SEOUL, Three-time Olympic speed skating medalist Kim Min-seok received an 18-month ban from the competition Monday for a recent drunk driving accident, a decision that will still allow him to compete at the next Winter Games in Italy.

The Korea Skating Union (KSU) disciplined three other speed skaters for their involvement in the accident that took place inside the National Training Center in Jincheon, some 90 kilometers south of Seoul, on July 22.

That evening, Kim, along with brothers Chung Jae-woong and Chung Jae-won, and teammate Jeong Seon-kyo, had dinner at a restaurant outside the training facility and had a few drinks, according to the KSU.

Source: Yonhap News Agency