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Apolo Anton Ohno
Apolo Anton Ohno at the Men's 500 meters medal ceremony at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Personal information
Born (1982-05-22) May 22, 1982 (age 42)
Seattle, Washington
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight74.8 kg (165 lb; 11.78 st)
WebsiteOfficial Site
Sport
Country United States
SportSpeed skating
World Cup wins2005 Overall
2003 Overall
2001 Overall
World championship wins2008 Overall
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 41.518[1]
1000 m: 1:25.837[1]
1500 m: 2:11.280[1]
3000 m: 4:32.975[1]
Apolo Ohno
Medal record
Men's Short Track Speed Skating
Representing  United States
Olympic medal record
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 5000 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vienna 5000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2008 Gangneung Overall
Gold medal – first place 2008 Gangneung 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Milan 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2005 Beijing 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2005 Beijing 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 2001 Jeonju 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2001 Jeonju 5000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2008 Harbin Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Vienna 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2008 Gangneung 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Beijing Overall
Silver medal – second place 2003 Warsaw 3000 m
Silver medal – second place 2001 Jeonju Overall
Silver medal – second place 2001 Jeonju 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1999 Sofia 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Gangneung 3000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Milan Overall
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Milan 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Milan 3000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Milan 5000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Beijing 5000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Heerenveen Team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Montreal Overall
Gold medal – first place 1999 Montreal 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Montreal Super 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 1999 Montreal 500 m

Apolo Anton Ohno (born on May 22, 1982) is an American short track speed skating competitor and a five-time medalist (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) in the Winter Olympics. He also competed in and won the reality TV show Dancing with the Stars in 2007.

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.[2] He is tied with Eric Heiden for most career medals at the Winter Games by an American man.[3] He has been the reigning United States champion since 2001 and has won the men's national title a total of ten times. 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] 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.[5][6] 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.[7][8]

Early life

Ohno was born in Federal Way, Washington, to a Caucasian-American mother, Jerrie Lee, and Japanese-born father, Yuki Ohno. Ohno's parents divorced when he was an infant, so he was raised by his father.[9] Ohno has had little contact with his biological mother and as of 2002, has expressed no interest in knowing her or his older half-brother.[4][9] Ohno's father, a high-fashion hair stylist and owner of the salon Yuki's Diffusion, often worked twelve-hour shifts, and with no family in the United States, found it hard to balance career and family.[4] When Ohno was very young, his father meticulously researched childcare providers to care for his son during his long work hours. As Ohno grew older, his father become concerned that Ohno would become a latchkey kid, so he got his son involved with competitive swimming and in-line skating to fill his spare time. Ohno's days were spent with morning swimming practices, followed by schooling, and finally skating practices in the afternoon. When Ohno was 12, he won the Washington state championship in the breaststroke; however, he preferred in-line skating over swimming. Ohno has stated by the time he turned 13 years old, he would attend parties with older teenagers if he did not have competitions on the weekends. Ohno's father has stated that it was a struggle balancing Ohno's desire for independence while helping him reach his potential as a young athlete.[4]

Career

Early career

When he was 14 years old, Ohno became interested in short-track after seeing the sport during the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer.[10] 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.[9] His father wanted to encourage Ohno's developing skills, so he successfully advocated for Ohno's acceptance into the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center in 1996 to train full-time for short track, despite being underage. The center has a 15-year-old minimum age requirement.[4][9][11]

At first, Ohno's commitment at Lake Placid was low until his teammates nicknamed him "Chunky", which motivated him to train harder.[4] In January, Ohno failed to make the 1997 U.S. Junior World Team. He adjusted his training and made a comeback from his previous losses; 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.[4] Ohno then relocated to the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center to begin training with the senior skaters, despite being only 14 years old.[4] At the 1997 World Championships in Nagano, Japan, Ohno finished 19th overall.[4] After his disappointing defeat at his first appearance at a worlds championships, Ohno returned home to Seattle.[4] He participated in no training from April to August 1997, so he gained weight and was ill-prepared for the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.[4] As a result, he finished last in the Olympic trials and did not qualify for the Olympic team.[9] Ohno recommitted himself to the sport and returned to junior-level skating at Lake Placid, rather than at Colorado Springs, because of his losses in 1997 and 1998.[4]

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.[7] 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.[7] At the 2000 U.S. Championships, Ohno was unable to defend his title and finished third overall.[7] At the 2000 World Championships, Ohno finished ninth overall.[7] 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.[4][7]

