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In 2002, Ohno helped raise funds for a [[Ronald McDonald House]] in Seattle.<ref name="octospeaker"> {{cite web|url=http://www.octagonspeakers.com/Default.aspx/Speakers/ApoloAntonOhno |title=Octogon Speakers: Apolo Ohno |accessdate=2009-12-26 |publisher=The Octagon Speakers Group }}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.fhcrc.org/about/pubs/center_news/2002/jun6/br2.html |title=Digging for gold for out-of-town patients |accessdate=2002-06-06 |publisher=Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center }}</ref> In 2006, Ohno participated in [[Gap (clothing retailer)|Gap]]'s campaign to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa by joining [[Product Red]].<ref name="productred"> {{cite web|url=http://www.gapinc.com/public/Media/Press_Releases/med_pr_GapProductRed100906.shtml |title=Gap (Product) Red Collection designed to make a difference for Africa |accessdate=2009-12-26 |date=2006-10-09 |publisher=[[Gap (clothing retailer)|Gap Inc]] }}</ref> Half of the proceeds went to the [[The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria]].<ref name="productred"/> He joined in a dinner fundraiser for Nikkei Concerns, a provider of care and services for Japanese elders living in the [[Pacific Northwest]].<ref name="nikkeiconcerns"/> The dinner helped raise a total of $20,000.<ref name="nikkeiconcerns"> {{cite web|url=http://www.nikkeiconcerns.org/pdfs/TAYORI_Fall06.pdf |title=A Winning Evening with Apolo Anton Ohno |accessdate=2009-12-26 |format=PDF |publisher=Nikkei Concerns }}</ref> On April 26, 2006, Ohno joined |
In 2002, Ohno helped raise funds for a [[Ronald McDonald House]] in Seattle.<ref name="octospeaker"> {{cite web|url=http://www.octagonspeakers.com/Default.aspx/Speakers/ApoloAntonOhno |title=Octogon Speakers: Apolo Ohno |accessdate=2009-12-26 |publisher=The Octagon Speakers Group }}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.fhcrc.org/about/pubs/center_news/2002/jun6/br2.html |title=Digging for gold for out-of-town patients |accessdate=2002-06-06 |publisher=Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center }}</ref> In 2006, Ohno participated in [[Gap (clothing retailer)|Gap]]'s campaign to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa by joining [[Product Red]].<ref name="productred"> {{cite web|url=http://www.gapinc.com/public/Media/Press_Releases/med_pr_GapProductRed100906.shtml |title=Gap (Product) Red Collection designed to make a difference for Africa |accessdate=2009-12-26 |date=2006-10-09 |publisher=[[Gap (clothing retailer)|Gap Inc]] }}</ref> Half of the proceeds went to the [[The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria]].<ref name="productred"/> He joined in a dinner fundraiser for Nikkei Concerns, a provider of care and services for Japanese elders living in the [[Pacific Northwest]].<ref name="nikkeiconcerns"/> The dinner helped raise a total of $20,000.<ref name="nikkeiconcerns"> {{cite web|url=http://www.nikkeiconcerns.org/pdfs/TAYORI_Fall06.pdf |title=A Winning Evening with Apolo Anton Ohno |accessdate=2009-12-26 |format=PDF |publisher=Nikkei Concerns }}</ref> On April 26, 2006, Ohno joined Senator [[Ted Kennedy]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] to show the importance of math and science education by helping launch the "Math Moves U" Hippest Homework Happening program, which gave students the opportunity to do math homework online with celebrities and athletes.