Speed Skater Viktor Ahn Decides to Move Back to South Korea

I find it interesting Viktor Ahn is being criticized for returning to South Korea after skating for Russia when South Korea has a number of foreign born athletes playing on their teams:

Korean-born Russian short-track speed skater Viktor Ahn has been branded an opportunist for returning to Korea.

Many Koreans do not approve of his move and have urged him to go back to Russia.

The skater, 33, whose Korean name is Ahn Hyun-soo, has reportedly come back to raise his daughter in Korea, according to Russia’s Interfax News Wednesday.

Korean media outlet Sports Kyunghyang reported Thursday that Ahn made the decision for his wife, who is said to be homesick. Ahn tied the knot with Woo Na-ri in 2014 and has one daughter.

“He was the one who received preferential treatment ― Ahn was singled out as a member of the national team thanks to his ‘faction,’ not his skating ability,” one netizen wrote. “But he began playing the victim as his faction lost power and left for Russia.”  [Korea Times]

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