n the 6th, Kim Ga-eun's Instagram comment window was blocked from the previous day. This is because netizens, presumed to be Chinese, hurled abusive language in various languages. Most of the content was “rude,” “unqualified,” “disgusting,” and “isn’t there sportsmanship?”
Kim Ga-eun, who won the championship by defeating China 2 to 0 in the final of the badminton women's team event held at the Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on the 1st, contributed greatly to her 3 to 0 game score.
In the first match, Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance), world number one in women's singles, defeated her difficult opponent Chen Yu-fei 2 to 0. In the second doubles match, world No. 2 Lee So-hee (Incheon International Airport) and Baek Hana (MG Saemaeul Geumgo) defeated No. 1 Cheon Qing-cheon and Jaipan 2 to 0.
In the final singles match, world No. 18 Kim Ga-eun pulled off an upset by demolishing No. 5 He Bingjiao 2-0, sealing her victory.
However, after the game ended, a video spread on Weibo, a Chinese social media site, in which Kim Ga-eun mocked He Bingjiao by imitating his expression of disappointment after losing. This video has accumulated over 100 million views, and her criticism of Kim Ga-eun has become increasingly louder.
Coaches He Bingjiao, Kim Ga-eun, and Seong Ji-hyun appear in the video in question. Behind He Bingjiao, who looks at the sky with regret, a scene follows where Kim Ga-eun and Coach Seong look up at the sky while smiling.
안전놀이터 It seems as if Kim Ga-eun and Coach Seong saw He Bing-jiao's expression and comically imitated it.
But this video is not true. It is a stitching of videos from different time periods. If you look at the actual game broadcast video, there is a big time difference between He Bingjiao's moment of regret and the moment of joy between Kim Ga-eun and Coach Sung.
Immediately after the gold medal was confirmed, Kim Ga-eun hugged the Korean team and shared the joy of victory. It was at this moment that He Bingjiao's regretful expression was captured in the video. At that moment, He Bingjiao turned back and looked at the sky, regretting defeat, and swallowed his regret.