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://help.senate.gov/Min_press/2006_04_26.pdf |title=Kennedy joins Olympic gold medalist Apolo Ohno to promote math and science education |accessdate=2006-04-26 |publisher=Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions }}</ref> Ohno has worked with [[The Salvation Army]] and the Clothes off our Back Foundations.<ref name="octospeaker"/> |
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Revision as of 05:11, 8 January 2010
Personal information | |
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Born | Seattle, Washington | May 22, 1982
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 74.8 kg (165 lb; 11.78 st) |
Website | Official Site |
Sport | |
Country | |
Sport | Speed skating |
World Cup wins | 2005 Overall 2003 Overall 2001 Overall |
World championship wins | 2008 Overall |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 500 m: 41.518[1] 1000 m: 1:24.500[2] 1500 m: 2:11.280[1] 3000 m: 4:32.975[1] |
Medal record | ||
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Men's Short Track Speed Skating | ||
Representing | ||
Olympic medal record | ||
2006 Turin | 500 m | |
2002 Salt Lake City | 1500 m | |
2002 Salt Lake City | 1000 m | |
2006 Turin | 1000 m | |
2006 Turin | 5000 m relay | |
World Championships | ||
2009 Vienna | 5000 m relay | |
2008 Gangneung | Overall | |
2008 Gangneung | 500 m | |
2007 Milan | 1500 m | |
2005 Beijing | 1000 m | |
2005 Beijing | 3000 m | |
2001 Jeonju | 1500 m | |
2001 Jeonju | 5000 m relay | |
2008 Harbin | Team | |
2009 Vienna | 1000 m | |
2008 Gangneung | 1000 m | |
2005 Beijing | Overall | |
2003 Warsaw | 3000 m | |
2001 Jeonju | Overall | |
2001 Jeonju | 1000 m | |
1999 Sofia | 500 m | |
2008 Gangneung | 3000 m | |
2007 Milan | Overall | |
2007 Milan | 1000 m | |
2007 Milan | 3000 m | |
2007 Milan | 5000 m relay | |
2005 Beijing | 5000 m relay | |
2009 Heerenveen | Team | |
World Junior Championships | ||
1999 Montreal | Overall | |
1999 Montreal | 1000 m | |
1999 Montreal | Super 1500 m | |
1999 Montreal | 500 m |
Apolo Anton Ohno (born May 22, 1982) is an American short track speed skating competitor and a five-time medalist (two gold, one silver, two bronze) in the Winter Olympics.
Ohno has won five Olympic medals over his career and is one of only four Americans who has won three medals in a single Winter Olympics game.[3] He is tied with Eric Heiden for most career medals at the Winter Games by an American man.[4] He has been the reigning United States champion since 2001 and has won the men's national title a total of 12 times.[4] In December 1999, he became the youngest skater to win a World Cup event title, and became the first American to win a World Cup overall title in 2001.[4][5] In 2008, Ohno won his first overall World Championship title.
He was the United States Olympic Committee's Male Athlete of the Month in October 2003 and March 2008.[6][7] He was named the U.S. Speedskating's Athlete of the Year for 2003 and was a 2002, 2003, and 2006 finalist for the Sullivan Award, which recognizes the best amateur athlete in the United States.[8][9]
He also competed in and won the reality TV show Dancing with the Stars in 2007.
