Sunday, February 14, 2010

Speed Skater Ohno Ties Olympic Record With Silver In 1,500 Meter Short Track

Apolo Anton Ohno won silver in the 1,500 meter short track behind South Korea's Lee Jung-Su to tie Bonnie Blair for the most Winter Olympic medals won by an American with six.

Lee clocked 2:17.611sec, Ohno clocked 2:976 sec, and another American, J.R. Celski, finished third at 2:18.053.

The South Koreans may have swept the podium if not for a late crash between Sung Si-Bak and Lee Ho-Suk at the final turn.

The medal gave Ohno two of each color and was his first Olympic medal since he took home a gold and two bronze medals in 2006 in Turin.

The 19-year-old Celski won the bronze in his first major event since a ghastly crash at the U.S. trials.

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