Apolo News, pt. 2

[number1fan]

Nov 13, 2008 15:31:10 GMT -5 mtnme said:

Hey! Check out the new addition on Apolo's website! (...and how rarely that happens! LOL)

It's called 'Yuki's Corner', and the topic de jour is the new padding system at the Utah Olympic Oval. Now isn't this a great idea? Who better to keep his site up to date than his dad?

I think LoriGND called it way back at Nationals last year. A course on Short Track 101 - by Yuki Ohno. We couldn't ask for a better instructor.


www.apoloantonohno.com/


(this site is cached, so you may need to refresh your screen if you haven't dumped your cookies lately)

i was wondering where aofreak got the article from. she posted yuki's article in the apolo article thread yesterday...good find guys

[bubblebuttsbabe]

Nov 13, 2008 15:31:10 GMT -5 mtnme said:

Hey! Check out the new addition on Apolo's website! (...and how rarely that happens! LOL)

It's called 'Yuki's Corner', and the topic de jour is the new padding system at the Utah Olympic Oval. Now isn't this a great idea? Who better to keep his site up to date than his dad?

I think LoriGND called it way back at Nationals last year. A course on Short Track 101 - by Yuki Ohno. We couldn't ask for a better instructor.

www.apoloantonohno.com/

(this site is cached, so you may need to refresh your screen if you haven't dumped your cookies lately)

Did April bring this back or am I just thinking of 'Yuki's Corner' from the Olys? I forget.

[mtnme]

Nov 13, 2008 18:45:01 GMT -5 bubblebuttsbabe said:

Nov 13, 2008 15:31:10 GMT -5 mtnme said:

Hey! Check out the new addition on Apolo's website! (...and how rarely that happens! LOL)

It's called 'Yuki's Corner', and the topic de jour is the new padding system at the Utah Olympic Oval. Now isn't this a great idea? Who better to keep his site up to date than his dad?

I think LoriGND called it way back at Nationals last year. A course on Short Track 101 - by Yuki Ohno. We couldn't ask for a better instructor.

www.apoloantonohno.com/

(this site is cached, so you may need to refresh your screen if you haven't dumped your cookies lately)

Did April bring this back or am I just thinking of 'Yuki's Corner' from the Olys? I forget.

I believe Yuki had a blog during the Oly's. This module wasn't on the site before, at least not in the last couple of years.

[Mars]

Yeah, that's what I waas thinking, right up there with "Sweet! An update!"

[bubblebuttsbabe]

Nov 13, 2008 19:24:04 GMT -5 mtnme said:

Nov 13, 2008 18:45:01 GMT -5 bubblebuttsbabe said:

Did April bring this back or am I just thinking of 'Yuki's Corner' from the Olys? I forget.

I believe Yuki had a blog during the Oly's. This module wasn't on the site before, at least not in the last couple of years.

Thank you. I was just trying to remember where I had last seen it. I'm glad Yuki is getting his voice out there some how. ;D

[susie]

Apolo will be appearing on a Fox network TV show called The Winning Edge at the end of the month. Credit to Ginny over at AJ.com for finding this:

Each episode of The Real Winning Edge features three real life teenagers who have excelled in the face of adversity – who have turned from substance abuse, overcome disabilities and made the decision to excel in spite of setbacks. Kids see teens just like themselves who have dealt with tough circumstances, yet have not given into negative attitudes or made destructive choices.
Jeremy’s story is introduced by Blaine Wilson, who was part of the Olympic silver medal winning gymnastics team. Other celebrities in The Real Winning Edge include Jeff Gordon, Albert Pujols, Martina McBride, Apolo Ohno, Matt Hasselbeck, and Misty May-Treanor. Airing in over 90 cities. Check www.realwinningedge.com to see the broadcast time in your city.

PROGRAM #24 Feb. 28 – March1
Fox

Featured Youth Megan Tallent
Roller Figure Skating Champion
Purdue at Indianapolis

Celebrity Apolo Ohno
Introducer Olympic Gold Medalist
Speed Skating

Challenge Overcoming Poverty

Website: www.realwinningedge.com/index.php

It looks like in most areas, the show will air on Saturday, Feb. 28th in the morning (8:00-10:00 AM range.) But do check the website to make sure of the day and time for your area.

[A.O.Freak]

thnx susie,i cant wait to watch Apolo..... ;D

[ohno911groban]

seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2008719588_olysports08.html

Here's Apolo's part in the article:

Apolo Ohno

Seattle, short-track speedskating

One potential Olympian who likely needs no introduction is Apolo Ohno, America's most famous short-track speedskater, not to mention a "Dancing With the Stars" TV star.

Ohno, 26, hopes to cap his Olympic career in Vancouver with a sixth medal, which would make him the most-decorated male U.S. Winter Games athlete in history. He's first to admit it won't be easy.

