Six-time Olympic short track speed skating champion Viktor An After joining the Russian national team, he first faced the fact that his interlocutors did not understand what sport he was involved in, said Victoria Gogotova, former director of elite sports of the Russian Skating Union ( SKR), on . .
Viktor Ahn received Russian citizenship in December 2011. Previously, he played for the South Korean national team.
— When Victor An answered the question “What do you do?” responded that he was a short track skater, they asked him, “Is that a breed of dog?” — Gogotova said in the documentary “Sochi. 10 years later. Speed Skating and Short Track” on .
Viktor Ahn won three gold medals at the 2006 Games as a member of the South Korean team and three gold medals at the 2014 Sochi Games for the Russian team.
Source : MatchTV
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