During COVID-19, the Beijing Winter Olympics were held on February 4, 2022. Although all of the players worked hard during Covid-19, South Korea finished 14th with two gold medals, five silver medals, and two bronze medals, while the United States finished fourth with eight gold medals, ten silver medals, and seven bronze medals. People were impressed by the results, but China's biased assessment and Russia's doping issues were more alarming.

Since the opening ceremony on February 4th, a woman in hanbok, an item of traditional Korean clothing has been a source of controversy as a minority representative, while Hwang Dae-Heon and Lee Joon-Seo have been disqualified for incomprehensible choices one after the other in short track events. Due to the disqualification of Korean players, the Chinese player who reached the finals instead won the gold medal, and China even won the gold medal in a mixed relay, escalating the debate about biased judgment.

Balieva, a Russian figure skater, was an unparalleled No. 1 prospect but her doping test result caused controversy. Following the match, the South Korean team lodged a strong protest with the referee and filed a protest letter to the International Skating Union (ISU) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) (IOC). It also decided to file a formal complaint with the CAS. Yoon Hong-Geun also convened an impromptu news conference to ratify the decision's injustice and to underline the recurrence of unfair treatment of our athletes in international ice skating and sports circles. On February 4, the opening ceremony for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics took place, and while the results were fantastic, there were a few controversies.

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