Russian Redheaded Gold Medalist was South Korean until 2011

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Viktor Ahn

“He just shows he is the best guy in the world, definitely here,” Ohno said. “He’s got eight medals, six gold. Perhaps the best ever to put short track speed skates on. Yeah, I would say so.”

Russian skater Viktor Ahn ties Apolo Ohno's eight career medals

Explanations of why he became a Russian

 

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My phone showed only the 'Russian redhead gold medalist' portion of this post. Somehow I was anticipating some Slavic beauty and not a 75 pound Korean boy.

 

[Orangeyes]

Is this better?