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...Ohno was the main attraction for Saturday’s events. Whole rows of fans wore Ohno “soul patches” on their chins. U.S. figure skating champion Michelle Kwan was on hand to hold up a sign reading “Oh Yes Ohno!” to the delight of the crowd...
...Ohno tried to accelerate past the two leaders as they approached the final lap, but they left him with no room to pass. He made a desperate move to pull in behind Guilmette, but Terao beat him to the turn. The two collided, and Terao was sent crashing into the boards...
...collision slowed down Ohno to the point where he finished third in the race. But he was later disqualified altogether for impeding Terao. Ohno simply smiled and stepped off the ice, while Terao was awarded a free pass to the finals...
...waiting, waiting for an opportunity to pass,” Ohno said. “The Japanese guy was wide on the corner and I came up on him. I barely touched him. He’s so light. I think he was going down already...
Despite going without a medal on his final evening, Ohno remained upbeat. Only the media’s inflated expectations would allow his two Olympic medals to be considered a failure. The three medals from the 2002 U.S. team were still more than any Americans in short-track speed-skating’s 10-year Olympic history...