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Apolo Mission

Short-track speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno will slice up the ice for his third Winter Games this month. Here’s why he’s the Seattle Olympian to watch.

January 26, 2010 Published in the February 2010 issue of Seattle Met

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Ohno’s age when he first put on a pair of racing skates

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His age when he was considered the best short-track skater in the nation

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Olympic medals he currently holds

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Medals he needs to be the most decorated U.S. male winter Olympian in history

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Tenths of a second the 27-year-old will need to shave off his 1,000-meter time to beat newcomer and fellow Puget Sounder J. R. Celski

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Number of Seattle salons he’d consider for a haircut: Yuki’s Diffusion in Belltown, owned by his father Yuki Ohno

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