March 9, 2008
Videos from 2008 Worlds
Thanks to lick10 for posting these up on YouTube. Lots more available here!
Men's 3000m superfinal
Men's 500m A final
Men's 1500m A final
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December 23, 2007
Video clips: 500m A finals at Nationals
First, 2 links:
Salt Lake Tribune | Oh no! Apolo gets DQ'd
Deseret Morning News | Reutter bursts onto senior circuit
Tony's version (men's final):
Andrew Love's version (full speed, and slo-mo set to music):
Men's final
Women's final
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December 10, 2007
Video highlights: World Cup #4 in Torino
The ISU has now posted clips from the most recent World Cup competition in Italy. Watch them here.
Video of World Cups 1-4 of the 2007-08 season is available here.
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November 6, 2007
Video clips: Apolo skating on the long track
Many thanks to Bri for making these available for us! Two short clips of Apolo skating long track last week at the Kearns Oval...
12 sec. video:
10 sec. video:
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October 30, 2007
Video from Kobe
Race clips from World Cup #2 are up on YouTube, thanks to lick10 and Melissa!
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September 26, 2007
Video clip: Apolo raises the 12th man flag at Seahawks game
I'm not sure what that means, but we have video of the occasion! Looks like it was a lot of fun. Thanks to Olympia for the link. Click the image to watch:
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May 22, 2007
Happy 25th Birthday, Apolo Ohno!
Awesome 25th birthday tribute, put together by faerywing13!
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April 17, 2007
AAO on Good Day LA
Thanks to Melissa for this info!
Apolo was on GDLA this morning. He was very cute! :D HE TALKED ABOUT SANJAYA!!! They have dressing rooms across from each other he said. He also said he could do 2 more Olympics, if he wanted!!There are 2 video clips on the site; a pt. 1 and pt. 2.
Click to watch part 1
Part 2: It is on the side bar of the page above. Under related videos.
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April 4, 2007
My worst nightmare
The TMZ-ification of Apolo has begun! It was inevitable, I s'pose. In this clip you can see he's all 'WTF?' as the camera follows him and Stacy Keibler around LA. I don't blame him. At least they sound semi-respectful, but leave AAO alone, paparazzi! Nice job playing it cool though, Apolo.
Plus, I mean, it's all a big bandwagon. You're 5 years behind the AAO curve, TMZ. Even though you yourself are only a year old.
I really debate whether to even post this stuff, but it's useless to pretend it's not out there. So, is it short track season yet?
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March 21, 2007
Some more DWTS press
New York Times | In the Arms of Scandal, and Ready to Cha-Cha
Carol Kaelson/ABC
Coeur d'Alene Press |
Dancing is a Hough family affair
And many thanks to Bri for video of Apolo and Julianne's performances on Monday's premiere of Dancing With the Stars!
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March 16, 2007
'Everything I do in speedskating is what you don't do in ballroom'
More DWTS watch!
[updates]
San Francisco Chronicle: "Skates to slippers: Considering the grace he brings to his sport, it seems natural that Olympic short track speed skater Apolo Ohno will give the reality show "Dancing with the Stars'' a go. He'll partner with pro dancer Juliane Hough, 18, when the series returns March 18."
Sports Illustrated: "Apollo Anton Ohno: Seems his 15 minutes passed a while ago, doesn't it? But if I have to pick an athlete, it's Ohno over Laila Ali and Clyde Drexler. The ladies tell me he's quite the looker, which is, like, good for ratings and all."
Apolo: 'People like Julieanne make it seem really easy - and it's not'
Julieanne: 'Apolo's doing so good, let me just say that right now.'
Click image to watch their interview:
More contestant interviews via AOL TV.
Sue spotted another piece, this one from People magazine:
MSNBC | Sizing up this season's ‘Dancing With the Stars’ participants
Apolo Anton Ohno, who was a hot ticket a few years ago as an Olympian, seems like he should be a good bet. Speed skating would appear to involve lightness and balance. But will his athletic ability translate into dancing? It's hard to say. Not the typical giant, bulky athlete the show has favored in the past, Ohno is the compact, wiry sort of athlete, and if nothing else, we can all just watch that soul patch.
And ignoring the jab at speedskating, I love this column just for its intro:
Orlando Weekly | i♥television™
"Dancing with the Stars is returning for another season this week—and this time it's going to be a bona fide marijuana freakout!"
