Russia -- led by speed skating superstar Victor Ahn -- set a new Olympic record in winning gold in the men's 5,000m relay on Friday in front of a vociferous home crowd in Sochi.Viktor Ahn led Russia to Olympic gold in the 5,000-meter relay Friday, giving the short track star a record-tying eighth career medal.He joined Semen Elistratov, Vladimir Grigorev and Ruslan Zakharov in winning Russia's fifth short track medal in Sochi. With eight laps to go, Ahn took over the lead for good from American J.R. Celski. Born in South Korea, Ahn became a Russian citizen in 2011.The home nation's four-man team crossed the line in 6min 42.100sec. The United States were second (6:42.371) while China took bronze (6:48.341).
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