I hate this name, whether it is pronounced correctly or not, in English or in Russian. The name is ugly. Too Slavic, ethnic sounding name. I want to change it. I hate all the new people I meet asking me if I am Russian or Ukrainian and making assumptions about my beliefs and where I come from. There is no English equivalent of Oleg in the English language.
PLEASE CORRECT: It's not only Russians, but also a Ukrainian, and Belorusian name. Maybe even in other slavic countries. It's correctly "O-LEGH". NOT "Ah-lek". Also it means -- SAINT.
Oleg Yuriyovych Vernyayev is a Ukrainian artistic gymnast. He is the 2016 Olympic parallel bars champion and individual all-around silver medalist. Vernyayev is also the 2015 European individual all-around champion and the 2014 World parallel bars champion.