Ice link named after Olympic champion Victor Ahn will be built in Moscow: report

An ice link named after South Korean-born, three-time Olympic short track speed skating champion Victor Ahn will be built in Moscow, a Russian news agency reported, quoting a Russian official.

The sports minister of Moscow state made the remarks in a meeting with reporters Wednesday, according to the Ria Novosti news agency.

In addition, he said, the ministry and Ahn tentatively agreed to open a “master class” for children, the report said.

Ahn, who became a naturalized Russian in 2011, won the gold medal in the men's 500-meter and 1,000-meter events, and the men's 5,000-meter relay during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He also won the bronze in the men’s 1,500-meter event.

Ahn was born in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, in 1985 with his Korean name Ahn Hyun-soo.

After the Olympics, Russia's President Vladimir Putin presented the Order for Merit 4 Degrees to Ahn during the awards ceremony for Russian medalists in the Sochi Games.

Park Sae-jin swatchsjp@ajunews.com