Who is Apolo Anton Ohno

Apolo Anton Ohno born to an American mother and Japanese father first became interested in short track speed skating when he watched it during the 1994 Olympics. He was just 14 years old at that time and his father began driving him to the different meets in northwest US and Canada. His father saw it as something that was positive for him and would keep him from getting into trouble.

Apolo's father eventually got him to Lake PLacid to train full-time for short-track but Apolo showed very little commitment to training. Apolo did become the youngest ever US speed skating champion before returning home to Seattle.

A year later in 1998 Apolo had not continued to train. He had gain weight and with the lack of training he finished last at the Olympic trails that year. Apolo was devastated and as a final effort to get his son to commit, Apolo's father drove him to a cabin and left him there alone to think about his future. After 8 days Apolo realized that he needed to make a change if he wanted to succeed.

In 2000 Ohno became the first American to win overall World Cup champion and later Qualified to skate with the US team in the 2002 Olympics. Apolo saw great success in the 2002 Olympics by winning a gold medal in the 1500 m and a silver medal in the 1000 m.

In 2006 Apolo again Qualified to skate for the US team. During those Olympics Apolo won 3 more medals. He won his second Olympic gold skating the 500 m. He also won 2 bronze medals. One for the 1000 m and one for the 5000 m relay.

In 2007 Apolo Anton Ohno competed on the TV reality show called "Dancing with the Stars". It was the 4 season of the hit television show. He was partnered with professional dancer Julianne Hough. Together Apolo and Julianne won the competition that season.