Apolo Anton Ohno was a short-lived American short-track skateboarder and eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) at the Season Olympics Cold.
Raised by his father, Ohno began full-time training in 1996. He has been the face of short tracks in the United States since winning medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics. At the age of 14, he became the youngest US national champion in 1997 and was the defending champion 2001-2009, won the title a total of 12 times. In December 1999, he became the youngest skater to win the World Cup tournament title, becoming the first American to win the overall title of the World Cup in 2001, which he won again in 2003 and 2005. He won his first overall World Championship title at championship 2008.
Ohno's honors and achievements include being a US Men's Athlete Athlete of the Month in October 2003 and March 2008, the US Speedskating Athlete of the Year for 2003, and a 2002, 2003 and 2006 finalist for the Sullivan Award, which recognizes the best amateur athletes in the United States. Since earning his sport recognition, Ohno has worked as a motivational, philanthropic speaker, started a nutritional supplement business called 8 Zone, and in 2007, competed and won the reality show TV Dancing with the Stars. Ohno later hosted the resurrection of Minutes to Win it on the Game Show Network and served as a commentator for NBC's coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
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Ohno was born in Seattle, Washington, from a Japanese-born father, Yuki Ohno ( ??? , ? No Yuki ) and a European European mother, Jerrie Lee. He attended Saghalie Junior High in Federal Way, Washington. Ohno's parents divorced when he was a baby, and he grew up in Seattle by his father. She had little contact with her biological mother and in 2002 did not express her interest in knowing her or her older half-brother. Ohno's father, hairdresser and owner of the Yuki Diffusion saloon, often works 12-hour shifts, and without families in the United States, it's hard to balance career and family. His father chose to name his son, Apolo, after the Greek words apo , which means "to stay away from" and lo , which means "watch out; he comes."
When Ohno was very young, his father carefully examined child care providers to care for his son during long hours. As Apolo grows older, his father becomes worried that his son will become a child hooker, so Yuki gets his son involved with competitive swimming and quad-speed skating at the age of 6. He then switched from Benton Redford's instruction, a National Champion, to a team at Federal Way, called Washington's Pattison's Extreme Team and became the national high-speed champion and record holder himself. His father used inline speed skating to fill his spare time. The days of Ohno were spent with morning swim training, followed by school, and finally skating practice in the afternoon.
When Ohno was 12 years old, he won the Washington state championship in breaststroke, but preferred inline speed skating rather than swimming. He has stated that by the time he reaches the age of 13 he attends a party with an older teenager if he has no competition on the weekend. His father had stated that it was a struggle to balance his son's desire for independence while helping him achieve his potential as a young athlete.
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Careers
Beginning
When he was 13 years old, Ohno became interested in short speed skating after seeing sport during the 1994 Olympics at Lillehammer. His father took advantage of this interest by driving him to a short track competition throughout the northwestern United States and Canada, and Ohno won some competitions in his age division. His father wanted to encourage Ohno to develop his skills and, even though Ohno was underage, he took him to the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center in 1996 to practice full time for the short lane. At the age of 13, Ohno is the youngest skater to enter the center.
At first, Ohno's commitment at Lake Placid was low until his teammates dubbed him "Chunky", which motivated him to practice harder. In January, he failed to make the US Junior World Team in 1997. Ohno adjusted his training and made his comeback winning the 1997 National Senior Championship title, winning a gold medal in 1500 m, silver in 300 m, and fourth in the 500m race. At the age of 14, he became the youngest person to win the title. Ohno then moved to the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center to begin training with a senior-level skater, even though he was only 14 years old.
However, Ohno will be fighting at the 1997 World Championships in Nagano, Japan, finishing 19 overall. After this disappointing defeat at his first appearance at the world championship, Ohno returned to Seattle. He did not train from April to August 1997, so he gained weight and was not ready for the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. As a result, he finished last in the Olympic court and did not qualify for the Olympic team. Due to his loss at the World Championships and his failure to qualify for the Olympic team, Ohno retired to sport and returned to junior skating at Lake Placid, rather than in Colorado Springs.
At the 1999 Junior World Championships, Ohno won first overall, first at 1000 m and 1500 m, and won silver in 500 m. He won the second senior US national championship in 1999. He finished fourth overall overall at the 1999 World Championships and won a silver medal in 500m. At the 2000 US Championship, Ohno could not defend his title and finished third overall. At the 2000 World Championships, Ohno finished ninth overall. In the 2000-2001 season, Ohno won his first overall World Cup title, reclaimed the National title, and finished second overall in the World Championships, losing to Chinese skater Li Jiajun.
