Three-time Olympic champion Ahn Hyun-soo will play for Russia in short track. Skating Union of Russia (MRS) and the Ministry of Sport appealed to the Commission on Citizenship under the President of the Russian Federation to grant Russian passports athlete from South Korea. In addition to the three Olympic medals Ahn Hyun-soo is a five-time undisputed world champion. MRS President Alex Kravtsov speaks exclusively about the Koreans in an excellent tone, calls him an outstanding athlete and hopes that in October, Hyun-soo Ahn will receive a Russian passport. According to Kravtsov, a desire to play for Russia in Korean sincere. He even agreed to give up their native citizenship. "We talked a lot with Ahn Hyun-soo on his desire to play for Russia, and discussed all the details, which soon will issue a contract – leads the" All Sports "words Kravtsov. – This is by no means a visit to the legionary who navyigryvaet medals at our home Olympics in Sochi in 2014, will receive all the benefits – and come back to Korea. An Hyun-soo has considered and conscious decision to play for Russia. For this to happen, he must renounce the citizenship of South Korea. An Hyun-soo long interest in Russian culture, are now actively engaged in studying the Russian language, plans to move to Russia for permanent residence, and after athletic career coach wants to work. However, to speak about his retirement Ahn Hyun-soo is still too early – he's only 25 years old. In the recent past he has made, of course, outstanding results. At the Olympics in 2006 won three gold and one silver medal, for five seasons – in 2003-2007 – became the undisputed world champion. But in 2008, Ahn Hyun-soo was on the collection of a knee injury, underwent a complicated surgery, had not properly recovered – and not selected for the Olympic Games in 2010. " As the president has admitted TFR, Hyun-soo Ahn himself asked to consider the possibility of playing for the Russian team and trains since June with our national team. "Now the national team is assembled in Italy, and reviews about it from the athletes and coaches – the most good. I hope that the Commission on Citizenship under the President of the Russian Federation will take a positive opinion on granting Ahn Hyun-soo of the Russian citizenship. And he can speak for the Russian team in the very near future "- said Kravtsov. According to the laws of the Russian Federation to receive Russian citizenship is possible only in case of failure of his first passport. An Hyun-soo on the move ready to go, but in general, though specifically for athletes, there is a loophole in the law. From his first and principal of citizenship can not otkazyvat Xia, if it is proved for special services to the Russian contender for citizenship. The Russian sports such "high-deserved" mass. With the leverage and communication much easier and cheaper to arrange a passport legionnaire than educate their athletes. Most examples in basketball. To get around quite a hard limit on foreign players, clubs made of Russian passports to Americans, not even requiring them to play for the national team of Russia. In 2003, the year the citizenship was John Robert Holden, who led CSKA to victory in the Euroleague and the Russian team to gold medals European Championships. It is taken as an example of Holden supporters of the naturalization of foreigners. But JR – rather the exception. Once Russian passports were Holden Kelly McCarty and Travis Hansen. But the first team almost did not play, and the second openly admitted that playing for Russia will not. In the women's basketball just four American women have Russian passports: Becky Hammon, Dean Nolan, Epiphany Prince and Kelly Miller. However, only Hammon played for Russia's weed, and around this summer, Miller was a scandal. Basketball Federation demanded of her performances for the national team at the European Championships (which eventually won the Russian national team), but the American so do not want to play for our team that broke the Russian passport and washed it down the toilet. With Russian citizenship Miller played more than five years. It is hoped that the story of Ahn Hyun-soo will not be marred by scandal and the Olympics in Sochi, he will sing the national anthem of Russia won the gold medal. Author: Andrey Kartashov
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