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Apolo Anton Ohno, the 19-year-old skating sensation, anchored the relay and electrified the sellout crowd of 15,394 when he burst away from the second-place Italian team with about seven laps to go. He finished off the victory by gliding across the line on one skate, punching a fist...
...American team of Weinstein, Ohno, Ron Biondo and Rusty Smith—the 2001 World Championship gold medalists—will now prepare for the relay final on Feb. 23. The Canadians, who won the other semifinal heat, are expected to be the toughest competition...
Weinstein, who placed 17th in the 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, only qualified for the relay team this time around. Ohno and Smith are the U.S. entrants in each of the three individual speed-skating events—the 500, the 1,000, and the 1,500. Ohno and Smith both advanced in their 1,000 heats, and Smith set an Olympic record in the process...
Despite being overweight and underprepared, Ohno was devastated when he failed to make the '98 Olympic team. He flew home and spent a week in a secluded cabin trying to figure out whether he had the makings of an elite athlete...
...Ohno decided he did, and he has been nearly unstoppable on the ice ever since. He started eating right and became a master of technique, which, in curve-heavy short track, is just as important as the raw power generated by his bullet-shape 5-ft. 7-in., 165-lb. frame...