Early life
Ohno was born in Federal Way, Washington, to a Caucasian-American mother, Jerrie Lee, and Japanese-born father, Yuki Ohno (大野 幸, Ōno Yuki).[10] Ohno's parents divorced when he was an infant and he was raised by his father.[11] He has had little contact with his biological mother and as of 2002, has expressed no interest in knowing her or his older half-brother.[10][11][12] Ohno's father, a high-fashion hair stylist and owner of the salon Yuki's Diffusion, often worked 12-hour shifts, and with no family in the United States, found it hard to balance career and family.[12] His father chose to name his son Apolo after the Greek words "Ap" which means to "steer away from", and "lo" which means "look out, here he comes".[4] When Ohno was very young, his father meticulously researched childcare providers to care for his son during his long work hours.[12] As he grew older, his father become concerned his son would become a latchkey kid, so he got his son involved with competitive swimming and in-line skating to fill his spare time.[13] Ohno's days were spent with morning swimming practices, followed by schooling, and finally skating practices in the afternoon.[14] When he was 12, he won the Washington state championship in the breaststroke but preferred in-line skating over swimming.[14] He has stated that by the time he turned 13 years old, he attended parties with older teenagers if he did not have competitions on the weekends.[15] His father has stated that it was a struggle balancing his son's desire for independence while helping him reach his potential as a young athlete.[13]
Career
Beginnings
When he was 12 years old, Ohno became interested in short-track after seeing the sport during the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer.[16] His father capitalized on his interest by driving him to short-track speedskating competitions throughout the Northwest United States and Canada, and Ohno won several competitions in his age divisions.[10][11] His father wanted to encourage Ohno to develop his skills and, although Ohno was underage, he got him admitted to the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center in 1996 to train full-time for short track.[11] At 13 years of age, Ohno was the youngest skater admitted to the center.[13]
At first, Ohno's commitment at Lake Placid was low until his teammates nicknamed him "Chunky", which motivated him to train harder.[10] In January, Ohno failed to make the 1997 U.S. Junior World Team.[17] He adjusted his training and made a comeback; during the 1997 U.S. Senior Championships, he won a gold medal in the 1500 m, a silver in the 300 m, and came in fourth in the 500 m.[13][18] Ohno then relocated to the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center to begin training with the senior skaters, despite being only 14 years old.[18] At the 1997 World Championships in Nagano, Japan, Ohno finished 19th overall.[18] After his disappointing defeat at his first appearance at a world championships, Ohno returned home to Seattle.[18] He did not train from April to August 1997, so he gained weight and was ill-prepared for the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.[18] As a result, he finished last in the Olympic trials and did not qualify for the Olympic team.[11] Ohno recommitted himself to the sport and returned to junior-level skating at Lake Placid, rather than at Colorado Springs, because of his losses at the 1997 World Championships and his failure to qualify for the 1998 Olympic team.[18]
At the 1999 World Junior Championships, Ohno won first overall, placing first in the 1000 m and 1500 m, and winning silver in the 500 m.[8] He won his second senior U.S. national championship in 1999. He finished fourth overall at the 1999 World Championships and earned a silver medal in the 500 m.[8] At the 2000 U.S. Championships, Ohno was unable to defend his title and finished third overall.[8] At the 2000 World Championships, Ohno finished ninth overall.[8] In the 2000–2001 season, Ohno won his first World Cup overall title, regained his National title, and finished second overall in the World Championships, losing to Chinese skater Li Jiajun.[8][19]
2002 Winter Olympics
Qualification race controversy
In December 2001, during the U.S. Short Track Speed Skating 2002 Olympic Trials, speed skater Shani Davis was racing for a position on the short track team. Ohno and fellow skater Rusty Smith had already earned slots on the six-man team due to points earned from earlier races. In order for Davis to qualify, he had to place first in the final race, the 1000 m, by overcoming stronger skaters Ohno, Smith, and Ron Biondo.[20] Since Ohno had been dominant in the meet to this point by winning every race he entered, a win by Davis seemed to be unlikely.
Even though Ohno, Smith and Biondo were heavily favored to win the 1000 m, the race ended with Ohno finishing third, Smith second, and Davis at the top of the podium. Prior to crossing the finish line, Ohno started celebrating for Davis and Smith.[20] Davis' first place finish earned enough points to move past Tommy O'Hare in the final point standings and to qualify for sixth place. By finishing second, Smith earned the opportunity to skate individually in the 1000 m. The victory celebration was short-lived as rumors began that Ohno and Smith, both good friends of Davis, intentionally threw the race so Davis would win.[11]
After returning to Colorado Springs, O'Hare, who did not skate in the 1000 m, filed a formal complaint. The complaint was founded on Ohno's seemingly deliberate attempt to stop Biondo from being able to pass Smith.[21] Because of that blocking move on Biondo, Smith finished in second place and Davis finished first.[21] For three days, Ohno, Smith, and Davis stood before an arbitration panel of the United States Olympic Committee.[20] During the hearing, Davis was never accused of being at fault and Smith made the statement: "Any allegation that there was a fix, conspiracy or understanding between Apolo and me, or anyone else, to let Shani win the race is completely false. Shani is a great athlete, skated a great race, and deserves to be on the team."[21] The final verdict was that O'Hare's claims went unproven, all three were absolved of guilt, and the claim was dismissed.[22] After the dismissal, Ohno stated, "I am thrilled that the arbitration process has officially vindicated me.... As I've said since the moment of these accusations, they were untrue and I did nothing wrong".[22]
Games
In Salt Lake City, Utah, Ohno emerged as a popular athlete among American fans for reportedly charming them with his cheerful attitude and laid-back style.[23] In the United States, he became the face of short-track speed skating, which was a relatively new and unknown sport at the time and carried the country's medal hopes.[23] He was a medalist in two events but there was controversy associated with the results.
