An American short track speed skater, Apolo Anton Ohno made headlines with his unique look and Olympic medal winning performance in the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games.
Don and Marty talked to Apolo Anton Ohno about skating and fans winning tickets to the Olympics by tweeting.
Publ.Date : Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:05:26 GMTKatherine Reutter of the United States won the women's 1,500 meters at the short track speedskating World Cup event in Montreal on Saturday, and U.S. star Apolo Anton Ohno took second in the men's 500.
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:51:19 GMTKatherine Reutter of the United States won the women's 1,500 meters at the short track speedskating World Cup event on Saturday, and U.S. star Apolo Anton Ohno took second in the men's 500. Charles Hamelin of Canada held off Ohno to win the 500 in 41.576 seconds. Ohno finished in 41.807 and fellow American Jeff Simon was third in 41.870.
Publ.Date : Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:11:54 GMT
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Ohno was not named for Apollo, the Greek god of sunlight and prophecy. His unique first name was given to him by his father, who combined the Greek words "Ap," meaning "steering away from," and "lo," meaning "look out, here he comes." Yuki says his son's middle name, "Anton," means priceless.
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