「01」
If there is anyone who is most unhappy about the Winter Olympics that are being held in Beijing, it must be The Koreans.
Since the beginning of the Winter Olympics, every day has been a moment of defense for Koreans.
South Korea's traditional advantage short track speed skating has been decided 4 gold medals, and South Korea has only won one gold medal.
In the men's parallel giant slalom event, the call for victory before the start of the tournament was very high, and the silver medalist lee Sang-ho of the last Winter Olympics lost by 0.01 seconds.
South Korean netizens have become keyboard warriors, some people complain that the ice and snow of the Beijing Winter Olympics are not good, some people say that the food is unpalatable, and there are former South Korean short-track speed skaters who support South Korea's collective withdrawal.
Among all the targets of the Korean Internet violence, there is a particularly "special".
He and his family were threatened with death, and threats were made to kidnap his daughter.
But he is a Korean himself, and even a legend of Korean short track speed skating.
He is the technical coach of the Chinese short track speed skating team - An Hyun-so.
「02」
If you pay attention to this Winter Olympics, you will definitely have an impression of this shot.
The person smiling in the Chinese team uniform is Ahn Hyun-so.
Why would an iconic South Korean short track speed skater coach in China?
This begins with Ahn Hyun-so playing for Russia under the name of Victor An.
Wang Mao is the great devil of the women's short track speed skating world, and the Korean men's short track speed skater she recognizes is only Ahn Hyun Soo.
She once said publicly on the show, "Many people are still imitating Ahn Hyun-so's technical characteristics and following his skating." ”
But such a legendary figure in South Korea is ostracized.
At the age of 17, Ahn Hyun-so has already won the first gold medal in the Short Track Speed Skating World Series for South Korea.
He then made his debut at the Turin Winter Olympics, when he was still young, he failed to stand on the podium, but everyone knew that his legend had begun.
「03」
It's just that young geniuses, in the Korean ice arena with serious seniority, not only have not received the attention they deserve, but have encountered countless crackdowns.
The suppression and corporal punishment of the seniors in the team are one thing, and what makes the athlete Ahn Hyun-so sad the most is that he cannot train with the men's team throughout the Olympic cycle, but is excluded to train with the women's team.
But the exclusion did not stop Ahn Hyun-soo. He won gold medals in almost all individual events at four World Championships.
And helped Korean group projects win gold repeatedly.
It was not until 2006, before the Start of the Turin Winter Olympics, that he was urgently recalled to the men's team.
Coming to the Winter Olympics, Ahn Hyun-so understands that his biggest enemy is his teammates.
Because the Olympic champion was exempt from military service, Ahn Hyun-so's senior directly ordered him: "Give up the gold medal." ”
Ahn Hyun-so, who refused to concede the gold medal, was smashed in the head with a helmet by his predecessors after the game.
In the game, Ahn Hyun-so was in the lead, the gold medal was close at hand, but no one knew, and his teammates behind him were now saying to him: "Get out of the way." ”
"At that time, I was going to be the first, and the seniors behind me said that they wanted me to let go, and I was thinking about whether to give him a way." Ahn Hyun-so hesitated, and if he didn't give up the gold medal, he would encounter cold reception and violence. But who will be willing to give up the Olympic gold medal won with strength and hard work?
In the end, Ahn Hyun-so was the first to cross the finish line.
A more dramatic scene takes place in the short track speed skating relay.
In the final shot, Ahn Hyun-so helped the South Korean short track speed skating team win the gold medal with his superb cornering skills.
But while celebrating, the three teammates isolated Ahn Hyun-so and excluded the hero.
Compared with this year's Winter Olympics, Wu Dajing, who was physically weak, signaled Ren Ziwei to go first, and the young Li Wenlong desperately escorted Ren Ziwei... Standing tall and tall.
Chinese "let" the gold medal, and the Koreans "grab" the gold medal.
Everything that happened at the Winter Olympics also laid the groundwork for what happened to Ahn Hyun-so after returning to South Korea.
That year, Ahn Hyun-so won three golds and one bronze at the Winter Olympics, the highest in Korean history.
But what awaits him is not a smooth road.
「04」
The only thing that could prevent the genius from winning the title was injuries.
In 2008, during a training session, Ahn Hyun-so suffered a fracture of his left kneecap and a contusion of the posterior cruciate ligament.
At that time, Ahn Hyun-so sought help from the South Korean national team, but South Korea refused to support Ahn Hyun-so's treatment and recovery in all aspects on the grounds that he was not injured during the national team's matches.
In desperation, Ahn Hyun-so went to Russia for 4 surgeries at his own expense before he was able to return to the field.
At this time, the South Korean national team has already regarded Ahn Hyun-so as an outcast.
"Short track speed skating is a traditional advantage sport in Korea, and they have a steady stream of athletes to join them, so they can't do it without anyone and don't cherish athletes at all."
Ahn Hyun-so is faced with such a situation, after recovering from surgery, he found that he had nowhere to stand in the country and could not find a team willing to accept him.