After a disqualification in the 500 m race,[24] he was leading the skaters in the 1000 m race; during a turn around the final corner, Ahn Hyun Soo fell while attempting to pass Ohno and Li Jiajun on the inside, causing Ohno, Li, and Mathieu Turcotte to crash into the barriers. The last man standing was Steven Bradbury from Australia, who was trailing behind at the time, and skated through to win the gold medal, becoming the first person from the southern hemisphere to win a gold medal at a Winter Olympics.[25] Ohno quickly got to his feet and crossed the finish line to win silver with Turcotte winning the bronze.[23]
In the 1500 m race, Ohno won the gold medal. During the 1500 m final race, South Korean Kim Dong-Sung was first across the finish line, but was disqualified for blocking Ohno, in a rule-violation called cross tracking.[24][26] With three laps remaining and currently in second position, Ohno attempted make to pass on the leader Kim, who then drifted to the inside and as a result, Ohno raised his arms to signal he was blocked. Fourth-place finisher of the race, Fabio Carta of Italy, showed his disagreement with the disqualification decision saying it was "absurd that the Korean was disqualified".[27] China's Jiajun Li, who moved from bronze to silver, remained neutral saying: "I respect the decision of the referee, I'm not going to say any more".[27] Steven Bradbury, the 1000 m gold-medal winner, also shared his views: "Whether Dong-Sung moved across enough to be called for cross-tracking, I don't know, he obviously moved across a bit. It's the judge's interpretation. A lot of people will say it was right and a lot of people will say it's wrong. I've seen moves like that before that were not called. But I've seen them called too".[27][28] The disqualification upset South Korean supporters, many of whom directed their anger at Ohno and the International Olympic Committee. A large number of e-mails protesting the race results crashed the Olympic Committee's email server, and thousands of accusatory letters, many of which contained death threats, were sent to Ohno and the committee.[24][29][30] Ohno shared his thoughts on the Koreans' hostile reaction by saying, "I was really bothered by it. I grew up around many Asian cultures, Korean one of them. A lot of my best friends were Korean growing up. I just didn't understand. Later on I realized that was built up by certain people and that was directed at me, negative energy from other things, not even resulting around the sport, but around politics, using me to stand on the pedestal as the anti-American sentiment".[31][32]
After Salt Lake
Ohno continued to perform well in the sport after the 2002 Winter Games. He declined to participate in a 2003 World Cup short-track event in Korea for security reasons.[33] Despite the absence, he successfully defended his World Cup title during the 2003 season.[8] He continued his dominance by winning the World Cup title again in the 2004–2005 season.[34]
At the first event of the 2005 World Cup event in China, Ohno severely sprained his ankle and withdrew from the event.[35] At the second event in South Korea, an estimated 100 riot police stood guard at Incheon International Airport to prevent harm from happening to Ohno.[36] Their concern stemmed from a possible lingering negative reaction from the 2002 Olympic Games disqualification controversy.[36]
Ohno won two gold medals, as well as the overall title at the meet despite suffering from a severe stomach illness,[37] and was surprised when the Korean crowd cheered his victories, saying, "I was really happy with the crowd's reaction. It was pretty positive right from the time we landed. I was really happy it wasn't (hostile). Everything went really smooth. We were happy."[38] He was unable to defend his World Cup title from the previous three seasons, finishing third in the 2005–2006 overall standings.[39] At the 2005 World Championships, he finished second overall, winning the 1000 m and 3000 m races.[40]
2006 Winter Olympics
In the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Ohno stumbled during a semifinal heat in the 1500 m.[41] Finishing fifth, he was unable to defend his 2002 gold medal in the event.[41] Ohno was able to win the bronze medal in the 1000 m, with Korean skaters Ahn Hyun Soo and Lee Ho-suk finishing before him.
