Russian Olympic Committee speed skater Daniil Aldoshkin apologized for giving two middle fingers after crossing the finish line against Team USA on Tuesday. Aldoshkin, 20, celebrated the finish that qualified his team for the gold medal race by flipping the bird with both hands. He later said he didn't mean to offend anyone.
“I threw up my hands,” he said, per rt.com. “I have the first medal, the first Olympics. I didn't mean anything like that. I'm sorry if this offended anyone.”
Aldoshkin, along with his teammates Ruslan Zakharov Sergey Trofinmov, eventually won the silver medal, losing to only Norway.