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South Korean skiers banned for life for assaulting female teammates

South Korea’s skiing federation handed down life bans today to two male mogul skiers who competed at the Pyeongchang Olympics for harassing and assaulting two female teammates at a World Cup event last week in Japan.

The federation notified Choi Jae Woo and Kim Ji Hyun of their bans earlier this week, an official from the Korea Ski Association said.

Choi and Kim can appeal against the bans to the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee within a week, said the official, who didn’t want to be named, citing office rules.

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