Sochi Olympics: Russia’s Viktor Ahn wins gold in 1000m short track

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Russian athletes have won gold and silver in men’s 1000 short track race. Viktor Ahn came first and Vladimir Grigoriev came second.

Russia’s Viktor Ahn won the gold and Vladimir Grigorev the silver in a glorious 1,000m short track speedskating final for the host nation at the Sochi Olympics on Saturday.

Ahn led from the start and was never seriously challenged for a fourth career Olympic gold medal and his second medal of the Sochi Games at the Iceberg Skating Palace.

He timed 1:25.325, with Grigorev clocking 1:25.399 for his first major global medal at the age of 31.

World silver medalist Sjinkie Knegt of the Netherlands claimed the bronze in 1:25.611.

Ahn, 28, became one of speedskating’s all-time greats as a competitor for his native South Korea, where he was known as Ahn Hyun-Soo, winning 20 world championship gold medals and three Olympic titles in Turin.

Ahn claimed the Sochi bronze behind Canada’s Charles Hamelin and China’s Han Tianyu in the 1,500m on Monday.

Hamelin had been in contention for the 1,000m title but crashed out in the quarterfinals.

source: voice of russia

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