平昌オリンピックのカーリング女子準決勝で2月23日、韓国は日本を破って決勝進出が決まった。
韓国チーム主将のキム・ウンジョン選手（27）は、競技中にかける大きなメガネが印象的だ。「メガネ先輩」の愛称で韓国内で親しまれている。
John Sibley / Reuters
競技中はいつもメガネをかけて真剣な表情を崩さなかった。しかし今回の試合終了後、ついにメガネを外した。
そして泣いた。
John Sibley / Reuters
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韓国公共テレビ局「KBS」では、実況で解説者が「私たちのメガネ先輩がメガネを外しました！」と絶叫した。
【訂正】初出時、「一人の女性に戻った」など、選手の性別をことさらに強調する表現がありました。不適切だと判断し、削除してお詫びいたします。
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