Apolo Ohno Skating His Way into Olympic Glory 8
Ohno stays upright during the 2010 Olympics 500-meter short-track finals.
What did I love about the 2010 Winter Olympics?
Without a doubt, it was Apolo Anton Ohno and the exciting world of short-track speed skating. What a ride!
Yes, Ohno was robbed of a silver medal in the 500-meter short-track speed skating final. Come on, ref! The only fair thing to do was to start the race over or “replay the point, gentlemen,” because no one escaped the hands-on havoc during the last lap of that terrific race.
Ohno came into the final as the defending champion, having won the gold in the 500-meters four years ago. But no one really expected him to repeat in 2010, although you can never count Ohno out. The man simply does not know how to quit.
27-year old Ohno definitely was not the fastest man on the ice last night but he was the smartest and perhaps the most powerful, experienced and determined. Like a cat with two more lives to spare, Ohno went after the medal and took his chances.
