Viktor Ahn, the most decorated Olympic short track speed skater in history, will coach Chinese skaters leading up to the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, according to South Korean media.
Ahn, who won three gold medals each for South Korea and for Russia, announced his second retirement in 20 months in April at age 34. He cited constant knee pain and other injuries.
Ahn joins a long list of retired Winter Olympic champions to coach Chinese athletes in this Winter Olympic cycle, before the nation hosts its first Winter Games. Others include U.S. speed skater Shani Davis, biathletes Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway and wife Darya Domracheva of Belarus and bobsledders Andre Lange of Germany and Pierre Lueders of Canada.