Apolo Ohno – Five Time Olympic Medalist
October 15, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Gary Hayduk asked: From stumbles to victory, Apolo Ohno emerged as one of America’s first and greatest Olympic speed skatersApolo Anton Ohno was born on May 22, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. His father, Yuki Ohno, was a Japanese-American and his mother, Jerrie Lee, was a white American. They divorced when Ohno was still a baby [...]
Winter Olympics: Canada Lost Another Athlete
August 9, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Julie Smith asked: During the Winter Olympics tournament, the Canadian alpine ski team lost a second racer to injury. Allison Forsyth of Nanaimo, British Columbia, who is one of the country’s top medal threats in long-track speed skating failed to live up to expectations. The athlete shredded her left anterior cruciate ligament during training for [...]