That year, the Selection for the Korean Winter Olympics was advanced by a month, resulting in Ahn Hyun-so's ineligible for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
After that, South Korea temporarily changed the rules, resulting in Ahn Hyun-so even missing the Sochi Winter Olympics four years later.
Both the big game and the club abandoned the genius who galloped the field.
But Ahn Hyun-so doesn't want to retire, he still wants to skate. So, when the Russians threw an olive branch at him, he finally made up his mind —
Drop everything, including your nationality, and go to Russia to continue your short track speed skating career.
「05」
"When he started coming here, he wasn't as fast as the women's team. I could see the disappointed look in the eyes of the team members, who had originally idolized Ahn Hyun-so. ”
Ahn Hyun-so, who changed his name to Victor An, and his wife rushed to Russia to prepare for the war in the name of "treason", but with a serious injury and a long period of no training, Ahn Hyun-so's skills were not as good as before.
Alienation and loneliness in a foreign country, and a desire to prove himself with achievements, made Ahn Hyun-so suffer in the initial time.
During training, whenever his teammates sat together and rested, Ahn Hyun-so continued to slide on the ice alone. Because her self-confidence has dropped to the freezing point and her language is not clear, Ahn Hyun-so is always out of the line.
It was also the year he wrote on his helmet: "No pain no gain."
After a one-year recovery period, a long period of life in the training ground, language school, and residence, Ahn Hyun-so gradually found his speed and self-confidence in the ice rink.
The Sochi Winter Olympics are finally here.
After the serious injury, Ahn Hyun-so fought again in the name of Victor Ann, and he used his strength to justify himself -
After the start, staged a clean overtaking of the signboard and won the gold medal.
The results of three golds and one bronze continue his legend in the field of short track speed skating. Helped Russia complete the breakthrough of the short track speed skating gold medal zero.
At that Winter Olympics, the South Korean short track men's team suffered a "collapse" rout, losing the two gold medals in the 500 meters and 1000 meters, which were won by Ahn Hyun-so, who was swept out by the South Korean team.
After the Winter Olympics, Ahn Hyun-so was sought after in Russia and even received a medal from Putin.
Reaching the end of the road and completing transcendence, he also completed a clean Jedi anti-overtaking in his own life.
This is probably the most bullish face-punching cool man I've ever seen.
「06」
Due to the doping problem that erupted at the Sochi Winter Olympics, only a small number of Russian athletes were considered to be able to participate in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Ahn Hyun-so is not among them. Even though he had never had any doping problems.
To this end, Ahn Hyun-so wrote a handwritten letter asking for a chance to appeal, and he also wanted to stand on the field of the Winter Olympics again.
But the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics once again blocked his dream.
In 2018, we failed to see the world's most successful Winter Olympic short track speed skater in South Korea.
In 2020, he chose to retire.
After retiring, he sent a signal: "I want to be a coach. ”
He loves short track speed skating, and he doesn't want to leave here even if he retires. However, the South Korean national team rejected Ahn Hyun-so on the grounds that he had "no coaching experience".
At this time, Wang Meng threw an olive branch to Ahn Hyun-so.
Ahn Hyun-so made up his mind to become the technical coach of the Chinese team.
Once again, he went to a foreign country, just to continue his ice and snow dream.
But he did not expect that what awaited him this time was still a South Korean Internet storm, and even a death threat to his wife and daughter.
「07」
Wife and daughter are Ahn Hyun-so's bottom line.
Ahn Hyun-so and his wife Yu Na-ri met in Wei Shi. Yu Na-ri was a fan of Ahn Hyun-so.
When he almost had to retire due to injury and faced rebellion and separation, Yu Nali ignored the opposition of his family and went to Russia with Ahn Hyun-so.
At that time, the two men only carried two suitcases of luggage, while in Russia they had nothing.
The place where she lived was a simple hotel-style dormitory, where Yu Nali cooked on the ground and washed dishes in the sink.
In this way, we survived the most bitter days together.
Yu Na-ri never said to Ahn Hyun-so that you must win the championship, she always told him: "It doesn't matter if you are third or fourth, don't fall, don't get hurt." ”
During the long period of recovery, in a foreign country with a language barrier, it was the support of his lover who allowed him to regroup.
Now, because of short-track speed skating, they have once again fallen into the whirlpool of public opinion.
But what's wrong with love, fairness, and competition itself?
Once ostracized because he did not want to give up the first, and because of his love and suffered from treason, now he coaches China, cheering for the clean victory of the Chinese players, but he is going to be attacked by the South Korean Internet...
The unappreciated genius, the upside-down champion, the dark side of Korean sports pressed on a man, changed his destiny.
Short-track speed skaters glide at speeds equivalent to 50 kilometers per hour, and in high-speed skating, it is a war between themselves and themselves. People can't share speed and skill with others, just like Ahn Hyun-so can't share the pressure of being accused of treason.
And Ahn Hyun-so, the world's recognized short-track speed skating genius, wants to continue to be accompanied by short-track speed skating, so he can only glide alone and firmly.
This is a battle that no one else can understand.
And the only thing we are sure of is that a genius of high moral character will always be respected in China, no matter where he comes from.
This is probably why the ice rink of beijing short track speed skating is exceptionally clean this time.