Victor Ahn (Ahn Hyun-soo), who was caught up in controversy for his support for ‘One China’, expressed his will to do his best if given the opportunity to work for the Korean short track.
Victor Ahn said in an interview with Yonhap News on the 19th, “Korea is the place where I have been playing for the longest time and loved it. If given the opportunity, I will do my best.” (Go to article)
He also dismissed rumors about the return of an active player. He, who trained while skating with Chinese athletes throughout the Olympics, said, “It’s really hard to train like that.” He said, “If the coach directly guides while skating, the athletes can learn the steps naturally, so we ran together in a crowd. “, explained.
Victor Ahn also said, “I joined the Chinese national team in August 2020, but since then, I have never seen my family again due to quarantine issues. I didn’t catch it,” he said.
Earlier, Victor Ahn was embroiled in controversy when he recently revealed his views on cross-strait relations (relationships between China and Taiwan). It was triggered when a Chinese discovered that Taiwan was marked as a country on the website of a cosmetic brand run by his wife, Nari Wu. (See related article)
As Chinese protests poured in, he wrote on Weibo on the 14th, “I had a lot of fun while coaching in China, and I have always felt grateful for the support of many short track fans and netizens. We support the ‘China principle’,” he said.