After two false starts from other skaters, Ohno won gold in the 500 m when he took the lead with an explosive start and held it until the finish.[42] Despite criticism that he appeared to move before the start, a violation of the rules, the race start was validated by the officials.[42][43] Afterward, Ohno said, "I was in the moment at the time. I thought I timed the start just perfect. The starter had been pretty quick all day, so that's why there were so many false starts at the beginning. But that was really good for me."[42]
On the same day as his 500 m gold win, he earned a bronze medal in the men's 5000 m relay, with an inside pass on Italian skater Nicola Rodigari on the final leg to put the United States in third position.[42] Later, during the medals ceremony for the event, the winning South Korean team and the Americans embraced, followed by a group picture featuring the medalists.[3]
Post-Olympic hiatus and return
Taking a year off from competitive skating when the 2006 Winter Olympics ended, Ohno returned to win his eighth national title, placing first in every event during the U.S. Championships held from February 23 to February 25, 2007.[44] On April 26, 2007, he was inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame, an award which honors achievements of Asian Americans.[45]
From March 9 to March 11, 2007, he competed at the 2007 World Championships held in Milan, Italy, winning gold in the 1500 m due to the disqualification of Song Kyung-Taek, who had blocked a passing attempt made by Ohno.[46] He won bronze in the 1000 m, 3000 m, and the 5000 m relay with teammates, Jordan Malone, Travis Jayner, and Ryan Bedford. Because of his wins, he became the overall bronze medalist, behind silver medalist Charles Hamelin and Ahn Hyun Soo, who became the first man to become a five-time World Champion.[47]
On December 24, 2007, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Ohno won his ninth national title, finishing first in the 1000 m and the 1500 m.[48] He also finished first in the 500 m, but was disqualified for crosstracking.[48] In the 3000 m, he finished second.[48] At the 2008 World Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, Ohno won his first overall title, placing first place in the 500 m, second in the 1000 m, and third place in the 3000 m.[49] He defeated South Koreans Lee Ho-Suk, silver medalist and Song Kyung-Taek who finished third in points.[49] In 2009, he won his 10th national title and qualified for the world team.[4] Unable to defend his championship, he finished fifth in the overall rankings at the 2009 World Championships in Vienna, Austria, placing second at the 1000 m, and winning gold with the 5000 m relay team.[50][51]
2010 Winter Olympics
Ohno announced he will be competing in the 2010 Winter Olympics.[52] He previously said he was "leaning towards" trying for his third Olympics games, commenting, "I feel like I've been blessed with a gift... And if I'm still able, willing and healthy, then why would I throw that away?"[53]
Trials
During the U.S. Short Track Speed Skating Olympic Trials held September 8–12, 2009, in Marquette, Michigan, Ohno won the overall meet title and defended his national title.[2][4] He won the finals during the 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m races.[2][54] However, during the 1000 m time trial, Ohno came in second to J. R. Celski despite skating a personal best of 1:24.500 to Celski's personal best of 1:23.981.[55] Celski, who finished second overall and was leading in points after the first two nights of the trials, was injured during a crash in the semifinals of the 1000 m race when his right skate sliced into his left leg; he did not skate in the 1000 m finals.[56][57] Ohno had a narrow victory in the 500 m, beating out the silver place finisher Jeff Simon by only .039 of a second.[54] Ohno, Celski, Jordan Malone, Travis Jayner and Simon Cho were the top five finishers at the trials.[56] Afterwards, Ohno said about the nominated team: "This is the strongest team we've ever had. I feel really good about how we will do in the next Olympics".[56]
Philanthropy and sponsorships
Philanthropy
In 2002, Ohno helped raise funds for a Ronald McDonald House in Seattle.[58][59] In 2006, Ohno participated in Gap's campaign to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa by joining Product Red.[60] Half of the proceeds went to the The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.[60] He joined in a dinner fundraiser for Nikkei Concerns, a provider of care and services for Japanese elders living in the Pacific Northwest.[61] The dinner helped raise a total of $20,000.[61] On April 26, 2006, Ohno joined Senator Ted Kennedy in Washington, D.C. to show the importance of math and science education by helping launch the "Math Moves U" Hippest Homework Happening program, which gave students the opportunity to do math homework online with celebrities and athletes.[62] Ohno has worked with The Salvation Army and the Clothes off our Back Foundations.[58]
