Russian Skating Union President Nikolay Gulyayev has extended an invitation for South Korean-born Russian short track speed skater Viktor An to come back to his adopted nation, after being publicly rejected from a skating coaching role in Seongnam.

Six-time Olympic champion Viktor Ahn is understood to be the latest star to be tasked with coaching Chinese athletes ahead of Beijing 2022.

Multiple Winter Olympic gold medallist Viktor Ahn announced his retirement from speed skating due to several persistent injuries.

Six-times Olympic champion Viktor Ahn will step up his bid for a place on the Russian short track speed skating team when he competes at qualification events in September.

Russia’s Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov has hailed the decision of South Korean-born Russian speed skater Viktor Ahn to come out of retirement as "well considered".

Short track speed skater Viktor Ahn has thanked fans in Russia in an open letter for their support throughout his career in the Russian national team following his decision to retire from the sport. 

Six-time Olympic short-track speed skating gold medallist Viktor Ahn has decided to retire from the sport and return to his home country of South Korea after rejecting an offer to coach the Russian team.

Russia's six-time Olympic short track speed skating gold medallist Viktor Ahn will make a decision by November about whether or not to continue his career in the sport. 

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) have confirmed that they have sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) requesting the reasons behind the Pyeongchang 2018 bans of Viktor Ahn, Anton Shipulin and Sergey Ustiugov.

Viktor Ahn has reportedly been ruled out of competing at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics after being implicated in the McLaren Report, with fellow speed skaters on the Russian team also banned.

Viktor Ahn, the world's most successful Olympic short track speed skater with six gold medals, will have the opportunity to seek more at next year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang after being named in the Russian team.

Six-time Olympic short track speed skating champion Viktor Ahn said he is prepared for the possibility of a hostile reception from the South Korean crowd at Pyeongchang 2018.