Olympics - Korea Skating Union keen to resolve assault allegations

Short Track - Women's 1000 m - Asian Winter Games - Makomanai, Sapporo, Japan - 22/02/17 - Gold medalist Shim Suk-hee of South Korea salutes to her national flag during the medal ceremony. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

SEOUL (Reuters) - The Korea Skating Union is "urgently" investigating allegations that a coach assaulted short track gold medallist Shim Suk-hee and an independent commission will rule whether punishment is appropriate or not, a KSU official told Reuters on Tuesday.

Shim, who won gold, silver and bronze medals in Sochi four years ago, left the Jincheon National Training Center last week after an incident with her coach, who the KSU said has since been suspended during their investigations.