Apolo Ohno Wins 6 Medals, Know More About Apolo Ohno
By Swatilekha, Gaea News NetworkSunday, February 14, 2010
VANCOUVER, (GaeaTimes.com)- American Apolo Anton Ohno created history on Saturday when he grabbed his sixth Olympic medal by managing to win a silver in the men’s 1500 meters. With the medal, Apolo Anton Ohno went into a tie with female skating icon Bonnie Blair, by earning the much coveted title of winning the most number of Olympic medals by an American.
The short-track speed skating at the Pacific Coliseum turned out to be one of the most entertaining competition of the multi-sport event as its outcome remained unpredictable till the final moments. Although Apolo Anton Ohno managed to take the lead in the event for a limited period of time, he could not do much as the event was dominated by the Koreans Lee Jung-su, Sung-Si Bak and Lee Ho-Suk. However, lady luck was surely smiling at Apolo Anton Ohno, as during the final turn of the ultimate lap, skaters Sung-Si Bak and Lee Ho-Suk crashed and went sliding into the wall, which enabled the 27 year old skater to grab the second position and invariably win his sixth medal at the Olympics.
With the amazing feat of registering six Olympics medal, Apolo Anton Ohno earned the much coveted title of being the most successful male short-track skater in the history of United States. In order to be named so, the much acclaimed skater surpassed long-track star Eric Heiden. Since 2001, Apolo Anton Ohno is also known to be the United States champion and also boasts of winning the men’s national title as many as 12 times. Since winning six Olympic medals, netizens are thronging the web in a bid to know more about Apolo Anton Ohno.