"Times have changed," he says. "My sport has been evolving. But I'm definitely still one of the top competitors for medals, including gold medals."

Ohno, a multiple medalist in both the 2002 Salt Lake and 2006 Turin Games, says he'll bring everything he has to the table at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, where he helped the U.S. team to a rare relay-race win earlier this season on the World Cup circuit.

"It's a fantastic arena," Ohno says. "The athletes feel like the fans are almost over top of the ice. It's going to be amazing."

Ohno, who now lives and trains in Salt Lake City, is on his way to the short-track World Championships, March 6-8 in Vienna. That competition will go a long way toward telling him how he stands against the world with the Vancouver Games looming, he says.

And he insists he's still a skater, not just a hot dancer.

"Yes, I can still skate," he says.

[ohno911groban]

www.star-telegram.com/olympics/story/1185642.html


Apolo Ohno, not Michael Phelps, is the Olympian we should admire
By CHAREAN [e-mail]


The Olympic athletes in the winter sports get no respect.

A teleconference Wednesday promoted the Vancouver Games, which are only 53 weeks away. Predictably, the second question to USOC boss Jim Scherr was about Michael Phelps.

It wasn’t the last mention of Phelps.

The star of last summer’s Beijing Games was photographed doing what many young people do. A British tabloid showed him smoking from a marijuana pipe at a party in Columbia, S.C.

There are worse things, but this is Michael Phelps, Olympic hero, All-American boy. He isn’t supposed to be putting illegal substances into his body.

That’s why it’s so disappointing.

His statement of apology didn’t help, either. It sounded like something written by a PR firm, especially since it had similar language to the apology he released after his DUI arrest in Maryland four years ago. He’s sorry; he made a mistake; it won’t happen again.

It came across as less than sincere.

Phelps’ sponsors, including Speedo and Omega, are sticking by him, for now, but he has shown a troubling pattern of "youthful mistakes." The USOC can’t penalize him, but it did send Phelps a letter offering help, and Scherr wants a face-to-face meeting.

"I think, obviously, his sponsors and the people that are close to him will be and are concerned about whether or not there may be a recurrence or whether or not this is a pattern of behavior," Scherr said Wednesday. "I would just say, based on this occurrence, we at the U.S. Olympic Committee ... are exceptionally disappointed in Michael, as I know he is in himself, and we will be following up and having direct conversations with Michael, and the people that are close to him, in the near future."

Phelps has won a record 14 gold medals, including eight in Beijing. He might win more medals in the 2012 Olympics in London. But he has lost something much more valuable: his good name.

So if you’re looking for a real All-American, Olympic champion who will never have to say he’s sorry, look at Apolo Ohno. Sure, you’ve heard of him — for winning Dancing With the Stars in 2007.

But Ohno is just as good — maybe better — as a short-track speed skater. He has won five Olympic medals, including two golds, and is one of only four Americans who have won three medals in a single Winter Olympics.

Anton is his middle name, not trouble.

"All Olympians, once they’re allowed to call themselves U.S. Olympic athletes, I think there are certain guidelines and protocol that go along with becoming an elite athlete," Ohno said Wednesday. "If someone does have a camera phone and does take pictures, in public and in private, I think it’s important to represent what you’d like your mom to see or what you’d like little kids to see.

"... I think it’s important for you to have that image that you’d like to see if you were a younger kid looking up. It’s very important to be aware of your surroundings and what you’re doing and the decisions you make."

Scherr shouldn’t sit down with Phelps; he should have Ohno do it. Ohno could teach Phelps a lot.

"When you’re thrust in the spotlight, it really kind of forces you to kind of look at yourself and say, 'OK, the things that I do will reflect not only on myself,’ " Ohno said. "... I just think you should want to represent yourself the best that you can, because of what situation you’re in. It is hard. You’re in a glass bowl. People are always looking at you and trying to see if you’re above making mistakes. Sometimes you’re not really rewarded for the good things that you do, but rather when you make a mistake is when people kind of start paying attention.

"But there are tons and tons of athletes who are excellent ambassadors, and those are the people I look up to."

Ohno is the ambassador we should look up to. He’s the example of what a gold-medal winning Olympic athlete should be.

[susie]

Would you like to go skating with Apolo? He will be attending an April charity gala at Central Park's Wollman Rink in NYC. The proceeds will be used for youth development programs for underpriviledged kids. Credit to fan Ohnolicious at AJ.com for this find.