2002 Winter Olympics
Race qualifying controversy
In December 2001, during the 2002 Skating Speed ​​Quick Trial in the US, Shani Davis speed skater raced for a position on the short track team. Ohno and fellow skaters, Rusty Smith has gotten a slot on the six-man team because of points earned from the previous race. In order for Davis to qualify, he must take first place in the last race - 1000 m - by overcoming the powerful skaters Ohno, Smith, and Ron Biondo. Because Ohno is so dominant in this encounter by winning every race he enters, a victory by Davis seems unlikely.
Although Ohno, Smith, and Biondo are well-liked to win 1000m, the race ends with Ohno finishing third, Smith second, and Davis at the top of the podium. Before crossing the finish line, Ohno started celebrating for Davis and Smith. Davis's first position earned enough points to get past Tommy O'Hare in the final points standings and qualify for sixth place. By finishing second, Smith gets a chance to glide individually in 1000 m. The victory celebration was short-lived as rumors began that Ohno and Smith, both good friends from Davis, deliberately threw the race so Davis would win.
After returning to Colorado Springs, O'Hare, who did not sneak in 1000 m, filed an official complaint. The complaint was based on Ohno's seemingly deliberate attempt to stop Biondo from passing Smith. Because it was blocking the pace at Biondo, Smith finished in second place and Davis finished first. For three days, Ohno, Smith, and Davis stood in front of the arbitration panel of the United States Olympic Committee. During the trial, Davis was never charged and Smith made a statement: "Any accusation that there is an improvement, conspiracy, or understanding between Apolo and me, or anyone else, to let Shani win the race is completely wrong." Shani is a great athlete, skating in great race, and deserves to be on the team. "The final verdict was that O'Hare's claim was not proven, all three were released from guilt, and the claim was dismissed. After the dismissal, Ohno stated, "I am glad that the arbitration process has officially justified me... As I said since the time of these allegations, they are not true and I have not made a mistake".
Games
At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, Ohno emerged as the face of a short speed skating among American fans. He is a medalist in two events but there is controversy related to the outcome.
After disqualification in the 500m race, he led the skating players in the 1000m race. During the final turning corner, Ohno, Ahn Hyun Soo, Li Jiajun, and Mathieu Turcotte all fell in a series of collisions. The last person to stand was Steven Bradbury of Australia, who was left behind at the time, and glided to win the gold medal, becoming the first man from the southern hemisphere to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Ohno quickly stood up and crossed the finish line to win the silver with Turcotte winning bronze. Ohno, by chance, was wearing roller skates made by Bradbury's own boot company, Revolutionary Boot Company. Bradbury has given it to Ohno, expecting Ohno to win using it.
In the last race of 1500, with one lap remaining and currently in second place, Ohno tries to make a bait at leader Kim Dong-Sung, who then floats inward and as a result, Ohno raises his arm to signal him to be blocked. Kim finished first in front of Ohno but was disqualified for blocking, giving the gold medal to Ohno. The fourth-place rider, Fabio Carta of Italy, showed his disagreement with the disqualification decision saying it was "unreasonable that the Koreans were disqualified". Jiajun Li of China, who moved from bronze to silver, remained neutral: "I respect the referee's decision, I will not say it again". Steven Bradbury, winner of the 1000 gold medal, also shared his view: "Did Dong-Sung move enough to be called for cross-tracking, I do not know, he's obviously moving a bit.This is a judge's interpretation.Many people will say it is true and many people will say it I have seen such movements before that are not called, but I have seen them being called as well ".
The South Korean team protested the decision of the main official of the race, but their protests were rejected by the International Skating Union (ISU). The Korean team then appealed to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The IOC refused to look at the case, stating, "This is a matter that the ISU should decide, right now, the IOC has not accepted the proposal and taken no action." CAS sided with race officials as "there is no provision in the short-track rule book to reverse the judgment call by the referee" after the Korean team requested that the video be played back in order to determine whether or not there was a rule violation.
