体坛英语资讯：S. Korean skating champion seeks Russian citizenship for Sochi Olympics
<p><span word="MOSCOW">MOSCOW</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 16-- <span word="Ahn">Ahn</span> <span word="Hyun">Hyun</span> <span word="Soo">Soo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accomplished">accomplished</span> <span word="skater">skater</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="Sochi">Sochi</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="Skating">Skating</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="SKR">SKR</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Ahn">Ahn</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="skating">skating</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SKR">SKR</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="obtains">obtains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="passport">passport</span>, <span word="SKR">SKR</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Alexei">Alexei</span> <span word="Kravtsov">Kravtsov</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RBC">RBC</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>.</p><p><span word="SKR">SKR</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="Citizenship">Citizenship</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skater">skater</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="track">track</span> <span word="naturalization">naturalization</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kravtsov">Kravtsov</span>, <span word="Ahn">Ahn</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="Sochi">Sochi</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 25-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="skater">skater</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="coaching">coaching</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="Ahn">Ahn</span> <span word="Hyun">Hyun</span> <span word="Soo">Soo</span>, <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1985 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span>, <span word="won">won</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006 <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turin">Turin</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2003-2007, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>- <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Overall">Overall</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>. <span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="skip">skip</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2010 <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Vancouver">Vancouver</span>.</p>
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