Olympics fans accuse Chinese speed skater of tripping Canadian opponent
Global News
'Holy mackerel! You can see the second Chinese skater push the cone under the foot of the Canadian,' one fan wrote after reviewing the speedskating footage.
Did a Chinese speedskater flick a marker underneath the skate of a Canadian opponent, causing her to fall during Monday’s Olympic women’s 500-metre short-track speedskating quarterfinals?
Viewers swear they saw Chinese star Fan Kexin, 28, reach over the leg of another competitor and flick a track marker toward the left skate of Canadian skater Alyson Charles, 23.
It came during the final turn of the last lap of the race. Fan was trailing Charles, who was in second place. The first two skaters to cross the finish line were guaranteed a place in the semifinals.
The marker hit Charles’ skate, causing her to wipe out and bring Fan down with her.
Footage circulating on social media appears to show Fan’s hand making contact with the marker, but in a strange twist, Canadian skater Florence Brunelle was the one disqualified from the race.
Following the chaos on the Beijing track, Olympic fans were quick to suss out the footage.
“Recheck the video footage… it was the Chinese competitor who flicks the marker into the path of the Alyson Charles, not Florence… she doesn’t actually touch it in any way… Fan’s arm is in front of Florence obstructing then hits the marker with her hand then flicks it,” Twitter user Glen Molloy said.
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