Operation Kirkland Part 2 - The Raffle...and Custom Bonus Tape!

Okay ST fans, are you up for yet another Apolo-inspired fundraising effort? We hope so! They come at you kind of fast and furious these days, don’t they?

This one is a chance to make a direct impact on a family close to Apolo’s heart. It is going to benefit Cody Kirkland.* Why Cody? Well, he rocks. Why now? A few good ideas came together at the right time, with the Pediatric Heart Transplant Foundation being the catalyst.

The goods: As a “Cody’s Fund” donation incentive, we will raffle off (on VHS tape) some fan-filmed video of an Apolo appearance & competition, including some never-shown-in-the-US racing highlights!

Apolo signs video covers for raffle project

Get the full details on how to enter the raffle PLUS a chance to win a custom-made bonus tape here:
http://www.angelfire.com/hero/projectao

If you encounter bandwidth issues at the first link, you can also see the info here: http://www.angelfire.com/magic/aovtransfer/
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*For more about Cody, please see Operation Kirkland, Part 1.

This project was made possible through the hard work and creative ideas of Barb of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Foundation, Sonia, Jill and Jennie, not to mention the enthusiastic cooperation of Apolo Anton Ohno.

Articles on Yang Yang A and Polona Peunik

There is an article in the Salt Lake Tribune today about Yang Yang A's move to SLC and decision to give long track a try!

Yang's skating career takes different track

Update: Also, check out the article on WST.com about Slovenian skater Polona Peunik - the only short tracker representing Slovenia on the international scene. Find out how she's persevered despite having no coach, no teammates and no support staff!

Passage to Paradise Pics

Thanks to Lupe for the heads up: Kristi Yamaguchi's web site now has pics up from Passage to Paradise 2003. Click here to see them.

Announcement about RustySmith.com

Hey everyone - Rod, the webmaster extraordinaire at RS.com, wants to get the word out that their server is down for the count. So if you've been trying to reach RS.com and/or the ever-popular Roughneck Chronicles Rod-blog, and wondered why you weren't able to get on the sites, its because of these technical difficulties.

Cross your fingers for a speedy server recovery!!! Our thoughts are with you guys.

UPDATE:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROD and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RUSTY!

Baltimore Clip 9

Download it here! (Right click and save target as...)
UPDATE: Link is now working. :)

Courtesy of Linda M, Sonia and Maggie

Announcing US Short Track Fans

April has just launched a cool new site!

"USShorttrackfans.com is a website for the fans, by fans. Our site strives to bring interaction between the US Short Track athletes and their loyal supporters, as well as making a cyber place to interact & get information on the sport. We'll be bringing enthusiastic fan-based World Cup coverage, photos, latest news, and more!"

Check it out!

It's official: Apolo Lands At PMG For Representation

Cary, NC -- August 14, 2003 -- The Olympic's reigning "ambassador of cool" and 2-Time Olympic Medalist, Apolo Anton Ohno has signed with Premier Management Group, LLC ("PMG", www.pmgsports.com), an agency focused on Olympic athletes, to represent him for marketing, appearances, endorsements, on-camera commercials, licensing and public relations. Click for more on Apolo's new agent...

Here a few more pictures from the SLC World Cup. The first two show Apolo being interviewed at the end of the day Sunday. The next three are candids from the same day.

Steven Bradbury, Paul Marchese, Apolo

Jeff Scholten, Steven Bradbury, Paul Marchese, Apolo

I can't resist posting this one. Rusty mugs for my camera!

Rusty, Paul Marchese, Gough, Bradbury