Boutin's bronze triggers abuse

Canadian short-track speed skater Kim Boutin's dream of winning an Olympic medal has quickly turned into a nightmare, with her social media accounts inundated with abuse and threats from angry fans of South Korea after she won bronze on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old grabbed third place in the women's 500m final on Tuesday, but her joy was short-lived.

By Wednesday the disqualification of local Choi Min-jeong, who had finished second, triggered a wave of verbal attacks targeting the Canadian, seen as benefiting from what some Koreans think was an unfair ruling of interference.