Kim finished first ahead of Ohno, but the Australian referee James Hewish disqualified Kim for what appeared to be impeding, awarding the gold medal to Ohno. The South Korean team immediately protested the decision of the chief official of the race, but their protests were denied by the International Skating Union (ISU). The South Korean team then appealed to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The IOC refused to see the case, stating, "This is a matter for the ISU to decide on. At this time, the IOC has received no proposal and taken no action". The disqualification of Kim upset South Korean supporters, many of whom directed their anger at Ohno and the IOC. A large number of e-mails protesting the race results crashed the IOC's email server, and thousands of accusatory letters, many of which contained death threats, were sent to Ohno and the IOC. South Korean media accused Ohno of simulating foul, using the Konglish word "Hollywood action". The controversy continued at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, held jointly in South Korea and Japan several months after the Olympics. When the South Korean soccer team scored a goal during the group stage match against the U.S. team, South Korean players Ahn Jung-Hwan and Lee Chun-Soo made an exaggerated move imitating the move Ohno had made during the speed skating event to imply the other athlete had drifted into his lane. See also 2007 Winter Deaflympics :Category:Competitors at the 2002 Winter Olympics References Notes Citations External links Official Salt Lake 2002 Legacy website and archive of website on the Wayback Machine Olympic Legacy image archives – Utah State Historical Society 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum in Park City, Utah 2002 Olympic Cauldron Park in Salt Lake City. O Olympics Sports competitions in Salt Lake City Olympic Games in the United States Winter multi-sport events in the United States Winter Olympics 2002 2002 in American sports 2002 in Utah Winter Olympics by year 2000s in Salt Lake City February 2002 sports events in the United States Olympic Games in Utah 2002 in sports in Utah