Sponsorships
For the 2006 Winter Games, Ohno had endorsements with McDonald's, General Electric, and Coca-Cola.[63]
For the 2010 Winter Games, Alaska Airlines announced they will be Ohno's primary sponsor and designed a Boeing 737-800 jet with his image on the side.[64][65] Ohno's father, Yuki, said of the deal: "He's not like a professional athlete who has a multi-million-dollar contract with a team... He has to have sponsorships to pay the bills".[64] The monetary amount for the sponsorship was not disclosed.[64] Other endorsements he has for the 2010 Winter Games are with Vicks and Coca-Cola.[66][67]
In November 2009, a donation of $250,000 was raised by viewers of the Comedy Central show The Colbert Report for the U.S. Speedskating Organization after their largest commercial sponsor, the Dutch DSB Bank, declared bankruptcy and was unable to donate its $300,000.[65][68] In return for The Colbert Report donation, long track and short track skaters had the "Colbert Nation" logo on their uniforms for World Cup events leading up to the 2010 Winter Games.[69] Ohno did not wear the logo because Alaska Airlines is his primary sponsor.[65] In an email to Time, he criticized the leaders of the U.S. Speedskating Organization by saying it was "a bit embarrassing that our leadership couldn't secure other sponsors three months before the Olympic Games" but credited the show's host Stephen Colbert for "his willingness to help out our nation's greatest athletes".[69]
Dancing with the Stars
On February 20, 2007, the ABC television network announced Ohno would dance on the fourth season of the Dancing with the Stars reality show.[70] He was paired with dancing partner Julianne Hough, and both appeared on the show for the first time on March 19, 2007.[71] Together they received the competition's first perfect score of 30 for their samba routine on April 16, 2007.[72] The dancing pair won the finale and were named the champions after performing a paso doble, rumba, and a hip-hop freestyle routine in the final competition.[73]
Performance
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Cha cha cha/ "Let's Hear It for the Boy" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
2 | Quickstep/ "Two Hearts" | 8 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
3 | Jive/ "You Never Can Tell" | 7 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
4 | Waltz/ "If You Don't Know Me By Now" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
5 | Samba/ "I Like to Move It" | 10 | 10 | 10 | Safe |
6 | Rumba/ "Cool" | 9 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
7 | Foxtrot/ "Steppin' Out With My Baby" Mambo/ "Dr. Beat" |
9 9 |
8 9 |
9 10 |
Safe |
8 | Tango/ "Jessie's Girl" Paso Doble/ "Carnaval de Paris" |
10 10 |
8 10 |
10 10 |
Safe |
9 Semi-finals |
Quickstep/ "Mr. Pinstripe Suit" Cha cha cha/ "Push It" |
10 10 |
10 9 |
10 10 |
Safe |
10 Finals |
Rumba/ "Midnight Train to Georgia" Freestyle/ "Bust a Move" Paso Doble/ "Carnaval de Paris" |
9 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
WON |
* Safe denotes contestants were not eliminated from the episode as a result of voting and continued to compete in the next round. |
Notes
- ^ a b c "Federal Way Public Schools Graduates of Note". Federal Way Public Schools. ApoloAntonOhno.com. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ a b c "Speedskating: Ohno of Seattle takes lead at short-track nationals". The Seattle Times. 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ a b "Ohno solid gold in 500, finishes with 3 medals". MSNBC. 2006-02-26. p. 2. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
- ^ a b c d e f "Apolo Ohno Vancouver Olympics Profile". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Ohno Wins 1,500 Short-Track Title". The Seattle Times. 1999-12-19. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ "USOC Athletes of the Month - March 2008". US Speed Skating. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "McMurray takes last pole in Winston Cup history". The Seattle Times. 2003-11-15. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Athlete Profile - Apolo Ohno". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "AAU Sullivan Award - Who is the top amateur athlete?". USA Today. 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ a b c d Allen, Percy (1996-03-15). "Fed. Way Speedskater Decides To Take His Time". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ a b c d e f Price, S.L. (2002-02-04). "Launch of Apolo". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
- ^ a b c Ohno & Richardson 2002, pp. 13–15.
