Ohno's

At once fragile and flamboyant, Ohno's characters were often female and always forces of nature.

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Ohno's status as the king of U.S. short-track speedskating has not changed for nearly a decade.

It's showtime for Apolo Anton Ohno at his third Winter Games 2010

It was Ohno's seventh career medal in the Winter Olympics.

Apolo Anton Ohno wins bronze for record 7th Olympic medal 2010

At once fragile and flamboyant, Ohno's characters were often female and always forces of nature.

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Ohno's art was defined by languid, melancholic yet powerful choreography and a distinctive masculine/feminine contrast.

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The process has involved altering the cadence of Ohno's skating, testing several blades and skate boots and even changing Ohno's physical makeup — at just under 150 pounds, he is about 10 pounds lighter than he was for the 2006 Games, 20 pounds lighter than he was in 2002.

It's showtime for Apolo Anton Ohno at his third Winter Games 2010

Ohno and the USA got bronze for Ohno's eighth Olympic medal.

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Like Ohno's win, which announcer Ted Robinson identified as one of those Olympic moments that can draw audiences by offering an escape from the ordinary: "Just in case you've missed this sport in the last four years, America, welcome back."

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Ohno's art was defined by languid, melancholic yet powerful choreography and a distinctive masculine/feminine contrast.

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And because Ohno's competition was training just as hard as he was.

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