2024-01-21 09:00:23
The Japanese standing nearby did not understand anything.
Vyacheslav Vedenin went down in the history of Soviet sports as the first skier to win the individual men’s race at the Olympics. The athlete won gold in the Japanese city of Sapporo in 1972. The athlete’s triumph was preceded by a funny story, which was circulated by newspapers in the Land of the Rising Sun.
At the 30-kilometer race, Vedenin got number 54. The skier was patiently waiting for his start when heavy snow began to fall. He had to think quickly, and Vyacheslav Petrovich decided to treat his skis with a special ointment that would help him in bad weather. At that moment, a Japanese reporter passed by and asked whether the athlete seriously hoped that the trick would help him.
Vyacheslav Vedenin gave an answer that the journalist did not understand. The skier finished first, and the next day Japanese newspapers and magazines trumpeted: a magic word helped the athlete win. And this mysterious word was “dahusim”, which is clear to any Russian even without decoding.
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