saturday, february 12, 2005
News: 1 article added.

· Apolo Anton Ohno Wins World Cup #6 Over-All Title and Earns 2004/2005 Season World Cup Title!
Congratulations to Apolo, who won the World Cup #6 Over-All Title today in Slovakia. He has also earned the 2004/2005 World Cup Title with a total of 200 points!

2004/2004 Final World Cup Rankings:

1) OHNO, Apolo Anton (USA) - 200 pts
2) TURCOTTE, Mathieu (CAN) - 94 pts
3) AHN, Hyun-Soo (KOR) - 193 pts
4) LI, Jiajun (CHN) - 188 pts
5) HAMELIN, Charles (CAN) - 184 pts
6) SMITH, Rusty (USA) - 170 pts

· Apolo Ohno Wins 1000m Gold, Earns 3000m Silver
Apolo won the 1000m final today in the last day of competition at the World Cup in Slovakia and earned silver in the 3000m final.

Complete results for the men's 1000m final:

1) OHNO, Apolo Anton (USA) 1:32.362
2) AHN, Hyun-Soo (KOR) 1:32.901
3) ROBILLARD , Steve (CAN) 1:43.919
Disqualified: TURCOTTE, Mathieu (CAN)
(Click here to for the FinishLynx photo!)

Complete results for the men's 3000m final:

1) AHN, Hyun-Soo (KOR) 5:15.453
2) OHNO, Apolo Anton (USA) 5:15.465
3) ROBILLARD, Steve (CAN) 5:15.731
4) YEO, Jun-Hyung (KOR) 5:18.380
(Click here to for the FinishLynx photo!)

· U.S. Men's Relay Team Wins Relay Final
The U.S. Men's relay team edged out Korea and Canada to win the relay gold! Congratulations, guys!

Complete results for the men's relay final:

1) UNITED STATES
2) KOREA
3) CANADA
3) ITALY
(Click here to for the FinishLynx photo!)

As usual, all race results, including the women's, are posted at Cyberscoreboard.

friday, february 11, 2005
Pictures: Album #56 (Pictures from World Cup #6 added.)
News: 3 articles added.

· World Cup #6: Apolo Wins 1500m; U.S. Men's Relay Team Advances to Final
On the first day of competition at World Cup #6 on Thursday, Apolo won the 1500m. Congratulaitons, Apolo! (Click here for pictures from the World Cup!)

Today, in the second day of competition, Apolo did not advance past his heat in the 500m.

Also today, the U.S. Men's Relay Team advanced to tomorrow's relay final. Good luck, guys!

Complete results for the men's 1500m final:

1) OHNO, Apolo Anton (USA) 2:15.353
2) ROBILLARD, Steve (CAN) 2:15.740
3) TREMBLAY, Francois-Louis (CAN) 2:15.855
4) YEO , Jun-Hyung (KOR) 2:15.883
Did not finish: SUNG , Si-Bak KOR
Disqualified: AHN , Hyun-Soo KOR
(Click here to for the FinishLynx photo!)

As usual, all race results are posted at Cyberscoreboard.

· Final Day of Competition Schedule
If you'd like to catch the last day of competition via LiveCyberscoreboard, here's the schedule:

Saturday, February 12
Start time: 5 a.m. EST

sunday, february 6, 2005
Latest updates:
News: 1 article added.

· Apolo Wins 3000m, Clinches Over-All World Cup Title!
In the last day of competition at World Cup # 6, Apolo came in 4th in the 1000m final, came back to win the 3000m and clinched his Over-All title. Congratulations, Apolo!

Complete results for the men's 3000m final:

1) OHNO, Apolo Anton USA 5:37.097
2) TREMBLAY, Francois-Louis CAN 5:37.320
3) TURCOTTE, Mathieu CAN 5:37.482
4) AHN, Hyun-Soo KOR 5:37.597
5) LI, JiaJun CHN 5:38.221
6) UZAK, Matus SVK 5:38.305
Did Not Finish: SONG, Suk-Woo KOR

Complete results for the men's 1000m final:

1) HAMELIN, Charles CAN 1:27.221
2) SONG, Suk-Woo KOR 1:27.228
3) TREMBLAY, Francois-Louis CAN 1:27.328
4) OHNO, Apolo Anton USA 1:27.525
5) LI, JiaJun CHN 1:28.942

· Up Next for Apolo: World Cup #6
Next weekend, World Cup #6 will be held in Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia. Click here to visit the official site, and stay tuned to the AAO Portal for all of Apolo's race results!

- Joanna, AAO Portal webmistress
Contact: joanna@apoloportal.net or aaoportal@yahoo.com

saturday, february 5, 2005
News: 1 article added.

· Apolo Finishes 4th in 500m Final; U.S. Men's Relay Team Advances to Semi-Finals
Apolo finished in 4th place in the 500m final today, and the U.S. men's relay team advance to the semi-finals.

Complete results for the men's 500m final:

1) TURCOTTE, Mathieu CAN 42.321
2) TREMBLAY, Francois-Louis CAN 42.402
3) LEE, Seung-Jae KOR 42.655
4) OHNO, Apolo Anton USA 42.883

friday, february 4, 2005
· World Cup #5 Kicks Off in Hungary; Apolo Wins 1500m Silver!
In the first day of competition at the World Cup in Budapest, Hungary, Apolo finished in second place in the 1500m final. Congratulations, Apolo!

Complete results for the men's 1500m final:

1) AHN, Hyun-Soo KOR 2:25.603
2) OHNO, Apolo Anton USA 2:25.749
3) HAMELIN, Charles CAN 2:26.039
4) LEE, Seung-Jae KOR 2:28.804
5) UZAK, Matus SVK 2:30.777
6) SONG, Suk-Woo KOR (Disqualified)
(Click here for the FinishLynx photo!)

Results for all skaters and races are available at Cyberscoreboard.

· World Cup #5 Schedule
If you'd like to follow the rest of the World Cup live via LiveCyberscoreboard, here is the schedule for the weekend:

Saturday, February 5
Start: 7 a.m. EST

Sunday, February. 6
Start: 6 a.m. EST

sunday, january 30, 2005
News: 2 articles added.
Multimedia: Link added to Sonia & Maggie's new Apolo video clips.
Schedule: Links added to U.S. Nationals official site, fan planning group and World Cup #6 official site.

· As Olympics approach, Ohno sharpens focus
From the Seattle Times, 01/10/05: "After four World Cup events this season, Ohno once again leads the short-track speedskating world in overall points, rebounding from what was to him a disappointing 2003 season even though he won the overall World Cup title. With a new training regimen, he says he's now laser-focused on the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, Italy". Continue reading this article...

· Up Next for Apolo: World Cups # 6 & 7
Apolo's next competitions are World Cups 6 & 7. World Cup 6 will be held in Budapest, Hungary, February 4 - 6; and World Cup 7 will be held in Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia, February 10 - 12.

· 2005 U.S. National Short Track Championships
The 2005 U.S. National Short Track Championships will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 23 - 27. Apolo will be competing. Click here to get all the pertinent information. Also, check out the Fan Planning Group to meet other fans planning to attend the Championships!

· 2006 Winter Olympics Tickets & Planning
It's never too early to begin planning for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino (Turin), Italy. Tickets are on sale now at CoSport.com!

I will be attending the 2006 Games: My event tickets have been purchased and I have hotel reservations. I am planning to update frequently from Torino, so you all can get a first-hand account of the Olympics!
- Joanna, AAO Portal webmistress
Contact: joanna@apoloportal.net

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