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How did Apolo Anton Ohno set an American Winter Olympics medal record in Vancouver?
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games
Official logo of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The logo is an interpretation of an inukshuk, a traditional Inuit stone sculpture.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, short-track speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno secured his place as the most-decorated American athlete in Winter Olympic history by earning his seventh career medal.1
He achieved this milestone after winning a bronze medal in the 1,000-meter event, which allowed him to surpass the previous record held by speed skater Bonnie Blair. Ohno ultimately concluded his Olympic career with a total of eight medals—two gold, two silver, and four bronze—after adding a final bronze medal in the 5,000-meter relay during the Vancouver Games.12