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March 12, 2007
Video clips: 2007 Worlds
[update] High-quality clips of several races are available to download as well. It takes a very long time to get them, so my recommendation is to do it in the background while you're working on something else and go back to it later. Once it's all downloaded, you can watch the entire clip without difficulty.
Loads of clips from the first 2 days in Milan are available on YouTube, so if you missed the SBS feed or just want to relive some moments, check it out. Thanks to Starangel for posting the link!
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March 5, 2007
Video clip: Men's 1000m final in Cleveland
[update] Tony uploaded a new version of the race. I've replaced the old one with the new one below.
Nailbiter of a race, with video courtesy of Tony!
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February 25, 2007
Video clip: Apolo's 9 lap time trial in Cleveland
Thanks to Tod for making this available to us! Jordan Malone and Apolo Ohno were paired together for their TT, though you don't see Jordan in this clip. The gasps you hear just after the gun are due to Jordan's fall at the start. As I understand it, he basically did a face plant but recovered well enough to come in 2nd overall in the TT.
You'll also see where Apolo strips an edge with about 3 laps to go and basically limps home the rest of the race - but still strong enough to have won the TT.
Apolo Ohno doing his 9 lap time trial at US National Short Track Championships in Cleveland, OH.
Feb 22, 2007
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January 25, 2007
Apolo on Dr. Phil
Thanks to Katie for making these next 2 videos available to us on YouTube!
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T. Rowe Price commercial
Here's the T. Rowe Price short track commercial, featuring Jeff Scholten and other Canadian short trackers.
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December 23, 2006
Video from Saguenay World Cup!
Saguenay and Montreal videos, courtesy of the ISU
WOW! It's a very Merry Christmas from the ISU, which has posted video highlights of World Cup 3 in Saguenay... this is really exciting and encouraging to see. Many thanks to them for making this available! (Caveat: Video is unavailable to viewers in Canada, Japan and China due to broadcast rights issues - although Canuck viewers report they can see the clips just fine.) Thank you, ISU!
I especially recommend the men's 1500m semis and A and B finals, showcasing Jordan Malone, Charles Ryan Leveille and Ryan Bedford, and of course the U.S. men's bronze-medal winning relay final. Except that the relays don't appear to be there.
Note virtuoso announcer Dany Lemay calling races in English, French and Italian simultaneously. I think I read somewhere that he had used Chinese as well!
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December 22, 2006
Flou & JP in Hangzhou
Speaking of Flou, Sonia has sent a clip of a men's 500m quarter final from last year's World Cup 3 in Hangzhou, China. He shows his winning form in coming from way behind to win the race - not an easy feat in a short race like the 500m when the guy way in front of you is J.P. Kepka!
Click the button at bottom left of the embedded player will display the race video.
| 2005 Hang Zhou, China Short Track World Cup. 500m QF with Francois Louis Tremblay and JP Kepka | |
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December 12, 2006
Video: Highlights from day 2 in Montreal
by Peter Doucet
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Video: Men's 500m A final in Montreal
by speed-skating.net
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Video: Ladies' 3000m B final in Montreal
by speed-skating.net
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November 20, 2006
More on those penguins
Looks like the guys had a lot of fun getting their penguins back home from American Cup 2 in Michigan! Check out these funny clips supplied by Jordan Malone:
Riding the moving walkway in Detroit
Riding the baggage carousel in Colorado
Too funny!
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November 5, 2006
Video clip: Apolo training in Korea
'Maybe you'll see me in 2010 - I don't know'
A million thanks to Starangel for these links (if anyone can translate for us, it would be great to know what's being said!). I think it's so cool to see how everything has come full circle so that Apolo is doing this training in Korea.
The clip has footage of him enjoying himself at training sessions with Korean skaters and coaches... Thankfully we can hear Apolo in his own words (anyone know what the 'stingray' he refers to is?).
click image to watch the interview clip:
Accompanying article for any Korean readers out there!
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November 4, 2006
Video clip: Apolo skating in China (2005)
Sonia found this clip on YouTube from last year's World Cup #1 in China. It's from Apolo's 500m heat. Enjoy!
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November 2, 2006
Race video from Jeonju City/World Cup #2
Thanks to Kiseop for making video from Jeonju City available on YouTube! I haven't had a chance to look through too much yet, but seems like everything is there...
