Dutch speed skater Sjinkie Knegt might well be the angriest athlete on ice.
Knegt vented his frustration last weekend after losing the 5,000-meter relay to Victor Ahn, a three-time gold medalist from Russia, by flipping the double bird. The Dutch team was disqualified from the ISU European Short Track Speed Skating Championships due to his actions, the .
The middle-finger salute also cost Knegt the bronze medal at the event, which is the final major tournament before the athletes head to Sochi.
鈥淥f course I’m sorry,” he told Dutch media after returning home, adding that it was done “out of emotion and frustration.鈥
The double bird could appear again when Knegt and Ahn face off next month during the Winter Olympic Games.
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