As we all know, Coach Ahn Hyun-so is a six-gold winner of the short track speed skating event and a talented short track speed skater, but behind this athlete's six gold medals, few people can withstand the hardships he has experienced.
Behind the scenery is infinite hardship
He is now a Russian national who has missed two Olympic games during his career as an athlete, one in Vancouver in 2010 due to a serious injury to a fractured left knee, and the other in Pyeongchang in 2018.
His left knee injury goes back to 2008, when he fell during training, resulting in a fracture of his left knee, partially injured in the cruciate ligament, had an operation, and because of the training, the wound became inflamed, and he underwent three surgeries again to remove the wire that fixed the fracture.
Because the fracture of the left knee from 2008 to 2009, four surgeries were performed before and after, and finally the left calf was in a state of immobility due to multiple surgeries and the symptoms of muscle atrophy, the entire left calf looked much smaller than the right calf, extremely asymmetrical.
Later, in order to continue to participate in the short track speed skating sport he loved, he gritted his teeth, endured the pain of just finishing surgery, and trained the muscles of his left calf back, which made him surpass other athletes.
Short track speed skating legend
Finally, Emperor Tian paid off, he officially returned to short track speed skating in 2009, but due to injury, he did not fully recover and failed to be selected for the 2010 Pyeongchang Olympic Games.
After four surgeries and injuries, he still did not give up his love of short track speed skating, after hard training, as he wished to participate in the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, when he stepped on the field that belonged to him again, he was like a light, illuminating the entire field, and everyone else became his foil.
At that 2014 Olympics, he performed his miracle again, winning three gold medals in short track speed skating, plus three gold medals won at the 2006 Olympics, making him a six-gold winner.
Led the Chinese team to create the best result in the history of Chinese short track speed skating
Such a record, so far, in the international ranking, is still so dazzling and prominent.
A legendary figure like Coach Ahn Hyun-so hopes that in the near future, he can return to China to continue coaching and continue to cultivate more outstanding talents for the Chinese team.