Click the image for Kiseop's videos:
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October 29, 2006
'I'm skating very well right now'
Well if this isn't a sight for sore eyes, I don't know what is! Korean TV news has a clip on the short track World Cup, including a brief interview with Apolo.
To watch it, click here, then select either 300k or 56k, depending on your connection speed.
Travis Jayner, Paul Marchese, Apolo Ohno & Halie Kim take in the races
Thanks very much to Starangel for the link!
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July 31, 2006
Video clip: Watch AAO Day proclamation ceremony!
"The reality is that America's youth are using performance enhancement drugs at a younger age. We need to educate them about the consequences of using these drugs and educating them that they can achieve anything without drugs."
- U.S. Olympic Short Track Speed Skater Apolo Anton Ohno commenting why he supports performance enhancement testing on high school and college athletes while meeting with Lt. Governor Aiona.
Watch the proclamation ceremony here. Direct URL to download video clip is here.
With everything going on in the sports world, the lieutenant governor's and Apolo's words are a refreshing reminder of an athlete it's still possible to believe in!
[update] Photos from the proclamation ceremony are posted on AAO.com!
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July 15, 2006
Video clip: Apolo's KCTS Connects interview
Seattle public TV program KCTS Connects has posted the video of Apolo's interview that took place in May. Download it here (it's titled 'Segment #735 - Olympic Speedskater Apolo Ohno').
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June 25, 2006
Video clip: Flou tries his hand at auto racing
Download this clip to see François-Louis Tremblay take a racecar for a spin. This is a fun little segment that aired as part of CBC's coverage of the 2006 Worlds a couple of months back.
Clip provided by Caro, edited by Sonia, hosted by Maggie. Thanks, ladies!
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May 31, 2006
New video clip: Apolo's 500m heat from Hangzhou
Thanks to Maggie and Sonia for providing some new skating action during the dry season. Here's a clip from Apolo's 500m heat at 2005-06 World Cup #1 in Hangzhou, CHN.
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May 24, 2006
Video clip: KING5 interviews Apolo
This interview with Apolo by Seattle's NBC affiliate was taped at Yuki's salon. Another nice piece!
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April 30, 2006
Video Clip: Jimmy Kimmel Show
Although it's also available on YouTube, here's a higher-res clip from Apolo's appearance on Jimmy Kimmel that you can download and keep. Download it here.
Thanks to Sharon for providing the video and to Sonia and Maggie for making it available to us online!
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April 28, 2006
Video clip: Fox & Friends
Thanks to Zenith for making a video clip of Apolo's appearance on Fox & Friends available on Ichiban. Enjoy!
More from Fox & Friends:
Yesterday was 'Take Our Kids to Work Day' around the country (we had loads of short folks on hand at my office for the occasion!) and Steve Doocy of F&F brought his daughter Sally in with him. He mentioned on the air how nice Apolo had been to Sally and writes more about her experiences here. As a bonus, there's a great shot of Apolo posing with Sally:
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April 23, 2006
New version of the Flipsyde video
Hey all - here's a version of Flipsyde's video for 'Someday', featuring Apolo and several other Olympians, that I don't remember seeing before. Thanks to Dano for the link! (Press the Stop button to disable.)
Also, Taryn sent in this link to Google video where you can see a ton of clips featuring Apolo from NBCOlympics.com. Happy viewing!
[update] If you haven't yet seen it, video of Apolo's appearance on Jimmy KImmel's April 21 show is now available on YouTube.com.
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April 11, 2006
Video clip: Men's 1000m final from Worlds
Many thanks to Stephannie who filmed the race and to Sonia and Maggie for all their behind-the-scenes work to get it up and available for you to see!
Skaters in the race are Hyun-soo Ahn, Charles Hamelin, Ho-suk Lee, Nicola Rodigari and Rusty Smith. Download the clip here!
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April 5, 2006
Video clip: Men's 1500m final from Worlds
Thanks to Starangel for the video, and to Sonia and Maggie for making this clip available! Download it here.
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Video clip: Men's relay final from Worlds
Just in case anyone missed it besides me, I want to let everyone know that Jiiji posted a link to video from Korean TV of the thrilling men's relay final from Minneapolis. Click the image below to watch!
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March 24, 2006
Video clip: Men's 500m final from Nationals
Thanks to Fred Gilbert of MidAtlantic Speedskating for making this video available.
It's the men's 500m A final from last Saturday in Wisconsin. Skaters are J.P. Kepka, Joey Lindsey, Ryan Bedford and Jordan Malone.