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Figure Skating In Harlem Gala

Figure Skating in Harlem is pleased to announce the 2009 Skating With the Stars gala honoring skating legend Tai Babilionia and New York State ’s First Lady, Michelle Paige Paterson. The fifth annual benefit will be held on Monday evening, April 6, 2009, from 6pm-9pm at Wollman Rink in Central Park . It promises to be another fun and delightful evening that raises critically-needed funds for Figure Skating in Harlem ’s pioneering youth development program.Joyce and David Dinkins, Terry and Tina Lundgren and Donald and Melania Trump will serve as this year’s Honorary Chairs. The Gala co-chairs are Star Jones, Candace S. Matthews, Teresa Teague, and Tamara Tunie. Now in its fifth year, this star-studded event attracts celebrities such as Kelly Ripa, Vera Wang, Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Richie Rich, Kimberley Locke, and Kelly Rowland, as well as prominent business leaders, philanthropists, and friends. The evening will also include a dinner buffet and auction. Whitney Houston, Mariska Hargitay & Peter Hermann, Lorraine Bracco, Christopher & Sherman Meloni, Apolo Anton Ohno, Cameron Mathison, and Martha Stewart are among the members of the 2009 Benefit Committee.

At this event, guests are offered the extraordinary opportunity to skate side by side with Tai Babilonia and a spectacular roster of Olympic and World Medalists including Dorothy Hamill, Sasha Cohen, Sarah Hughes, Viktor Petrenko, Todd Eldredge, Alissa Czisny, Kimmie Meissner, Evan Lysacek, Timothy Goebel and Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto. Tickets start at $300 and are available by calling [phone]. Visit www.charitybuzz.com to find great auction items for bidding online from March 25th-April 21st, 2009.

Figure Skating in Harlem has served hundreds of New York City girls since 1997 with an innovative education and ice-skating program that transforms young lives and helps Harlem girls grow in confidence, leadership and academic achievement. Proceeds from this benefit event will help FSH continue to grow and become an even stronger resource for children in the community. FSH also hopes to develop a base of support that will help them secure a home rink of their own with access to skating and educational facilities year-round in Upper Manhattan .

www.figureskatinginharlem.org/

harlemworldblog.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/figure-skating-in-harlem-gala/

[laura6]

Great article Susie!! Thanks for posting ;D
That sounds really exciting!

[apolostarr]

Feb 19, 2009 20:37:49 GMT -5 susie said:

Would you like to go skating with Apolo? He will be attending an April charity gala at Central Park's Wollman Rink in NYC. The proceeds will be used for youth development programs for underpriviledged kids. Credit to fan Ohnolicious at AJ.com for this find.

************************************************

Figure Skating In Harlem Gala

Figure Skating in Harlem is pleased to announce the 2009 Skating With the Stars gala honoring skating legend Tai Babilionia and New York State ’s First Lady, Michelle Paige Paterson. The fifth annual benefit will be held on Monday evening, April 6, 2009, from 6pm-9pm at Wollman Rink in Central Park . It promises to be another fun and delightful evening that raises critically-needed funds for Figure Skating in Harlem ’s pioneering youth development program.Joyce and David Dinkins, Terry and Tina Lundgren and Donald and Melania Trump will serve as this year’s Honorary Chairs. The Gala co-chairs are Star Jones, Candace S. Matthews, Teresa Teague, and Tamara Tunie. Now in its fifth year, this star-studded event attracts celebrities such as Kelly Ripa, Vera Wang, Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Richie Rich, Kimberley Locke, and Kelly Rowland, as well as prominent business leaders, philanthropists, and friends. The evening will also include a dinner buffet and auction. Whitney Houston, Mariska Hargitay & Peter Hermann, Lorraine Bracco, Christopher & Sherman Meloni, Apolo Anton Ohno, Cameron Mathison, and Martha Stewart are among the members of the 2009 Benefit Committee.

At this event, guests are offered the extraordinary opportunity to skate side by side with Tai Babilonia and a spectacular roster of Olympic and World Medalists including Dorothy Hamill, Sasha Cohen, Sarah Hughes, Viktor Petrenko, Todd Eldredge, Alissa Czisny, Kimmie Meissner, Evan Lysacek, Timothy Goebel and Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto. Tickets start at $300 and are available by calling [phone]. Visit www.charitybuzz.com to find great auction items for bidding online from March 25th-April 21st, 2009.

Figure Skating in Harlem has served hundreds of New York City girls since 1997 with an innovative education and ice-skating program that transforms young lives and helps Harlem girls grow in confidence, leadership and academic achievement. Proceeds from this benefit event will help FSH continue to grow and become an even stronger resource for children in the community. FSH also hopes to develop a base of support that will help them secure a home rink of their own with access to skating and educational facilities year-round in Upper Manhattan .

www.figureskatinginharlem.org/

harlemworldblog.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/figure-skating-in-harlem-gala/

;D :-*WHOA APOLO IN THE CITY IN APRIL. 45 MINUTES FROM ME?
If only i could come up with $600 so I could by a ticket for my mom and I.