The disqualification disappointed the South Korean supporters, many of which directed their anger at Ohno and the International Olympic Committee. A large number of e-mails protesting the race results struck the Olympic Committee's email server, and thousands of alleged letters, many of which contained death threats, were sent to Ohno and the committee. Ohno shared his thoughts on Korea's unfriendly reaction by saying, "I am really annoyed by it, I grew up in many Asian cultures, Korea one of them.Many of my friends are Koreans who grew up.I just did not Then I realized that it was built by certain people and directed at me, the negative energy of other things, not even generating around the sport, but around politics, using me to stand on the ground as an anti-American sentiment. " Earlier in the year, President George Bush had named North Korea as one of three members of the Crime Axis, which had disappointed some South Koreans; directing their anger at Ohno is a less direct way to voice anger at Bush's decision. The controversy continued at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, held jointly in South Korea and Japan a few months after the Olympics. When South Korean football teams scored against the US team, Korean players Ahn Jung-Hwan and Lee Chun-Soo made an exaggerated motion imitating the moves that Ohno had been doing during a quick skating event to show other athletes had floated. to the track.
After Salt Lake
Ohno continued to perform well in sports after the 2002 Winter Olympics. He refused to participate in the 2003 World Cup shortcuts event in Korea for security reasons. Despite the absence, he successfully defended his World Cup title during the 2003 season. He continued his dominance by winning the World Cup title again in the 2004-2005 season.
At the first event of the 2005 World Cup event in China, Ohno suffered an ankle injury and withdrew from the event. At the second event in South Korea, an estimated 100 riot police were standing guard at Incheon International Airport to prevent the danger of happening to Ohno. Their concern stems from the possible negative reactions that still exist from the disqualification controversy of the 2002 Olympics.
Ohno won two gold medals, as well as the overall title at the meeting despite severe stomach ache, and was shocked when the Korean audience cheered his victory, saying, "I am very happy with the reaction of the viewer.It was quite positive from the moment we landed I'm really happy it's not (hostile). "Everything is going very well, we are happy." He can not defend his World Cup title from three previous seasons, finishing third in the 2005-2006 general standings. At the 2005 World Championships, he finished second overall, winning the 1000m and 3000m races.
2006 Winter Olympics
In the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Ohno tripped over the heat of the semis at 1500m. Finishing fifth, he could not retain his 2002 gold medal at the event. Ohno was able to win a bronze medal at 1000 m, with Korean skaters Ahn Hyun Soo and Lee Ho-suk finish before him.
After two false starts from the other skaters, Ohno won gold in the 500m as he led with an explosive start and held him to the finish. Despite criticism that he appeared to be moving before the start, rule violations, the race began to be validated by officials. After that, Ohno said, "I was at that moment, I thought I counted the perfect start time, the starter was fast enough all day, so that's why there were so many false starts at the beginning, but it was really good for me."
On the same day with a 500m gold win, he earned a bronze medal in the men's 5000m relay, with an inside bait on Italian skater Nicola Rodigari in the last leg to put the United States in third. Then, during the medal ceremony for the event, the South Korean and American teams that won hugged, followed by group photographs featuring the medalist.
Hiatus Post-Olympics and back
Taking one year of competitive skating when the 2006 Winter Olympics ended, Ohno returned to win his eighth national title, taking first place at every event during the US Championships held from 23-25 ​​February 2007. On April 26 2007, she was inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame, an award honoring the achievements of Asian Americans.
From 9-11 March 2007, he competed at the 2007 World Championships held in Milan, Italy, winning gold at 1500 m due to disqualification of Song Kyung-Taek, who had blocked Ohno's attempts. She won bronze in 1000 m, 3000 m, and 5000 m relay with teammates, Jordan Malone, Travis Jayner, and Ryan Bedford. Because of his victory, he became an overall bronze medalist, behind silver medalists Charles Hamelin and Ahn Hyun Soo, who became the first person to become World Champion five times.
On December 24, 2007, in Kearns, Utah, Ohno won his ninth national title, finishing first in 1000 m and 1500 m. He also finished first at 500 m, but was disqualified for crosstracking. In 3000 m, he finished second. At the 2008 World Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, Ohno won his first overall title, placing first place in 500 m, second at 1000 m, and third place at 3000 m. He beat South Korea's Lee Ho-Suk, silver medalist and Song Kyung-Taek who finished third in points. In 2009, he won his 10th national title and qualified for the world team. Unable to defend his championship, he finished fifth overall in the 2009 World Championship rankings in Vienna, Austria, second in 1000m, and won gold with a 5000m relay team.
