Behind the scenes heroes! South Korean coach Ahn Hyun-so is also the biggest contributor to the first kim of the Winter Olympics
After the Chinese short track speed skating team won the first gold of the Chinese delegation, in addition to the athletes on the field, the technical coach Ahn Hyun-so standing behind them also gradually entered people's vision. Some people may wonder: How can there be a Korean face in the coaching team of the Chinese team? In fact, he also has a Russian name: Victor Ann.
The story of Ahn Hyun-so joining the Chinese short track speed skating coaching team begins when he was an athlete in South Korea. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Ahn Hyun-so won three gold medals for the Korean team in one fell swoop, but the brilliant results did not make him a god by the Koreans, but was involved in the team's fight, and he was gradually beaten into the cold palace.
In the face of this unfair treatment, Ahn Hyun-so's father, An Ki-won, exposed the unknown side of the Korean team to the South Korean media. An Ji-won's move also made Ahn Hyun-so drift away from the South Korean team, not only unable to play and train normally, but even interfered with by his own players in the game. After missing the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver due to an unexpected knee injury, Ahn Hyun-so joined the Russian team and was named Victor Ann.
After joining the Russian short track speed skating team, Ahn Hyun-so won three more gold medals and set multiple records at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and finally officially retired on April 28, 2020. As an old acquaintance of the international arena for many years, Wang Meng also did not hesitate to praise Ahn Hyun-so, and has repeatedly called him a talented player in public. After retiring from the army, Wang Meng, who was the head coach of the Chinese short track speed skating team at the time, issued an invitation to him, and Ahn Hyun-so also entered the Chinese short track speed skating coaching team.
Ahn Hyun-so once wrote in his retirement letter: "No matter where I am, I will do my best to develop short track speed skating. From athletes to coaches, from the field to the backstage, no matter what identity, no matter what country, Ahn Hyun-so's feelings for short track speed skating have never changed, and this feeling deserves everyone's respect. And a little-known thing is that Ahn Hyun-soo's body is tattooed with 8 Chinese characters: Chu Xin does not forget to use the axe as a needle!