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Make It Six: Ohno Ties Blair for Most US Medals
NYTimes ^
| February 13, 2010
Posted on 02/13/2010 8:41:36 PM PST by Steelfish
Make It Six: Ohno Ties Blair for Most US Medals
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Boxed out by the South Koreans, with all hope of a medal appearing lost, Apolo Anton Ohno could only count on the freakishness of short track to pull it out.
When two skaters ahead of him went sliding into the padding, Ohno stuck his skate across the line and Olympic medal No. 6 was his.
The American who made the soul patch fashionable -- even the women were wearin' em -- pulled out a silver in the 1,500-meter final when the two South Koreans took each other out on the final turn, allowing Ohno to tie Bonnie Blair for most medals won by a U.S. Winter Olympian.
The Koreans still got the gold, which went to Lee Jung-su. But Ohno had no complaints about being the runner-up, especially when he was fourth with just a few meters to go. It didn't hurt to see 19-year-old American teammate J.R. Celski right behind him for the bronze in his first major event since a gruesome crash at the U.S. trials.
Ohno, who now has two medals of each color, moved past Eric Heiden as the most decorated American male at the Winter Games and also claimed the mark all to himself for most short track medals since the wild-and-wooly sport joined the Olympic program.
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TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chat; olympics; sports
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posted on
02/13/2010 8:41:36 PM PST
by
Steelfish
To: Steelfish
What a finish. Kind of a bittersweet way to win a medal, but I am sure he will take it.
To: Steelfish
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posted on
02/13/2010 8:45:32 PM PST
by
ari-freedom
(Chris Wallace: I can tell you, Ronald Reagan would never have quit.)
To: Steelfish
The American who made the soul patch fashionable -- even the women were wearin' emHmmmm....
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posted on
02/13/2010 8:47:09 PM PST
by
freebilly
(No wonder the left has a boner for Obama. There's CIALIS in soCIALISt....)
To: Steelfish
The US actually leads in the medal count (4) after the first day.
To: freebilly
what the heck is a soul patch?
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posted on
02/13/2010 8:52:25 PM PST
by
madamemayhem
(defeat isn't getting knocked down, it's not getting back up)
To: madamemayhem
When you can only afford so much razor you have to distinguish between must shave areas and leave it for a day or two areas. A Soul Patch is just waiting to be shaved.
It also looks dumb.
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posted on
02/13/2010 8:54:55 PM PST
by
1010RD
(First Do No Harm)
To: madamemayhem
Per
Wikipedia:
The
soul patch is a small patch of facial hair just below the lower lip and above the chin. It came to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s, when it was a style of facial hair common among African American men, most notably jazzmen and other musicians. It became popular with beatniks, artists, and those who frequented the jazz scene and moved in literary and artistic circles. Jazz trumpeters in particular preferred the soul patch for the comfort it provided when using a trumpet mouthpiece.[1]
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posted on
02/13/2010 8:55:46 PM PST
by
FortWorthPatriot
( Obama is no Hitler; Hitler got the Olympics)
To: 1010RD
Yeah, no one I know calls it a soul patch. Its called chin p_s_y.
9
posted on
02/13/2010 8:57:37 PM PST
by
rintense
(Only dead fish go with the flow, which explains why Congress stinks.)
To: Steelfish
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posted on
02/13/2010 9:00:16 PM PST
by
proudmilitarymrs
(New Jersey has no soul, only taxes)
To: Steelfish
He can thank the 2 Koreans who fell just before the end of the race. Still, a medal is a medal.
To: Steelfish
He can thank the 2 Koreans who fell just before the end of the race. Still, a medal is a medal.
To: Steelfish
It's good to be Apolo!
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posted on
02/13/2010 9:07:47 PM PST
by
Clint N. Suhks
("YOU LIE! (09/09/09)" "NOT TRUE! (1/27/10)")
To: Always Right
>> What a finish. Kind of a bittersweet way to win a medal, but I am sure he will take it.
Control matters.
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posted on
02/13/2010 9:12:20 PM PST
by
Gene Eric
(Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
To: Steelfish
He lost gold. I was disappointed. I never applaud a loser.
To: Gene Eric
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posted on
02/13/2010 9:14:19 PM PST
by
Clint N. Suhks
("YOU LIE! (09/09/09)" "NOT TRUE! (1/27/10)")
To: ReyTurner
I wouldn’t refer to anyone at the Olympics as a loser but I would certainly refer to someone who calls an Olmpian such a term as a LOSER.
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posted on
02/13/2010 9:16:26 PM PST
by
wireplay
To: Clint N. Suhks
>> Think “Roller Derby”...
Great flick for its day.
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posted on
02/13/2010 9:22:09 PM PST
by
Gene Eric
(Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
To: Clint N. Suhks
It must be! who is the fox?
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posted on
02/13/2010 9:23:28 PM PST
by
Not now, Not ever!
(The devil made me do it!,.......................................................( well, not really.)
To: Clint N. Suhks
Julianne Hough
Calling her gorgeous is an understatement.
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posted on
02/13/2010 9:35:44 PM PST
by
mountn man
(The pleasure you get from life, is equal to the attitude you put into it.)
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