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Apolo Anton Ohno (/əˈpɒloʊ ˈæntɒn ˈoʊnoʊ/; born May 22, 1982) is a retiredAmerican short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics.
Raised by his father, Ohno began training full-time in 1996. He has been the face of short track in the United States since winning his medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics. At the age of 14, he became the youngest U.S. national champion in 1997 and was the reigning champion from 2001–2009, winning the title a total of 12 times. In December 1999, he became the youngest skater to win a World Cup event title, and became the first American to win a World Cup overall title in 2001, which he won again in 2003 and 2005. He won his first overall World Championship title at the 2008 championships.
Ohno's accolades and accomplishments include being the United States Olympic Committee's Male Athlete of the Month in October 2003 and March 2008, the U.S. Speedskating's Athlete of the Year for 2003, and was a 2002, 2003 and 2006 finalist for the Sullivan Award, which recognizes the best amateur athlete in the United States. Since gaining recognition through his sport, Ohno has worked as a motivational speaker, philanthropist, started a nutritional supplement business called 8 Zone, and in 2007, competed on and won the reality TV show Dancing with the Stars. Ohno later became host of a revival of Minute to Win It on Game Show Network and served as a commentator for NBC's coverage of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.
Julianne Alexandra Hough (/ˈhʌf/; born July 20, 1988) is an American dancer, singer, and actress. She is a two-time professional champion of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. She was nominated for a Creative Arts Primetime Emmy in 2007 for Outstanding Choreography in season five of the show. Her first leading acting role was in the 2011 film remake of Footloose. In September 2014, Hough joined Dancing with the Stars as a permanent fourth judge. Along with her brother Derek Hough (who is a six-time winner of the dancing show) and Tessandra Chavez, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography in 2015.
Hough was born in Orem, Utah, the youngest of five children in a Latter-day Saint (Mormon) family. Her parents are Marianne and Bruce Hough, who was twice chairman of the Utah Republican Party. Her brother, Derek Hough, is also a professional dancer. She also has three older sisters, Sharee, Marabeth, and Katherine. All four of Hough's grandparents were dancers. She is also a second cousin of musicians Riker, Rydel, Rocky and Ross Lynch from R5.
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See also: Apollo (disambiguation)
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1500 m came about as a result of running three laps of a 500 m track, which was commonplace in continental Europe in the 20th century.
This was a popular distance, particularly indoors, when imperial distances were common. In 1882, American Lon Myers set what was then a world record at 600 yards (548.64 metres), running it in 1:11.4. The event was a common event for most American students because it was one of the standardized test events as part of the President's Award on Physical Fitness. In the early 1970s, Martin McGrady was unsuccessful at longer or shorter races, but made his reputation, set world records and drew many fans to arenas to watch him race elite Olympians at this odd distance.
This middle distance length is rather uncommon, and is mainly run by sprinters wishing to test their endurances at a longer distance. Like other middle distance races, it evolved from the 600 yard race. The 600 m is also used as an early season stepping stone by 800 m runners before they have reached full race fitness.
Apolo Ohno of the USA quickly moved from fourth to first and out-maneuvered Seung-Hoon Lee of Korea to win the 1000 meter gold medal in Salt Lake City, Utah. Korean skater Ho-Suk Lee and Canadian Charles Hamelin collided into each other and were not a factor in the race. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
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2009 ISU World Cup #4 Apolo Ohno & Sung Si-Bak 1000m semi final. Men's 1000m semi-final short track speed skating. World Cup #4 at The Berry Events Center in Marquette, MI. 1-15-09
He had amazing effort to win it on the final lap
During 1000 meter B finals, competitors Apolo Ohno of the USA and Ho-Suk Lee of Korea inexplicably skate around the short track at a slow rate of speed. The referee whistled an end to the race near the two minute mark and before both skaters completed the final lap. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
apollo anton ohno and his pro partner julianne hough doing their freestyle dance in the final week on dancing with stars
Apolo Anton Ohno & Julianne Hough dance the samba. Dancing with the Stars Week 5, Season 4
8x Olympic medalist Apolo Ohno talks about his Kona training and fear of the unknown.
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[CHO:] HE’S MY BABY….AND I LOVE HIM…
I KNOW I ALWAYS WILL…..
HE DRIVES ME O SO, CRAZY….AND HE GIVES ME SUCH A THRILL….
HE BRINGS ME SUNSHINE EVERY MORN…
STARLIGHT EVERY NIGHT…
HE’S THE ONE I LOVE…THE ONE I’M SPEAKING OF….
HE ALWAYS DOES ME RIGHT….
[1] When I hitched my wagon to his star….
I had no idea we’d ever go this far…
Drives me a little on the wild side…
Spend most of my time hanging on for dear life….
[CHO:] HE’S MY BABY….AND I LOVE HIM…
I KNOW I ALWAYS WILL…..
HE DRIVES ME O SO, CRAZY….HE GIVES ME SUCH A THRILL….
HE BRINGS ME SUNSHINE EVERY MORN…
STARLIGHT EVERY NIGHT…
HE’S THE ONE I LOVE…THE ONE I’M SPEAKING OF….
HE ALWAYS DOES ME RIGHT….
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[2] When the skies look a little bit cloudy…
I know I can count on him….
He’ll be right there when the chips are down…
And help me stack them up again…
We’ve seen high and low, thick and thin…everything in between…
But he’s my sweet baby…I don’t mean maybe…
He means the world to me….
[CHO:] HE’S MY BABY….AND I LOVE HIM…
I KNOW I ALWAYS WILL…..
HE DRIVES ME O SO, CRAZY….AND HE GIVES ME SUCH A THRILL….
HE BRINGS ME SUNSHINE EVERY MORN…
STARLIGHT EVERY NIGHT…
HE’S THE ONE I LOVE…THE ONE I’M SPEAKING OF….
HE ALWAYS DOES ME RIGHT….
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He’s the one I love…[sustain] the one I’m speaking of….
He always does me right….[yeah]