[kirkland]

Unless I am misreading, this announcement does not say that Apolo will be there, just that he is on the 2009 Benefit Committee. I would be interested in attending this event if I knew exactly who is going to be there in person. The website says stay tuned for more information. I may call the number and see what I can find out. I would enjoy seeing some of the other figure skaters as well.

If anyone has more definitive information, please let me know.

[ohno911groban]

Feb 19, 2009 20:37:49 GMT -5 susie said:

Would you like to go skating with Apolo? He will be attending an April charity gala at Central Park's Wollman Rink in NYC. The proceeds will be used for youth development programs for underpriviledged kids. Credit to fan Ohnolicious at AJ.com for this find.

************************************************

Figure Skating In Harlem Gala

Figure Skating in Harlem is pleased to announce the 2009 Skating With the Stars gala honoring skating legend Tai Babilionia and New York State ’s First Lady, Michelle Paige Paterson. The fifth annual benefit will be held on Monday evening, April 6, 2009, from 6pm-9pm at Wollman Rink in Central Park . It promises to be another fun and delightful evening that raises critically-needed funds for Figure Skating in Harlem ’s pioneering youth development program.Joyce and David Dinkins, Terry and Tina Lundgren and Donald and Melania Trump will serve as this year’s Honorary Chairs. The Gala co-chairs are Star Jones, Candace S. Matthews, Teresa Teague, and Tamara Tunie. Now in its fifth year, this star-studded event attracts celebrities such as Kelly Ripa, Vera Wang, Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Richie Rich, Kimberley Locke, and Kelly Rowland, as well as prominent business leaders, philanthropists, and friends. The evening will also include a dinner buffet and auction. Whitney Houston, Mariska Hargitay & Peter Hermann, Lorraine Bracco, Christopher & Sherman Meloni, Apolo Anton Ohno, Cameron Mathison, and Martha Stewart are among the members of the 2009 Benefit Committee.

At this event, guests are offered the extraordinary opportunity to skate side by side with Tai Babilonia and a spectacular roster of Olympic and World Medalists including Dorothy Hamill, Sasha Cohen, Sarah Hughes, Viktor Petrenko, Todd Eldredge, Alissa Czisny, Kimmie Meissner, Evan Lysacek, Timothy Goebel and Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto. Tickets start at $300 and are available by calling [phone]. Visit www.charitybuzz.com to find great auction items for bidding online from March 25th-April 21st, 2009.

Figure Skating in Harlem has served hundreds of New York City girls since 1997 with an innovative education and ice-skating program that transforms young lives and helps Harlem girls grow in confidence, leadership and academic achievement. Proceeds from this benefit event will help FSH continue to grow and become an even stronger resource for children in the community. FSH also hopes to develop a base of support that will help them secure a home rink of their own with access to skating and educational facilities year-round in Upper Manhattan .

www.figureskatinginharlem.org/

harlemworldblog.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/figure-skating-in-harlem-gala/

$300 per ticket?

no way i could afford that with hotel and airfare

when the heck is apolo going to come visit some of his canadian fans?

(sigh) lol

[mtnme]

(From Peri Kinder at USS)

Dear US Speedskating Members:

Apolo Ohno to be Featured on Teen TV Series this Weekend

Apolo Anton Ohno will be featured as a celebrity introducer on The Real Winning Edge TV series March 7-8 in various markets across the country. Apolo is introducing the story of a young artistic roller skater who learned to be grateful and giving despite financial adversity.

Each episode of The Real Winning Edge features three real life teenagers who have excelled in the face of adversity - who have turned from substance abuse, overcome disabilities and made the decision to excel in spite of setbacks. Kids see teens just like themselves who have dealt with tough circumstances, yet have not given into negative attitudes or made destructive choices. Besides Ohno, other celebrities in The Real Winning Edge include Jeff Gordon, Albert Pujols, Martina McBride, Dwight Howard, Matt Hasselbeck, and Misty May-Treanor.

The Real Winning Edge airs on Fox stations in major cities, and also on other broadcasters, airing in over 90 cities. Fox broadcast times are listed below, or check www.realwinningedge.com to see the broadcast time in your city.


New York, Fox 12:00 PM Saturdays



Chicago, Fox, 9:00 AM Saturdays



Los Angeles, Fox, 8:00 AM Saturdays



San Francisco, Fox, 1:00 PM Saturdays



Dallas, Fox, 10:00 AM Saturdays



Minneapolis, Fox, 10:00 AM Saturdays



Denver, Fox, 11:00 AM Saturdays



Orlando, Fox , 10:30 AM Sundays



Houston, Fox, 7:00 AM Sundays



Airing in over 90 cities, see

www.realwinningedge.com/

for stations and times.



***Due to a change in station group management, some smaller stations are two weeks behind the regular broadcast schedule.