Apolo Ohno

Apolo Ohno (born May 22, 1982, Seattle, Washington, U.S.) is an American former short-track speed skater who is the most-decorated American athlete in the history of the Winter Olympics. In three Games (2002, 2006, and 2010) he accumulated a total of eight medals—two gold, two silver, and four bronze. Ohno’s Japanese-born father encouraged him from an early age to participate in sports. (He had no contact with his American mother.) He experienced success in competitive...