And now, the controversy: On the great big Internet, people are accusing the Chinese of some home cooking when it comes to disqualifications and non-DQs at Capital Indoor Stadium. I'm not going to pretend to know all the rules of short track, but basically, you can't impede another skater on purpose, grab them, yank them, or cut in front by going off the track. All of which made this incident from last night look really bad:
In that clip, you see China's Ziwei Ren seemingly throwing back his Hungarian opponent, Shaolin Sandor Liu, to finish ahead of him in the finals of the men's 1000m to win a gold medal. Ren was not disqualified, and it's easy to see that clip and give in to the sweet, sweet impulse of shouting "THE COMMUNISTS ARE CHEATING!"
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