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TIL that South Korean speed skater An Hyeon-Su, who won 3 gold and a bronze medal at the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics, also won 3 gold and a bronze medal at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics - this time representing Russia under the name Viktor An, after falling out with the Korean Skating Federation.

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