J.P. shows why he's the man in the 500m, leading wire to wire to win with ease. Watch Jordan in the final lap pull off some moves to come from way behind - you don't see that too often in a 500m! Awesome race. Watch the race here.
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March 22, 2006
Video clip: Torino 500m medal ceremony
Just to let everyone know, you can now watch the men's 500m medal ceremony on YouTube. I know there was a lot of interest in seeing this online and NBC never posted it. This clip is the Korean tv broadcast but it doesn't really matter - it's awesome to watch again! Clicking the image will take you to the clip.
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March 17, 2006
New video clip: Ellen!
In case you missed Apolo's appearance on Ellen (like me) or you just want to relive it in all its glory, we now have it in digital version. Many thanks go out to Maggie, who's been hosting video clips and providing bandwidth to make them accessible for a few years now, as well as to newcomer Carol for providing the video footage in the first place!
Click here to download it!
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March 12, 2006
Access Hollywood video clip
Thanks to Sonia for sending this one in! It's Apolo's first look at Cosmo magazine during an Access Hollywood interview in Torino, and it's pretty hilarious. Lots of AAO laughter. Enjoy!
Access Hollywood: Apolo Goes Topless
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February 7, 2006
Video clip: 'World Champ Prepares for Turin'
Reuters video with footage from Lake Placid and an interview with Apolo. Click image to watch!
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February 4, 2006
Free download of Flipsyde's 'Someday' video
The folks behind the band Flipsyde's Olympic video want to let OZ fans know that the 'Someday' video is available to download FREE from iTunes.*
In addition, here's a link to watch the video that NBC has been playing as part of its Winter Olympics promotions. I know I've seen this on NBC a couple times so far at least!
Note: In order to download anything from iTunes you need to have an iTunes account, which means they need to have a credit card on record. There is however no charge against the credit card and the video is free.
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January 3, 2006
New music video featuring Apolo and other Olympians
To watch the director's cut of the video, visit the 'Behind the Scenes' section of OffthePodium.com.
'The NBC Agency has produced a music video in partnership with the popular Hip-Hop group, Flipsyde, as a unique promotional element in support of NBC's coverage of the upcoming Torino Olympic Winter Games. Featuring the hit single "Someday," the video salutes the athletes striving to make the team that will represent the United States in Torino.' "Someday," from Flipsyde's recently released debut album, "We The People" encourages everyone to strive for their dreams, a belief shared by Flipsyde's band members as well as the Olympic athletes who appear in the video. Shot on location at a Los Angeles-area ice rink owned by Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan, the video showcases the message in Flipsyde's music by illuminating the determination, heartache and triumph experienced by world class athletes in their drive for Olympic gold. In addition to Kwan, Olympic gold medalist, Apolo Anton Ohno, America's best short track speed skater, took to the ice for the production.
Flipsyde will make their national television debut performing "Someday" on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, January 5th 11:35/10:35c on NBC.'
Read more
There are other short trackers shown skating with Apolo in the video, but can't tell who they are.
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January 1, 2006
New Today Show video clip
Happy New Year, everyone! I was just creating a new archive for 2006 postings... it blows my mind that we have managed to accumulate 3 full years (2003-5) worth of archives, plus another 10 1/2 months from 2002. Time really has flown!
To start the new year off right, we have Apolo's latest Today show interview and skate session with Natalie Morales, who is a pretty clever lady, as you'll see.
Maggie digitized the recent 'Countdown to Torino' interview and it's now available to download and enjoy -- thanks, Maggie! Download the clip here.
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October 12, 2005
Apolo's anti-doping PSA
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's latest campaign "Celebrating the Value of Fair Play" was unveiled today at the Olympic Media Summit in Colorado Springs. The campaign inclues tv commercials and ads featuring Apolo and other Winter Olympians.
USADA chose Apolo's spot as the intro to their site at usantidoping.org. To see the whole thing as well as the other commercials, click here. You'll see movie theater ads and the tv spots are below them.
Todayonline.com | Olympians pitch "fair play" message in US anti-doping campaign
"I want young people to understand how important it is to respect your sport and compete with integrity," said Apolo Anton Ohno, the 2002 Winter Olympic 1,500-meter short track speedskating champion. It lets athletes around the world know the USA is passionate about competing clean in sports."
Ohno, of Japanese descent, said he believes there are dope cheats who have evaded detection in his sport but that the number is small.
