VANCOUVER, British Columbia - it was lucky number eight for American Apolo Anton Ohno, his own record Winter Olympic medal haul on broke Friday evening with the bronze medal in the 5000 m short track relay.
Getty Images bronze medalist Apolo Ohno has to mean eight fingers of his tally of Olympic medals.American for most decorated winter Olympian ever an eighth medal could a perfect career Cap. Mr. of Ohno skates with the number eight on his boots and began a nutritional supplement company called eight zone.
He founded the number eight with his fingers for the cameras during the award ceremony. "This was quite the epic journey," he said.
Canada took the gold in a clean running at the same time had an unusual five teams instead of four on the track. Korea won silver. Less than 0.3 seconds the first separated, and third.
The US team win the bronze medal medals long track team pursuit is the U.S. 34 in hand with two more secure in men's ice hockey and men. That is not less than 36 medals for this gaming Team USA-equal the record for the most medals won by a single nation at one Olympic Games Germany established in Salt Lake City.
The United States was a dark horse in the short track relay considered skater, Mr. Ohno long the team only world-class. But Mr Ohno was helped in the season by the emergence of a new star, 19-year-old run. Celski.
The US team had behind much of the race, but a final push of Mr Celski pushed Mr. Ohno - and the team-to third place. "Right when I did that, I knew, he could handle business from there," said Mr Celski, who won two bronze medals in Vancouver.
He downplayed comparisons between himself and Mr. Ohno. "I don't feel, pass each torch." "I was just happy to be here and to have fun", he said.
The 27-year-old Mr. Ohno proved with his three-medal haul in Vancouver he was too old to seriously compete. "I'm in the best shape of my life." I ever ran I feel the best ", he said."
Earlier Friday he almost came in second in the 500-metre race, but to find Canadian François-Louis Tremblay was disqualified in the final seconds of the race.
"I had so much speed." I put my hand up to not in the Canadian running down my. I think the judge saw something, we do not see, ", he said." "In this sport I learned over many years and through life in General, you have only control over certain things."
These games can mark at the end of the road for Mr Ohno's speed skating career. In addition to his company, he is also a TV star from the ice through his appearances on shows like "Dancing With The Stars".
He was unwilling to discuss what comes next after Friday of night's relay. "Not everything that morning I think last", he said. Asked whether he would retire, he replied, "It is too early to tell."
"I say never never." This sport has been so good to me. "But I'll tell you I would take in any case a long break-up a required."
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