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Apolo Ohno

American short track speed skater (born 1982)

Apolo Anton Ohno (; born May 22, 1982) is an American retired[6]short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics. Ohno is the most decorated American at the Winter Olympics and was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2017[7] and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2019.

Raised by his father, Ohno began training full-time in 1996. At the age of 14, he became the youngest U.S. national champion in 1997 and was the reigning champion from 2001 to 2009, winning the title a total of 12 times.[8][9] In December 1999, he became the youngest skater to win a World Cup event title, and became the first American to win a World Cup overall title in 2001, which he won again in 2003 and 2005.[9][10] Ohno has been the face of short track in the United States since winning his medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[11][12] He won his first overall World Championship tit

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From Olympic Athlete to keynote speaker and NY Times Bestselling author, Apolo Ohno shares his journey to greatness, empowering audiences to discover their inner hero and write their own story.

Apolo Ohno is a renowned figure celebrated for his extraordinary achievements across sports, entertainment, and entrepreneurship. As a decorated Olympian, Apolo clinched eight medals throughout his illustrious speed skating career, making him the most decorated American Winter Olympian of all time.

Beyond his athletic feats, Apolo captured the hearts of millions on "Dancing with the Stars," solidifying his status as a multifaceted talent. Apolo Ohno's journey extends into the realm of business, where he has carved out a successful path as an entrepreneur, investor and motivational speaker, inspiring countless companies and individuals through his motivational talks on perseverance, goal-setting, and mental resilience.

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Hard Pivot: The Reinvention of Olympian Apolo Ohno

Ohno, now 39, has written a book — it's his third — due in February 2022 titled "Hard Pivot." The name is a short-track skating term describing a low, strong, hand-to-the-ice lean into a turn. Done correctly, the move harnesses the athlete's momentum to slingshot the skater around a curve and into a straightaway with little or no loss of speed. Done poorly, valuable time ticks away or, worse yet, the skater careens wildly off course and crashes.

Ohno's pivot from his athletic career was no wreck. But it wasn't particularly smooth, either.

"It's taken me 10 years, I think, to feel much more comfortable, vulnerable and empathize in ways I didn't have when I was an athlete," Ohno says from his home in Los Angeles. "I trained with brutal intensity and obsessiveness when I was an athlete. I didn't have that level of empathy for many of both my teammates and/or my competitors. And so I realized that living my life in that way was a bit too militant, right?

"Look, this is an ongoing process. It's not s

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