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Sep 6, 2024 · Apolo Anton Ohno (born May 22, 1982, Seattle, Washington, U.S.) is an American short-track speed skater who was the most-decorated American athlete in the history of the Winter Olympics. In three Games (2002, 2006, and 2010) he accumulated a total of eight medals—two gold, two silver, and four bronze. Ohno’s Japanese-born father encouraged ...
Apolo Anton Ohno (/ əˈpɒloʊ ˈæntɒn ˈoʊnoʊ /; born May 22, 1982) is an American retired [6] short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics. Ohno is the most decorated American at the Winter Olympics and was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in ...
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Ohno's father, Yuki Ohno, grew up in Tokyo, Japan, but he left the country in the early 1970s, at the age of 18. He became a hairdresser, and after traveling the world he settled down in Seattle, Washington in 1980, opened his own shop, Yuki's Diffusions, and married an American named Jerrie Lee. Apolo was born in 1982, but his mother left a year l...
At one competition in 1995 Patrick Wentland, a speed-skating coach from the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York, saw Apolo Ohno skate and persuaded the center to bend its rules and admit Ohno even though he had not reached the minimum age of 15. Yuki Ohno was thrilled at this opportunity, but Apolo Ohno was not so sure. When, in June 1...
Ohno was a favorite going into the 1998 Olympic trials, but he finished sixteenth-last-at that competition and nearly quit skating. Yuki drove him up into the mountains near Seattle and left him alone in a secluded cabin for a week to consider what he wanted to do. One day he was running in the pouring rain for his third workout of the day. "I had ...
Short-track races are often won not by the fastest skater, but by the skater most skilled at avoiding the sport's frequent crashes, and Ohno's first event at the 2002 Olympics, the 1,000 meter, was no different. In the final heat Ohno was leading only meters from the finish when four racers tangled up and all crashed. Australian skater Steven Bradb...
When the Winter Olympics are held in 2006, Ohno will be only 23 years old. The average speed skater peaks at 24. Ohno's legion of fans should have many more years of spectacular performances to look forward to, but even if Ohno never wins another race, he will still be remembered for the inspiring stories he provided in 2002.
Address: c/o Nick Paulenich, Public Relations Director, U.S. Speedskating, Utah Olympic Oval, 5662 South 4800 West, Kearns, UT 84118. Email: apolofanmail@yahoo.com.
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Armstrong, Jim. "Ohno's Big Finish Slips Away … Twice." Denver Post(February 24, 2002): C-01. ——. "S. Korea Raises Stink on Skating Lawsuit: Boycott Threatened if Ohno's Gold Not Stripped." Denver Post(February 22, 2002): A-13. Borzilleri, Meri-Jo. "It's Showtime for Apolo." Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service(February 15, 2002): K3850. ——. "It's Time for Ohno's Star Power to Start Shining." Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO; February 16, 2002): Olympics3. ——. "Ohno Misses Medals: Disqualification...
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"Apolo Anton Ohno." U.S. Speedskating. http://www.usspeedskating.org/rosters/Ohno.html(January 5, 2003). Poitevent, Evelyn. "Q & A: Apolo Anton Ohno." USA Weekend.com. http://www.usaweekend.com/02_issues/020407/020407whosnews_ohno.html (January 5, 2003). Sketch by Julia Bauder
May 17, 2022 · As a result, they start to fill with self-doubt, a sense of loss and vulnerability. Ohno was no different. But, as he openly shares in his latest book, Hard Pivot, he started to retreat into ...
Jan 21, 2022 · Apolo Ohno, now 38 and living in Los Angeles, is the most decorated American winter Olympic athlete, with a total of eight medals. He admits the transition to life as a non-athlete, however, was difficult. Personal Capital. Apolo Ohno spent half of his life dashing around the ice earning Olympic glory, fame and a good amount of fortune as one of the world's most recognizable short-track speed ...
Feb 22, 2022 · Many people grew up watching Ohno compete. He helped launch speed skating into the national spotlight, making it cool in a manner not unlike what Shaun White did for snowboarding. Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2019, Ohno has become a role model for a generation of athletes.
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Olympic Games: 1500m G, 1000m S (2002 Salt Lake City), 500m G, 1000m/5000m relay B (2006 Tornio); 1500m S, 1000m/5000m relay B (2010 Vancouver) Apolo Ohno is the face of short track speedskating in the US. He is the most accomplished and most recognizable short track athlete in US history, male or female. He’s inspired many young skaters to ...