"Unfortunately, that's a reality," Ohno said. "Athletes finding ways to get around something - that will always be there. It's diminishing. That number is getting smaller. For most athletes, I don't think it enters their mind."
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October 9, 2005
Seoul Day 3 video (Korean TV broadcast)
U.S. speedskater Apolo Anton Ohno reacts as he cross the finish line during the men 3000m final of the 2005-2006 ISU World Cup Short Track Championship in Seoul. Ohno won the gold medal with a time of 5:38.465.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)
Once again, thanks to Starangel, we have access to video of all 3 days of racing in Seoul! See the comments for instructions on accessing the video.
Tragically, they didn't include the 3000m in the footage but you can see Apolo's fabulous 1000m quarter, semi and final performances as well as the women's and men's relays.
Day 3 footage is about 55 minutes long. Here's a key to race highlights:
- Video starts with men's 1000m quarter finals
- Rusty Smith qtr final at 1:50
- Apolo Ohno qtr final at 8:22
- Women's semi finals at 15:59
- Men's semis at 22:50 (AAO in 1st semi)
- Men's final at ~34:50
- Men's relay final at ~45:20
Click the 'continue reading' link for 'spoilers' and screen shots from the video.
Quarter finals
Not a great start for Rusty - he's 4th off the line and unfortunately never really gets into it.
Apolo is 4th off the line but with 6 to go makes a sweeping outside pass to take the lead.
Semi finals
Women's semi #1 is a cool race - lots of talent. Nice to see Borodulina hold on to qualify behing Meng Wang for the semis. She celebrates as she crosses the line!
Apolo false starts. Crowd reacts. He glides around, hands on knees, to regain focus. The other skaters line up again. Bedard looks at the starter, then turns to his left and looks at Ohno with a 'Dude, what are you doing?' expression on his face -- the camera moves over to show that Apolo's hasn't straighted up, he's at the line but still has his hands on his knees and head down. Finally he straightens up for the start.
They get off to a clean start. With 7 to go, Apolo passes on the inside then falls back to 3rd. With 3 to go, Apolo decides to accelerate on the outside to get past the Oh. The crowd goes nuts... the two skaters are thisclose. Good move. Apolo tucks in behind Li and Oh has nowhere to go.
This 'Let's Go Canada' banner got lots of airtime!
Men's final
The men's 1000 final gets started. Big cheers for Lee, a huge roar as Ahn announced... some faint yelling for AAO too! Maybe a few Americans are in the stands.
Apolo steps to the line for the 1000m final
They're off... what a race this is... as the crowd chants, Apolo slips in front of Li for 2nd, then comes around Ahn on the outside with 5 to go. Ahn turns his head and watches Apolo coming. Screaming from the crowd. Li takes the lead back. Li and Ohno are in a great position once more, with the 2 Korean skaters behind them. With 2 to go, Apolo slips by Li on the inside to take back the lead and keep it for good. Sweet victory!
Li skates around the rink, slapping hands like he won the race! Old man still got it going on!
Women's relay final
Chinese women have taken a huge lead in the first third of the race. Odd to see the Koreans so far back in 3rd, and Canada last. Canada manages to move up to 2nd but Korea passes with about 5 to go. China's lead has gotten big enough that I can't tell just how big it is. When the camera is on China, the other teams are nowhere to be seen and vice versa. The gap is narrowing by the end... Whoa, Korea slips a bit. Close battle for 2nd, with Korea edging Canada.
Men's relay final
Rusty gets ready to lead off the relay for Team USA
We settle into 4th early on. High spirits among the spectators, who break out in song for the early part of the relay. The only change after 18 laps is Canada has taken over the lead from China. With 25 to go Korea gets the lead on an exchange. The crowd is loving it! Ooh, but Canada isn't giving an inch... and pulls ahead with 14 to go! Korea makes some kind of adjustment to its exchanges and skips when the other teams exchange, doing theirs a lap later. In a few strokes, Ahn Hyun-soo accelerates brilliantly past Canada to regain the lead. Team Korea isn't going to let the crowd leave disappointed! With 5 to go, China passes Canada to move into 2nd. Gosh, Kim Dong-sung sounds excited in the broadcast booth! He says 'Ahn Hyun-soo' a whole lot.
The Korean men get their gold and the Mokdong Ice Arena goes wild!
The victorious Korean men's relay team accepts the crowd's applause with a bow.
