Zoutou | The Gift
Zoutou | The Gift: After the recent success of the In Apolo's Name project, it was shown that Apolo fans can make a difference by supporting the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Zoutou | The Gift strives to allow Apolo's dedicated fans to continue to support these charities. No better place to make a difference than in Salt Lake City, UT, the city that will always mean something special to him. [More info.]
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Media: 1 article added.
Speedskating: Apolo's results from World Cups 1 and 2.
Calgary 1500m Awards Ceremony Clip
Courtesy of Sonia and Maggie, here is a clip of Apolo receiving his bronze medal for the 1500m in Calgary:
High quality version - for broadband connections
Standard version - for dial-up connections
To download the clip, right click on the link and select "Save Target As..." or "Save Object As..." to save it to your hard drive.
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Pictures: Calgary pictures (Album #43) and one desktop wallpaper (Apolo in Marquette) added.
Media: 15 articles added.
Calgary and Marquette World Cups Recap
What an exciting two weeks I've had: Attending one World Cup, not to mention two World Cups, is an unforgettable experience! Short track is best watched in person. If you can, make it to a short track competition. You will not regret it!
I have lots of pictures and mini-movies to share and will get them online as soon as possible. I will start with Calgary pictures and movies, and then on to the Marquette pictures and movies, as well as race results.
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
World Cup # 2 of the 2003-2004 Season
I'm leaving for World Cup # 2 early tomorrow morning. Stay tuned to the LiveCyberScoreBoard, USShortTrackFans.com and US Speedskating for updates from the World Cup.
When I get home next week, I'll do a major update with all the details from the Calgary and Marquette World Cups, with lots of pictures and some mini-movies of Apolo's practices and races!
I was able to take a picture with Apolo at the Awards Party for the Calgary World Cup on Sunday night, October 19. Click here to see see it!
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
World Cup # 1 of the 2003-2004 Season
I'm heading off to attend the first World Cup of the season in Calgary, Alberta, October 17-19. I will also be attending the second World Cup of the season October 24-26 in Marquette, Michigan. Stay tuned to the results weblog for the latest updates.
Other great places to find information:
LiveCyberScoreBoard
USShortTrackFans.com
Results from the CHSTC (formerly known as CODA)
You can find all the results from CHSTC here.
Saturday, October 11, 2003
Media: 2 articles added.
Pictures: Links to photos from CHSTC added.
Results from the CHSTC (formerly known as CODA)
Apolo set an American record today in the 500m at the Conematic Heating Short Track Speed Skating Competition at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, besting his own record set in 2001. Read all the details here. Way to go, Apolo!
Pictures from CHSTC
Thanks to Peter Reath for alerting me to the photos that he took of Apolo at CHSTC Friday and Saturday:
Click here for photo 1
Click here for photo 2
Click here for photo 3
Click here for photo 4
Click here to view pictures of the other athletes
Stephanie (aka Tex) also took photos on Friday. You can view them here.
Questions, Comments, Suggestions?
Have questions or comments about the AAO Portal? Email me or sign the guestbook. I'd love to hear from you!
- Joanna, AAO Portal webmistress
Monday, October 6, 2003
Apolo Featured in New Book
Apolo is featured in Xtreme Sports: Cutting Edge, by E.J. Maxwell, to be released in November.
Here's the synopsis fron the publisher:
"This book is about the new crop of extreme sports stars from Apolo Ohno to superstar skateboarder Shaun White to climbing star Tori Allen. Each chapter focuses on a different sport and star, and is full of photos, biographical information, trivia, anecdotes, quotes, and stats. Includes profiles of Tori Allen, Layne Beachley, Tara Dakides, Mike Metzger, Dave Mirra, Apolo Anton Ohno, Ross Powers, and Shaun White."
You can pre-order the book from Barnes & Noble or Amazon.
Apolo in Guideposts for Teens
Apolo is also featured in the October/November 2003 issue of Guideposts for Teens. Click here to see the cover.
You can order the issue by calling Guideposts at 1-800-431-2344.
Note: You don't have to order a year's subscription to get one issue. Just be sure to be clear that you only want the October/November issue.
Wednesday, October 1, 2003
Schedule: Apolo's 2003-2004 skating schedule added.
Skating Season is Almost Here!
Here is Apolo's skating schedule for the 2003-2004 season, as I know it. More competitions may be added later.
October 10-12, 2003: Conematic Heating Short Track Competition (formerly known as CODA) - Calgary, Alberta. [Details]
October 17-19, 2003: World Cup Short Track - Calgary, Alberta. [Details]
October 24-26, 2003: World Cup Short Track - Marquette, MI. [Details]
November 28-30, 2003: World Cup Short Track - Dechoun, Korea
December 5-7, 2003: World Cup Short Track - Beijing, China
February 13-15, 2004: World Cup Short Track - Bormio, Italy
February 26-29, 2004: U.S. Short Track National Speedskating
Championships [Details]
Operation Kirkland Raffle Winners
The drawing was held yesterday, September 30, for the Operation Kirkland raffle prize winners -- 3 winners of the tapes, 2 bonus tape winners and 1 beret winner. Click here to view the winners. Congrats to everyone who won. Thanks to the OK Raffle Team for their selfless work on this project!
Marquette World Cup Update
Representatives of the US Olympic Education Center and US Speedskating (Bill Kellick, Rusty Smith, Scott Koons) held a conference call yesterday, September 30, to preview the Marquette World Cup and answer media questions. Click here for all the details.
Tickets For Marquette Kids
Bulletin from the World Cup Marquette Group:
We have a Marquette "sponsor" for our “Tickets for Kids” project – and a place to send our tax-deductible donations that will not only benefit the foster children, and the boys and girls in the Big Brothers & Big Sisters programs of Marquette (110 kids, and counting), but also aid the U.S. Olympic Education Committee... Read more here.
Bridie Farrel Chat Transcript
The chat with Bridie Farrell at SkaterGirls.net last Friday night was a lot of fun. If you weren't able to be there, you can view the transcript at US Short Track Fans: Bridie Farrell Chat Transcript.
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