- ^ a b c d Almond, Elliot (1998-01-15). "Winter Olympic Profile / Apolo Ohno -- Completing A Family Circle". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ a b Ohno & Richardson 2002, pp. 22–23.
- ^ Ohno & Richardson 2002, p. 19.
- ^ Claiborne, Ron (2006-06-18). "Apolo Ohno Has a Single Father Behind His Success". ABC News. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
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- ^ a b c d e f Ohno & Richardson 2002, pp. 48–52.
- ^ Ohno & Richardson 2002, pp. 91–94.
- ^ a b c Cazeneuve, Brian (2002-02-13). "More on the great short-track speed skating controversy". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ a b c Roberts, Selena (2002-01-22). "OLYMPICS; Fix charge is a threat to skater Ohno". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ a b Judd, Ron (2002-01-25). "Ohno cleared of fixing U.S. trials". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ a b c Caple, Jim (2002-02-23). "Apolo's great name sucked us into short track". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ a b c "Ohno disqualified in 500, U.S. falls in 5,000 relay". Associated Press. 2002-02-23. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ Gordon, Harry (2003). The time of our lives: Inside the Sydney Olympics: Australia and the Olympic Games 1994–2002. Queensland, Australia: University of Queensland. p. 287. ISBN 0-7022-3412-5.
- ^ "Korea Picks up First Gold in Torino". The Chosun Ilbo. 2006-02-13. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ a b c "Ohno finishes second, then first as winner is disqualified". St. Petersburg Times. 2002-08-24. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ^ "South Korean DQ'd; officials promise protest". ESPN. 2002-02-23. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ^ "Skating union rejects protest of South Korean's DQ". Associated Press. 2002-02-21. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ 김, 시연 (2002-02-21). "'빼앗긴 금메달', 경기는 끝났지만..." Yonhap News, Oh my News (in Korean). Retrieved 2007-02-25.
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- ^ Crouse, Karen (2006-02-16). "Ohno Is hoping for victories and thaw in icy relations with South Koreans". The New York Times. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ Marshall, John (2003-11-22). "Korea trip scratched". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Winter sports roundup: Ohno takes 3rd World Cup title". Associated Press. 2005-02-15. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Ohno sprains ankle at World Cup meet". USA Today. The Associated Press. 2005-10-05. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ a b "Ohno arrives in South Korea". The Seattle Times. 2005-10-04. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
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References
- Ohno, Apolo Anton; Richardson, Nancy Ann. A Journey: the autobiography of Apolo Anton Ohno, New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2002. ISBN 0689856083.
Bibliography
- Ohno, Apolo Anton; Richardson, Nancy Ann. A Journey: the autobiography of Apolo Anton Ohno, New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2002. ISBN 0689856083.
- Lang, Thomas. Going for the gold: Apolo Anton Ohno: Skating on the edge, New York: Avon Books, 2002. ISBN 006051843X.
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