2002 Winter Olympics

Olympic qualification race controversy

In December 2001, during the 2002 Olympic Winter United States Trials, speed skater Shani Davis was racing for a position on the short track team. Ohno and fellow skater Rusty Smith already earned slots on the six-man team due to points earned from earlier races. In order for Davis to qualify, he would have to place first in the final race, the 1000 m; while overcoming stronger skaters Ohno, Smith, and Ron Biondo.[12] 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 Biono 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.[12] 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. However, 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.[9]

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.[13] By removing Biondo from the competition, Smith finished in second place and allowed Davis to win.[13] For three days, Ohno, Smith, and Davis stood before an arbitration panel of the United States Olympic Committee.[12] 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".[13] The final verdict was that O'Hare's claims went unproven in the arbitration case, all three were absolved of guilt, and the claim was dismissed.[14] 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".[14]

The Games

See also: Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics

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.[15] He became the face of short track speed skating in the U.S., which was a relatively new and unknown sport at the time, and carried the country's medal hopes.[15] Ohno was a medalist in two events, although there was controversy associated with the results.

After a disqualification in the 500 m race,[16] Ohno was leading the skaters in the 1000 m race; however, 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 single 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.[17] Ohno quickly got to his feet and crossed the finish line to win silver, with Turcotte winning the bronze.[15]

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.[16][18] Ohno was in second place with three laps remaining, and on his third attempt to pass on the final lap, Kim drifted slightly to the inside where 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".[19] 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".[19] 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".[19][20] 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 also thousands of accusatory letters, many of which were death threats, were sent to Ohno and the committee.[16][21][22] 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".[23][24]

The skates Ohno wore at the 2002 Olympics are preserved in the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History

After Salt Lake

Ohno continued to perform well in the sport after the 2002 Winter Games. Ohno declined to participate in a 2003 World Cup short track event in Korea for security reasons.[25] However, despite the absence, he successfully defended his World Cup title during the 2003 season.[7] He continued his dominance by winning the World Cup title again in the 2004-2005 season.[26]

500 meters short track heat at the 2004 World Cup in Saguenay.

At the first event of the 2005 World Cup event in China, Ohno severely sprained his ankle and withdrew from the event.[27] 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 stemming from fears of a lingering negative reaction from the 2002 Olympic Games disqualification controversy.[28]

Ohno won two gold medals, as well as the overall title at the meet despite suffering from a severe stomach illness,[29] 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."[30] However, Ohno was unable to defend his World Cup title reign from the previous three seasons, finishing third in the 2005-2006 overall standings.[31] At the 2005 World Championships, Ohno finished second overall, winning the 1000 m and 3000 m races.[32]

2006 Winter Olympics

See also: Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

In the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Ohno stumbled during a semifinal heat in the 1500 m.[33] Finishing fifth, he was unable to defend his 2002 gold medal in the event.[33] However, 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.[34] Despite criticism that Ohno appeared to move before the start, a violation of the rules, the race start was validated by the officials.[34][35] 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."[34]

On the same day as his 500 m gold win, Ohno 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.[34] 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.[2]

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 held during the U.S. Championships from February 23 to February 25, 2007.[36]

On April 26, 2007, Ohno was inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame, an award which honors achievements of Asian Americans.[37]

From March 9 to March 11, 2007, he skated 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.[38] He also 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 be a five-time World Champion.[39] 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.[40] He also finished first in the 500 m, but was disqualified for crosstracking.[40] In the 3000 m, Ohno finished second.[40]

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.[41] Ohno defeated South Koreans Lee Ho-Suk, silver medalist, and Song Kyung-Taek who finished third in points.[41] In 2009, Ohno won his tenth national title,[3] and qualified for the world team; however, unable to defend his championship, Ohno finished fifth in the overall rankings at the 2009 World Championships in Vienna, Austria: he placed second at the 1000 m, and won gold with the 5000 m relay team.[42][43]

2010 Winter Olympics

Ohno announced he will be competing in the 2010 Winter Olympics.[44] 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?"[45]

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.[46] He was paired with dancing partner Julianne Hough, and both appeared on the show for the first time on March 19, 2007.[47] Ohno and Hough received the first perfect score of 30 of the competition for their samba routine on April 16, 2007.[48] Eventually, the dancing pair won the finale and were named the champions after performing a paso doble and a hip-hop freestyle routine in the final competition.[49]

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 		Last to be Called 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


Preceded by Dancing with the Stars (US) winner
Season 4 (Spring 2007 with Julianne Hough) 		Succeeded by

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 (pbk).

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