On April 24, Beijing time, the Russian and former Chinese short track speed skating coach An Hyun-soo specially thanked Chinese fans on Chinese social media platforms and posted a monument with more than 1 million fans, and it is clear that An Hyun-so is grateful to have so many fans in China. Originally a South Korean speed skater, Ahn Hyun-so changed his nationality to Become Russian in the middle of his career, and after retiring, Ahn Hyun-so signed a contract with the Chinese short track speed skating coaching team to lead the team to the Beijing Winter Olympics. At present, Ahn Hyun-so's contract with the Chinese team has expired, the two sides have not renewed the contract, and Ahn Hyun-so returned to his home in South Korea to accompany his family, temporarily not in China.
But although he no longer coaches the Chinese team, Ahn Hyun-so is still grateful for his experience working in China, and has repeatedly posted updates to thank Chinese fans. It is worth noting that Ahn Hyun-so only officially had a Chinese social media account in February 2022, breaking through 1 million followers in less than three months and reaching 1.63 million so far. It can be said that Ahn Hyun-so has a high popularity in China.
Just under the dynamics of An Hyun-so's thanks to Chinese fans, some netizen fans who like him commented: "I haven't seen Coach An for a long time", "I miss you today", "Pay attention to safety, rest well" These comments can be seen that Chinese netizens love An Hyun-so.
Can have such a high popularity in China, Ahn Hyun-so is not made out of thin air, athlete period he is the best male athlete in the short track speed skating field, has participated in two Winter Olympics, a total of 6 gold and 2 bronze results, can be called the ruling level, if it is not the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics because of some uncontrollable factors caused Ahn Hyun-so can not participate, originally he was able to win 9 Olympic gold medals. Strong strength is the first step for Ahn Hyun-so to harvest fans.
After becoming a Chinese short track speed skating coach, Ahn Hyun-so's humble and gentle personality quickly captured the hearts of more Chinese fans, and during his coaching of the Chinese team, Ahn Hyun-so and the Chinese team captain Wu Dajing's relationship further warmed up, and the two were also friends and mentors, and this wave of speculation directly made Ahn Hyun-so's popularity continue to rise. Wu Dajing was the facade of the Chinese short track speed skating men's team for a long time in the past, and was one of the pride of the Chinese people, and the harmonious relationship between Ahn Hyun-so and Wu Dajing meant that more good feelings could be gained.
Of course, Ahn Hyun-so also had some controversial incidents, such as his wife having made some inappropriate moves, which led to Ahn Hyun-so's need to apologize to Chinese fans. In the future, Ahn Hyun-so may also sign a contract with the South Korean short track speed skating coaching team and become the opponent of the Chinese team, when the two sides will be the "enemies" on the field. Only from the current point of view, Ahn Hyun-so's popularity in China is still good, as a former Korean athlete, it is not easy to have more than 1.6 million fans in China, Ahn Hyun-soo has done it, with his excellence, humility and gentleness to create such a large popular influence, the future hopes to maintain it well!
(Lin Xiaoxiang)