2010 Winter Olympics
In preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Ohno lost over 9 kilos (20 pounds) of weight from when he appeared at the 2002 Winter Olympics. He dropped to the body frame of 65.7 kg (145 pounds) and 2.5% body fat percentage which lasted for 5 months of a 3-day training program combined with a rigorous nutrition program. As a result, he can lift the load twice before training. In relation to his training regimen, Ohno said: "Come on this match, no one will be fitter than me.It's impossible.I can get them together on ice or not and feel good, it's a different story." But I know, from the point of view of physical training, nothing is even close... I never prepare like this in my life - for anything. I want to leave nothing on the table. "
Exam
During the US Olympic Trials held 8-12 September 2009, in Marquette, Michigan, Ohno won the entire title of the meeting and defended his national title. He won the final for 500 m, 1000 m, and 1500 m races. However, during the 1000m time trial, Ohno was second from J. R. Celski, despite the personal best 1: 24.500 for personal best 1: 23.981. Celski, who finished second overall and took the lead in a few points after the first two nights of the trial, was injured in an accident in the 1000m semi-final race when his right skate sliced ​​his left foot; he did not slide in the final 1000 m. Ohno had a narrow victory in the 500m, beating the silver finisher Jeff Simon with just 0.039 seconds. Ohno, Celski, Jordan Malone, Travis Jayner, and Simon Cho are the top five players in the trial. After that, Ohno said about the nominated team: "It's the strongest team we've ever had, I feel so good about how we'll do it in the next Olympics."
Game
In the final 1500, Ohno placed second after two Korean skaters, Lee Ho-Suk and Sung Si-Bak, made contact and hit the wall during the last round of the last round. He was in fourth place to crash, and as a result, moved to second place, getting silver. American skater J. R. Celski finished with a bronze medal. The gold medal falls to Lee Jung-Su of South Korea. This victory allowed Ohno, with six career medals, to tie Bonnie Blair to most of the medals won by the US Winter Olympics.
Heading into the final 1000 m, Ohno has won an overall silver medal for 1000 m during the 2009-10 World Cup by competing in three out of four competitions during the season. During the final 1000 m, Ohno finished in third place, making a comeback of slip with less than three laps remaining. With a bronze medal victory, he became the most decorated American athlete ever at the Winter Olympics with seven career medals. Bonnie Blair, a former record holder, said she was happy for her achievements, adding: "This is a big achievement for him, the speed of the US and the US We hope that more kids will see his achievements and want to try our great sports that have been so good to us and taught us a lot about what it takes to be successful in life. "
In the 500m final, Ohno finished the race in second place behind Canada, Charles Hamelin. However, he was disqualified after retarding FranÃÆ'§ois-Louis Tremblay from Canada in the last round. The silver medal goes to Sung Si-Bak, with Tremblay taking bronze.
The 5000m relay team for the United States finished with a bronze medal. The team, consisting of J. R. Celski, Simon Cho, Travis Jayner, Jordan Malone, and Ohno, are fourth for the majority of the race. With a strong drive from Celski with two laps remaining, Ohno as the anchor of the foot was able to get past the Chinese team for third place; Canada won gold and South Korea took silver. This bronze medal is the eighth Olympic medal of his career.
Personal life
In the United States, Ohno is credited with popularizing and becoming a sporting face. He said it was remarkable to be a role model for young skaters. Growing up, she has no influence in her sport, but looks up at other athletes outside her sport, like Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and Lance Armstrong. Training for short tracks has been the main focus of Ohno's life, but he is able to work in other endeavors. He studied business at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
After the 2010 Winter Olympics, he created the Apolo Anton Ohno Foundation and partnered with the Ask Council, Listen, Learn Program from the Century Council to prevent underage drinking and to promote a healthy lifestyle. Continuing his goal to promote healthy food choices and work with support from the Washington State Potato Commission, he will work on a cookbook with top Seattle chefs in 2010.
He has an interest in pursuing a career in the entertainment world. He participated and won the fourth reality show season in the US Dancing with the Stars with his partner Julianne Hough. He returned for the 15th Season featuring all star celebrities. Ohno's interest in the fashion world made him a guest judge at the reality show fashion Project Runway in 2008, and for a support deal with Omega, the luxury watchmaker, in 2010. Omega President Stephen Urquhart said "We are very proud can support Apolo here in Vancouver and congratulate on his outstanding performance, he is ready to make his own history here and we are glad he is part of the Omega family ". He also appeared on Minute to Win It to host the GSN revival in 2013 because he is a fan of the show.
