Presentation : "New Russians" the 2014 prepared students 9 A class Ekaterina Stepanova and Voytkov Yegor

Viсtor Ahn

Victor An is a Russian short track speed skating athlete of South Korea descent. After competing for South Korea since childhood, in 2011 he became a Russian citizen and now races for the Russian team.

An had moved to Russia in 2011 and became one of the heroes of 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where he won the bronze medal in the 1500m. An then won the first Russian gold medal in short track, winning the 1000m, Vladimir Grigorev winning silver.

Vic Wild

Wild won a bronze medal in the parallel giant slalom at the World Championships and gold medals in the parallel slalom and parallel giant slalom at 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, which made him the first snowboarder ever to win two medals at the same Winter Games.

"Russia is a country that made it possible for me to win. Had I stayed in the US, I'd probably be still sitting at home, doing some ordinary job, doing something banal, and not interesting. I always wanted something different... It is just amazing that I won this gold for Russia. Some may think, 'This guy still stays American.'... And that is not true! I am not some American guy who decided it would be easier to get to Olympics in a country where snowboarding is undeveloped. I have chosen the harder path to success, and I have walked it all the way."

Instead of ending his career, Wild decided to leave the country; when he married Russian snowboarder Alena Zavarzina in 2011, Wild applied for Russian citizenship.