Winter Olympics: South Koreans threaten boycott over Ohno gold

The International Skating Union has rejected a protest by South Korea, who threatened to boycott the closing ceremony over Apolo Anton Ohno's speed skating gold.

The International Skating Union has rejected a protest by South Korea, who threatened to boycott the closing ceremony over Apolo Anton Ohno's speed skating gold.

The South Koreans appealed against the disqualification of world champion Kim Dong-sung, but the ISU turned them down, claiming there is no provision in the short-track rule book for overturning a judgment call by the referee.

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