Ohno has an interest in becoming a philanthropist. He participated in the GAP campaign to counter the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa by joining the Red Products. Half of the proceeds go to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. In addition to working with The Salvation Army and Clothing from our Return Foundation, he used his fame to help raise funds for Ronald McDonald House in Seattle after the 2002 Winter Olympics. He helped raise $ 20,000 for the Nikkei Concerns, a service and care provider for Japanese elders who living in the Pacific Northwest. Later that year, Ohno joined Senator Ted Kennedy in Washington, DC to demonstrate the importance of math and science education by helping launch the "Math Moves U Hippest Homework Happening" program, which gives students the opportunity to do homework online math with celebrities and athletes..
He also volunteered with the Special Olympics and took part in Unified Sports, which brings together athletes with intellectual disabilities and without the same team. Ohno served as Global Special Olympic Ambassador ahead of the 2015 World Summer Games in Los Angeles, California.
Sponsor
Using his acknowledgment and fame from his sport, he has compiled a list of sponsors that include McDonald's, Subway, General Electric, The Century Council, Vicks, and Coca-Cola. Ohno's father, Yuki, says about sponsors: "He's not like a professional athlete who has a multimillion-dollar contract with the team... He should have a sponsor to pay the bills". Utilizing Ohno's fame, Alaska Airlines is the main sponsor for the 2010 Winter Olympics and designs the Boeing 737-800 jet with its image on the side.
He was critical of the leaders of the US Speedskating Organization when a $ 250,000 donation was raised by viewers of the Comedy Central The Colbert Report for the organization after their largest commercial sponsor, Dutch DSB Bank, declared bankruptcy and could not donate $ 300,000 at November 2009. In an email for Time , he wrote it "a little embarrassing that our leadership could not secure another sponsor three months before the Olympics" but praised host Stephen Colbert's show for "his willingness to help the greatest athlete our nation ". In return for The Colbert Report donations, long tracks and short skaters have the "Colbert Nation" logo on their uniforms for World Cup events ahead of the 2010 Winter Games. Ohno is not wearing a logo because Alaska Airlines is his main sponsor for Olympics 2010. He is also part of the Team Oreo DSRL sketch in 2011.
Dancing with the Stars
Season 4 - with Julianne Hough
Ohno participated in the fourth season of the reality show, Dancing with the Stars . She was paired up with dancing partner Julianne Hough, and both appeared on the show for the first time on March 19, 2007. Together, they received the first perfect score of the 30th competition for their samba routine on April 16, 2007. The dance duo became a finalist in the competition, and then became the champion in May 2007.
Season 15 - with Karina Smirnoff
In July 2012, it was announced Ohno would be back for the fifteenth season of the star for a second chance to win the mirrorball trophy; this time he was paired with professional season 13 champion Karina Smirnoff. They were expelled during the ninth week of the competition.
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During the Swing Marathon, the judges eliminate each pair until there is only one spouse left, earning 10 points. The third Apolo is removed and gets 6 points from the judges.
Other appearances
In 2012, Ohno appeared as a guest star on the 17th episode of the 2nd season of Hawaii Five-0, as a suspect. She also has guest appearances on The Biggest Loser in Season 12, Episode 9 and Season 15, Episode 12.
In 2013, Ohno appears as a "Rock" character in the original Syfy Movie Tasmanian Devils , as well as the host GSN Minutes to Win it.
In 2015, Ohno appeared as a live guest during the end of the season from NBC's best live variety show Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris.
In 2016, Ohno appeared as a guest star on the Hollywood Game Night hosted by Jane Lynch on NBC.
In 2017, Ohno appeared as host in the second season of the second season Spartan reality series Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge aired on June 12, 2017. In the same year, Ohno appeared on an episode of
Pyramid $ 100.000 This episode airs on July 9, 2017.
Apolo Ohno Invitational
In November 2014, Ohno sponsors a speedkating race in Salt Lake City, UT featuring four leading male and female skaters from the US, China, Canada and the Netherlands. It airs on NBCSN on November 21, 2014 at 10:00 pm EST.
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External links
- Official website
- Apolo Anton Ohno at the International Skating Union
- Apolo Ohno at the United States Olympic Committee
- Apolo Ohno in IMDb.
- Apolo Anton Ohno in Curlie (based on DMOZ).
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