Olympics: 2 South Korean skiers DQ’d

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Two South Korean skiers had been disqualified on the Winter Olympics on Tuesday after a banned wax was discovered on their skis, officers mentioned.

The Worldwide Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) mentioned Han Dasom and Lee Eui-jin had been out of the qualification spherical for the ladies’s cross-country traditional dash after their tools “examined optimistic for fluor.”

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Han Dasom of Group Republic of Korea competes within the Ladies’s 10km + 10km Skiathlon on day one of many Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic video games at Tesero Cross-Nation Snowboarding Stadium on Feb. 7, 2026 in Val di Fiemme, Italy. (Alex Slitz/Getty Photos)

Fluor, generally known as fluorinated wax, had been banned for the reason that 2023-24 season, in line with the BBC.

The FIS has mentioned fluorinated wax “generally is a aggressive benefit.” The substance can be mentioned to have well being and environmental concerns.

A Korea Ski Affiliation member defended the athletes in an interview with South Korean media.

“The athletes’ merchandise will not be fluorine wax,” the official mentioned, by way of The Athletic. “They examined adverse in all earlier worldwide competitions with no prior points. We’re additionally perplexed.

Lee Eui-jin of Republic of Korea competes through the Ladies’s 5km Cross-Nation Snowboarding Closing on day 3 of the 2025 Asian Winter Video games on Feb. 9, 2025 in Harbin, China. (Emmanuel Wong/Getty Photos)

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“We’ll seek the advice of specialists from wax and ski producers to research whether or not the problem lies with the wax or skis.”

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Neither South Korean skier was among the many favorites to win the occasion. Han and Lee had been ranked in 157th and 158th respectively within the World Cup.