Lim Hyo-jun (South Korean name Lin Hyo-jun), who was active on the international stage as a Korean short track speed skating player and naturalized to China, was eliminated for foul play in the last individual event at the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games. On the 9th, in the first group of the men's 1000m semifinals of short track speed skating held in the comprehensive hall of the Heilongjiang Ice Training Center in Harbin, Lin Xiaojun completed the forced surpassing, surpassing the South Korean team Park Ji-won and Japan's Matsutsu Shuta.
On the 9th, in the men's 1000m short track speed skating semifinals of the Asian Winter Games, South Korea's Park Ji-won and China's Lin Hyo-jun were galloping on the track
Lin Hyojun had contact with Hideta Matsutsu in the process, and Hideta Matsutsu was thrown away by other opponents after his center of gravity was unstable. The referee announced a foul on Hayashi after the match and gave Matsutsu the dominant decision. Park Ji-won entered the final with a time of 1:26.625 after China's Sun Long, who finished second. South Korean media said that Lin Hyojun often showed regret at this competition. He failed to win a medal when he fell while leading as China's last runner in the mixed 2000m relay the day before.
Lin then won gold in the men's 500m, but was suspected of being helped by teammate Sun Long in the final. According to Article 295 (2) of the International Skating Union (ISU) regulations, short track speed skaters who are unable to receive "push" help from their teammates during a race will be penalized if they commit a related foul. The referees did not take special measures for this scene, and Lin Xiaojun won the gold medal.
This Asian Winter Games is the first time that Lin Xiaojun has participated in the international comprehensive competition as a member of the Chinese team. Lim Hyo-jun was active as a Korean short track speed skating player in 2019, but was suspended for one year by the Korean Skating Union for being involved in disgraceful matters, became a naturalized Chinese citizen in 2020, and then made a comeback through the 2022-2023 International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup. After finishing the individual event schedule of the Asian Winter Games, Lin Xiaojun will attack the last medal in the men's 5000m relay race on the afternoon of the 9th.