Lim and Mariah Bell collided in practice today, resulting in Eunsoo's leg being cut and her being in enough pain to leave practice and seek medical attention. She was in pain and had muscle damage but resolved to skate anyway. Korean media reports that Eunsoo and her management company ATS filed a complaint saying that Mariah did it on purpose. An ATS rep was there to observe the incident and claims that Eunsoo was at the boards and not in anyone's way and Mariah was behind her when her blade hit Eunsoo's leg, thus the collision must have been intentional. ATS reports that Eunsoo feels Mariah has been interfering with her practices and bullying her for months. They share the same training rink and coach. The rink allegedly knows about Mariah's behavior and has separate their lockers, practice times, etc. ATS has asked KSA to file a complaint with USFSA.
There are many sources from Korean media about the complaint. My summary above was paraphrased from this tweet thread, which includes translations and links to sources: https://twitter.com/lynnneposts/status/1108365659405058050
https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20190320168300007?input=1195m
http://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01738406622425288&mediaCodeNo=258
https://news.joins.com/article/23416778
http://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01738406622425288&mediaCodeNo=258
https://sports.v.daum.net/v/20190320205655077
Is this is true, these are serious allegations. If intentional, cutting an athlete's leg right before a major competition is not just bullying, it sounds like assault. It seems like complaints have already been filed but not much had been done. I hope USFSA takes these complaints seriously and investigates the situation if they truly stand for zero tolerance and transparency.
There are many sources from Korean media about the complaint. My summary above was paraphrased from this tweet thread, which includes translations and links to sources: https://twitter.com/lynnneposts/status/1108365659405058050
https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20190320168300007?input=1195m
http://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01738406622425288&mediaCodeNo=258
https://news.joins.com/article/23416778
http://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01738406622425288&mediaCodeNo=258
https://sports.v.daum.net/v/20190320205655077
Is this is true, these are serious allegations. If intentional, cutting an athlete's leg right before a major competition is not just bullying, it sounds like assault. It seems like complaints have already been filed but not much had been done. I hope USFSA takes these complaints seriously and investigates the situation if they truly stand for zero tolerance and transparency.