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October 7, 2005
Video from Day 1 in Seoul
Thanks to our benefactor (benefactress?) Starangel, we have access to basically the entire first day of racing in Seoul. See the comments to this post for access info. There is over 2 hours of footage here.
It's start off with women's heats and men's quarter finals. To expedite your viewing, some key races take place at these points in the video:
- Women's semis start at about 1:05
- Men's semis start at about 1:20
- Ladies' final begins around 1:50
- Men's final begins around 1:57
It took some efforts and assistance from my coworker to get this playing for me, so here are some screen shots I took while watching this in case not everyone can get in to watch:
Kim Dong-sung on the right provides commentary for the broadcast
Caroline stretches
The refs confer
Apolo after his semifinal
Attendance is pretty sparse on day 1
Women's 1500m silver medalist Evgenia Radanova reaches out to congratulate winner Yang Yang A
The camera catches Apolo's eye waiting to race in the 1500m final
Hey look! It's Yuki!
Click the 'continue reading' link for play-by-play and 'spoilers.'
Video begins with heats, then men's quarter finals -- then they replay the men's quarter finals during the zamboni break. They also show the races out of order, so it gets confusing to remember what you're watching!
The attendance at the venue appears sparse, but this is a weekday afternoon. Still, they get those drums going whenever a Korean is skating and the crowd makes noise when one of their skaters starts to pass. Loads of cute kids in the stands.
Rusty looked good in his quarter final. I guess he was DQ'ed for impeding on Chataignier, or maybe x-tracking? Hard to tell ... Chataignier was making the pass. I wouldn't want to be a judge!
They are being good about announcing DQ's in the venue after the fact. You often hear the venue announcer announce a DQ from the previous race while the following one is taking place, but I didn't hear one in Rusty's case.
Allison's semi is pretty exciting! She starts strong and hangs in there... Radanova is so strong in this race! And the poor Korean girl falls there in the last lap. No DQ's or discretionary advancements for her though... There was some jostling with her and Mile Zhu the lap before. Anyway, she looks a bit shaken up, hope she is ok.
Apolo's semi is 1st -- a really nice race! He makes it look so easy, like a skate in the park. To make Nick happy I'll comment on how well Apolo and Mathieu work together to block Oh. Oh tries to set something up but he just can't get around the North American Wall.
In Guilmette's semi with about 7 to go, suddenly he and Jiajun slip out of the frame as though someone grabbed hold of their britches and yanked backwards. On the replay, Jiajun appears to be squeezed between Praus and Jo, then slips up behind Jo, stumbles and falls. Jiajun's left arm trips up Jo's left foot and he too falls.
Still not sure why Jiajun was not DQ'ed. Did a movement from Jo set off the reaction that led to Jiajun's stumble and Jo's fall in turn? I don't think so from the side angle. Or maybe it's because Jiajun clearly wasn't going to make it to the final in any case? Not that that usually prevents a DQ...
Then they replay men's and women's semis just to confuse me a bit more.
I'm actually starting to get tired of watching short track. It's taking forever to get to the finals!
Women's final - It's an impressive display of power when Radanova launches her move around the outside of the pack to take a huge lead. Wish she could have held on for the win. This final was every bit as exciting as it appeared on the Live Cyberscoreboard!
Yikes! I got nervous all over again just watching the men go. I think the DQ pretty clearly happened with a lap to go, you see the contact with Apolo and Lee. They don't replay it or announce it in any case as the entire clip ends right after the race. Hey, Apolo was going for it and very nearly got himself a spot on the podium! Oh well, DQ's happen.
Aside - I am glad we have an all-blue skinsuit this year. Too many red, white and blue countries. France is starting to look like Great Britain to me. Russia and Netherlands blend together too.
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September 12, 2005
KING5 Video Interview: Apolo Ohno talks training, skating and "girls"
Sonia recently came up with an amazing find! KING5-TV in Seattle has a 20-minute unedited video interview they did with Apolo this past August 3 while he was home in Seattle.
To watch the video, click here and scroll about 1/3 of the way down the page. The name of the video is Apolo Ohno talks training, skating and "girls".
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August 30, 2005
Video clip: Post-race interview
Here's Apolo's follow-up interview after winning the 500m A final at the U.S. Championships in Milwaukee, discussing the difference between skating in national and international competitions.
Thanks to Moz for the footage, and Maggie doubles up on hosting and editing this one!
