Apolo Ohno

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Apolo Ohno Five-time Olympic Medalist Poised
to Become The Most Decorated U.S. Winter Olympian
in History at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in
Vancouver, Canada
Personal Data... Birthdate 5/22/82 Hometown
Seattle, WA Resides Salt Lake City, Utah
Height 58 Weight 165 lbs. Eye Color Brown
Passions Style fashion, cars, music, video
games, electronics, fitness and health, real
estate, business, food/cooking, becoming agreen
consumer Career Highlights... Made history at
the 2006 Winter Olympics by tying the record for
most number of medals won by a U.S. winter male
Olympian at five Two-time Olympian (2 gold, 1
silver, 2 bronze (1,500m gold in 2002, 500m gold
in 2006 1,000m silver in 2002 1,000m bronze in
2006, 5,000m relay in 2006 He is only one of
four Americans who has won three medals in a
single Winter Olympics 11-time National
champion 2008 Overall World Champion At age
14, he became the youngest-ever U.S. short-track
speedskating Champion Has been the top
short-track skater in the United States since
2001, when he became the first American to win
the overall World Cup Named one of People
magazines Most Beautiful People in May 2002
issue His StoryLaunched into the national
spotlight after winning two Olympic medals during
the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City,
Utah His unique look, including his wavy hair
and signature bandana, helped attract throngs of
fans making him the face for short track
speedskating in the U.S. and around the globe
At the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino,
Italy, Apolo once again won over the hearts of
Americans as he added three more medals to his
Olympic hardware collection, including a gold
medal in one of the final events of the 2006
Olympics - the mens 500 meter race In the
spring of 2007, he built off his mainstream
celebrity status by competing in and winning
season four of the hit reality TV show, ABCs
"Dancing with the Stars" Fresh TracksStarted
speedskating at the age of 12 Took him less
than two years to become the best short track
skater in the U.S. At 14, after training at
Lake Placid Training Center for just six months,
Ohno claimed his first overall title at the U.S.
Championships Ohnos success made him a likely
candidate to make the 1998 U.S. Olympic Team, but
he struggled with training which impacted his
fitness and he finished 16th at the Olympic
Trials Japanese Heritage Father -Son Bond
Raised by his Japanese father Yuki, a hair
stylist and salon owner in Seattle, Apolo credits
his father for his success and his signature hair
style As a teenager, Ohno often rebelled
against his father and ran with a sometimes
questionable crowd It was his dad that pushed
him to pursue excellence on and off the ice,
including secluding his son to a cottage three
hours northwest of Seattle with no distractions,
forcing him to consider his future Apolo
credits Yuki for his respect for elders which
transpired into Apolos interest in working with
Nikkei Concerns, a leading provider of elder care
services in the Northwest  Vancouver Outlook
Today, Ohno is once again poised to catapult into
the national spotlight for the fourth time in his
career as he trains with an eye on becoming the
most decorated winter Olympian in U.S. history
Whats in a name His 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
sons middle name, Anton, means priceless
Ohno also goes by Chunkie , a holdover from his
youth, when he was one of the stockier members of
his roller skating team Lights, Camera,
ActionAs he performed in front of millions of
viewers each week on the hit ABC show Dancing
with the Stars where he garnered widespread
publicity for his high scoring routines and
sizzling performances with his partner Julianne
Hough Since 2002, his popularity has landed him
on the cover of countless magazines, Wheaties
cereal box and hes been photographed twice by
world famous photographer Annie Liebowitz Has
appeared in People magazine six times Was a
celebrity judge on the TV show, Project Runway in
July 2008 Has graced covers of magazines like,
Mens Journal, Sports Illustrated, Life, Time,
Cosmo, to name a few Has been interviewed and
featured numerous times on shows like, NBC
Nightly News, Today Show, Good Morning America,
Extra! Access Hollywood, E! Ellen DeGeneres Show
Giving Back Active in Ronald McDonald House
charities Nikkei Concerns Clothes off our
Back Foundation Art Understanding The
Salvation Army Other children-related
charitable causes

• Passion Points...
• Video Games Frequent gamer with buddy
  teammate, Shani Davis
• Fashion Jeans, jackets, footwear, watcheshes
  a Man of Style
• Consumer Electronics Bring it On!
• Cars Trading, researching, green cars, loves
  it all!
• Cooking enjoys all things food, cooking,
  dining out, healthy eating is important
• Unorthodox Training Cross-trains worked with an
  Ultimate Fighter
• Health Has high blood pressure as does his Dad
  has exercise induced asthma
• Personal Care Oral hygiene and personal
  appearance is important
• Elderly Soft spot volunteers
• Acting In the works for post-Games