Simon Cho

Simon Cho (born 7 October 1991 in Seoul, South Korea) is an American Shorttracker.

Cho was born in Seoul, South Korea where he started at the age of three years with the speed skating. When he was five years old, the family moved to the United States to Chicago, the majority of his relatives, however, remained in Korea. In 2000 he moved once more, this time to Maryland, where a year later, the U.S. national coach Jimmy Jang became aware of him and trained him from then on. Before recording Chos the national team of the young athlete had in the season 2005/ 06 the task of the pace -maker of the so-called " hands" for the women's team. He had to adjust his speed so that the teammates were able to follow him though, but still had to work hard. Although the then 14- year-old could not exploit its full power, it was, he says today, " to train his way with the national team ."

After Cho had worked one season as a pacemaker, he qualified at the beginning of winter 2006/ 07 for the first time for the A- team and made his debut at the Junior World Championships 2007 at the international level. As he finished 47th in the standings, although a back seat, on the 500 -meter Eiinzelstrecke he had before, however, placed on a good eighth. Added to this was the silver medal in the relay, so that the young athlete also recommended for the World Cup team. Before he went to the starting line for the first time in the most important competition series in the short track speed skating, in 2007 he moved once more, this time to Salt Lake City, where he still lives today. Again, he will continue coached by Jimmy Jang.

His World Cup debut in Simon Cho in February 2008, when it was used for the first time in the two North American World Cup. After two disqualifications of his best discipline, the 500 meters, he reached the last race of the season in Salt Lake City to seventh place among more than 30 participants, and thus was the best athlete of his country. In the overall standings over 500 meters at the end of the season he finished in 26th place. During the following winter felt the 17 -year-old " overtrained and exhausted", the season - without a single World Cup competition - was a " complete failure ". Finally he convinced friends to keep going and to pay more attention to his body.

The entire 2009/10 season had been significantly reduced due to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and moved forward so that the first World Cup ever held in late September. Even before this race, the U.S. Trials were held as a qualification for the Olympics. In these trials Cho won a 500 -meter race, benefited from a fall, the co-favorite Apolo Anton Ohno and Celski John and qualified for the Olympics. The 18 -year-old, who had re- scheduled end of his career in connection to the Trials, said immediately after the qualification: "It was a huge surprise. I can not even understand. " With 18 years Cho is the latest date nominated member of the U.S. Olympic Team. In the next World Cup season, he was employed in three of the four 500 -meter competitions and twice reached the top ten, with a fourth and a sixth. In the overall standings this winter he was the best American eighth grade, immediately prior to a few points worse Apolo Anton Ohno.

2012 admitted to Cho, who have World Short Track Speed ​​Skating Team Championships 2011 sabotaged the skids of his Canadian competitors Olivier Jean in Warsaw, at the urging of his coach Jae Su Chun while. The ISU Disciplinary Committee punished this on August 26, 2013, a two-year competition ban (October 5, 2012-4. October 2014 ), thus also shattered any hope of participating in the Olympic Games 2014.

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