http://www.ohnozone.net/ News and info about Apolo Anton Ohno and short track speed skating -- since February 2002 Copyright 2008 Tue, 13 May 2008 18:09:14 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.36 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Marc Gagnon to be inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame: Globe and Mail | Golden relay team leads inductees to Canadian Sports Hall Gagnon was the dominant short track speed skater of the 1990s and into 2002. Until Cindy... http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/05/11-week/#005372 http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/05/11-week/#005372 Tue, 13 May 2008 18:09:14 -0500 Apolo will be back dancing with Julianne once again on the big celebration show marking the 100th episode of DWTS. Tune in Tuesday night to find out how well Apolo has retained his dance training since he won the mirror... http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/05/04-week/#005371 http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/05/04-week/#005371 Dancing With the Stars Mon, 05 May 2008 21:52:38 -0500 In light of the recent discussion on athlete funding, this seems like a great opportunity to introduce a new fan-led fundraising initiative in support of America's short track speedskaters. Lori and Mtnme spearheaded this effort and their vision for the... http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/04/27-week/#005370 http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/04/27-week/#005370 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:20:42 -0500 USOC Tabs Skier Lindsey Vonn, Speedskater Apolo Anton Ohno, and the U.S. Men's Short Track World Championship Team as Athletes and Team of the Month for March The nod for the men's award went to two-time Olympic gold medalist Ohno... http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/04/13-week/#005369 http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/04/13-week/#005369 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:08:53 -0500 The Virginia Speedskating Elite Team is a new, free, year-round training program for skaters aspiring to elite-level performance. It's hoped that this team will be a combination of National Team as well as Development skaters of a wide range of... http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/04/13-week/#005368 http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/04/13-week/#005368 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:38:17 -0500 Seattle Times | Seattle could bid for short-track speedskating trials Apolo Ohno, America's biggest short-track speedskating star, has won five Olympic medals and danced with the stars. But there's one thing he hasn't done, remarkably: compete in his own hometown.... http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/04/13-week/#005367 http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/04/13-week/#005367 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:52:04 -0500 17-19 October 2008 - Salt Lake City 24-26 October 2008 - Vancouver 28-30 November 2008 - Beijing 5-7 December 2008 - Nagano 6-8 February 2009 - Sofia, Bulgaria 13-15 February 2009 - Dresden, Germany source... http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/04/06-week/#005366 http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/04/06-week/#005366 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:48:16 -0500 Ottawa Sun | Up to Speed: Gloucester skater Ivanie Blondin sets sights on 2010 Birthdays are always special for teenagers. But for Gloucester short-track speed skater Ivanie Blondin, who turned 18 this week, the occasion wasn't particularly memorable -- well,... http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/04/06-week/#005365 http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/04/06-week/#005365 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:51:53 -0500 The Arkansas Traveler | Olympian speaks of passion for sport Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Success equals sacrifice for Olympic athlete The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas | Ohno's Ups And Downs All For The Better Photo Credit: Larry Ash/Arkansas Traveler... http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/03/30-week/#005364 http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/03/30-week/#005364 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:19:51 -0500 1000m Women A final 1. Nita Avrith 2. Marianne St. Gelais 3. Jessica Hewitt 4. Marie-Andree Mendes-Campeau B final 1. Valerie Lambert 2. Gabrielle Waddell 3. Sabrina Bourgela 4. Anne-Sophie Grenon Selection #3 overall - women 1. Nita Avrith 2.... http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/03/23-week/#005363 http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/03/23-week/#005363 Canadian Team Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:29:11 -0500 Women's 500m A final 1. Nita Avrith 2. Marianne St. Gelais 3. Valerie Lambert 4. Laurie Marceau DQ Marceau attempted to pass Lambert with 3 to go, who was leading. Both fell exiting the turn. B final 1. Andrea Do-Duc... http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/03/23-week/#005362 http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/03/23-week/#005362 Canadian Team Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:13:18 -0500 This may already have been posted in the comments, but there are some great photos from Worlds. Thanks to Sonia for the link! Click the photo below for more: (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images North America) Thanks to Theresa for... http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/03/16-week/#005361 http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/03/16-week/#005361 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:09:37 -0500 Results from day 1 in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec: Women's 1500m A final 1. Ivanie Blondin 2. Marie-Andree Mendes-Campeau 3. Jessica Hewitt 4. Valerie Lambert 5. Nita Avrith 6. Laurie Marceau 7. Sabrina Bourgela A crash mid-race in the straight took out... http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/03/16-week/#005360 http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/03/16-week/#005360 Canadian Team Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:57:16 -0500 Univ. of Arkansas | Olympic Medalist, Best-Selling Author Next Distinguished Lecturers at University of Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Apolo Ohno, winner of two Olympic gold medals in short distance speed skating, and Malcolm Gladwell, best selling author of The Tipping... http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/03/16-week/#005359 http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/03/16-week/#005359 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:06:28 -0500 Some overlooked (by me) links and competition results I've been meaning to post but didn't find time to while short track worlds was going on... American Cup 3 4 took place March 7-9 in Milwaukee (I had no idea tthey... http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/03/16-week/#005358 http://www.ohnozone.net/archives/2008/03/16-week/#005358 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:32:24 -0500