After a nerve-wracking final sprint in speed skating, a Russian athlete made an emotional outburst –in the prestige race of all things. Now he justifies himself.
In the semi-finals of speed skating, two teams of all people met, whose relationship is always considered difficult: the teams from the USA and Russia delivered a close run that was only decided at the end. Directly after the goal, the Russian let himself be carried away to an obscene jubilation gesture – and thus earned criticism. Now the affected athlete reacts.
how provocative the speed skater celebrated his victory and how he now justifies himself, you can see in the video above or if you click here.
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