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August 23, 2005
Video clip: Apolo's 1000m semifinal from Milwaukee
Here's another great race clip from the U.S. Championships. The 1000m semifinal is pretty exciting -- lots of impressive passing in this one! Skaters in the race are Apolo Ohno, Shani Davis, Alex Izykowski and Jeff Simon.
Thanks again to Maggie, Moz and Sonia for this series!
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August 16, 2005
Video clip: 500m final from Milwaukee
Here's the latest clip from the U.S. Short Track Championships -- the men's 500m A final, featuring Apolo Ohno, J.P. Kepka, Shani Davis and Alex Izykowski. Download the clip here.
THanks as always to Moz, Maggie and Sonia!
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August 8, 2005
Video clip: Apolo Interview (possibly the best ever!)
All you loyal fans out there are going to flip for this clip! This treat is the latest from the U.S. Short Track Championship program provided by Moz and edited by Sonia, hosted by Maggie. This particular gem is an interview done with Apolo in which he reflects on his emotions on the medal stand after winning Olympic gold and how his life changed in the immediate aftermath.
Apolo has really become a relaxed and animated interviewee in the years since 2002. This one is full of personality -- enjoy! Many thanks to the ladies who made this clip (and all the others) possible!
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July 28, 2005
Video clip: 500m semifinal #2 from Milwaukee
Here's another exciting race clip from Moz, Maggie and Sonia. This is the 2nd men's 500m semifinal from U.S. Nationals (for Apolo's semi, please see the entry of July 23).
This one is also not to be missed as it was extremely competitive and nearly too close to call at the finish. Skaters in this semi are J.P. Kepka, Shani Davis, Rusty Smith and Travis Jayner.
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July 23, 2005
Video clip: Apolo's 500m semifinal in Milwaukee
Here's the latest clip brought to us by Moz, Sonia and Maggie! This one is Apolo's 500m semi from U.S. Championships in Milwaukee, featuring some nice moves by both him and Alex Izy. Skaters in this race are Apolo Ohno, Alex Izykowski, Joey Lindsey and Jordan Malone. Download the clip here.
It's interesting to compare some of the still photos from the race (I don't know how Jordan stayed upright after hitting the block!).
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July 18, 2005
Video clip: U.S. Short Track Championships -- 1500m Wrapup & 500m Intro
Here's the latest installment from Milwaukee, courtesy of Moz, Sonia and Maggie!
It includes post-1500m victory comments from Apolo, and outtakes from interviews with Apolo, Rusty, Shani and J.P. about the 500m. Download the clip here.
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July 11, 2005
Video clip: U.S. Short Track Championships 1500m Race
Okay, here's the actual 1500m final from Milwaukee -- lots of rough-and-tumble, but Apolo skates away from it with ease. Enjoy! Download the clip here.
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July 10, 2005
Video clip: U.S. Short Track Championships 1500m Part 1
Here's the next installment from Moz's video of the U.S. ST Championships. This is announcing the lineup for the men's 1500m final. Skaters in the race are J.R. Celski, Alex Izykowski, J.P. Kepka, Mike Kooreman, Jordan Malone, Apolo Ohno, Rusty Smith. Thanks again to Maggie, Moz and Sonia!
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July 1, 2005
Video clip: U.S. Short Track Championships Intro
Here's the first clip from the 2005 U.S. ST Championships in Milwaukee. This one sets the stage for the men's competition with commentary from Tim Vanvooren and Andy Gabel.
Many thanks for Moz for providing the tape and Sonia and Maggie as usual for their editing and hosting skills! There will be more to come soon. From what I'm hearing, the coverage was outstanding!
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June 14, 2005
New Video: Apolo's 1000m heat in Beijing
Here's the latest installment from Beijing -- it's a nice, uneventful race with most of the action in the final 2 laps, when Nishitani and Ohno make their moves. Thanks to Sonia and Maggie!
Skaters in the race: Takafumi Nishitani (JPN), Apolo Ohno, Cees Juffermans (NED), Peter Darazs (HUN)
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June 4, 2005
Video clip: U.S. men's relay medal ceremony in Beijing
It's not too often we get to see the relay medal ceremonies, so this latest clip from the 2005 World Short Track Championships is a real treat! Watch as Shani Davis, Alex Izykowski, Jordan Malone and Apolo Ohno receive their bronze medals in Beijing. (Brought to you by Sonia and Maggie. Thank you, ladies!)
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