In , South Korea hosted its first Olympics in Seoul. The host nation claimed 33 medals -- still its highest mark in one Games -- showing off its athletic prowess to the world. South Korea has won at least 21 medals in every Summer Olympics since. In , South Korea had zero Winter Olympics medals. Not just that year -- ever. But that would soon change. South Korea won three medals -- two gold -- that year and hasn't looked back. Its 42 short-track medals lead all nations, with China a distant second at That number would be even higher if it were not for the efforts of one particular individual: Apolo Anton Ohno.
With eight medals in three Olympics from , Ohno is tied for the most medals ever in short track. It should be. Obviously, hockey and figure skating are wildly popular. Skiing is incredible.
But short track to Korea is their pride and joy. They've won the most medals, they're so incredibly dominant and I can't wait to commentate on it.
I think the energy inside that arena is going to be absolutely incredible. Ohno has had a complicated history with South Korea. He was raised by a single Japanese-born father and was greatly influenced by Asian culture as a youth. However, Ohno became Public Enemy No. Dong-Sung drifted to the inside, Ohno threw up his hands and Dong-Sung was disqualified for impeding. In a very moment, the USOC servers actually had to be shut down due to more than 16, angry emails from South Koreans.
Ohno skipped a World Cup race in South Korea due to concerns for his safety. He did go to Seoul in and was met at the airport by police officers in riot gear. I grew up around Asian cultures. I have a lot of friends who are Korean. I couldn't understand it. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. On Saturday -- or today or tomorrow or in March, depending on how many times you watched Leno at 10 p. I suspect that prospect will be met with much less excitement in South Korea, a nation that seems to hate Ohno with a passion.
See, in , Ohno won a gold medal in the 1, meters after South Korean Kim Dong-Sung was disqualified for blocking. Ohno threw his hands up while trying to pass Kim during that race, perhaps begging for the foul, and South Koreans have seized on that fact and seethed about it since.
That's why one company once sold toilet paper with Ohno's smiling face on it. That's why there was reportedly a video game that involved shooting Ohno in the head. If i had to make the rules and regulations for the olympics, i will surely ban people for such behaviour. Really, what are the world coming to?? I agree, it made me so mad when I read that, especially when on Ohno's twitter, he congratulated the South Koreans for being such great skaters. It's kinda ridiculous. Heather Echola. I was not aware of this, but I must say that it is certainly not displaying the spirit of the Olympics or a spirit of good sportsmanship.
The South Koreans are sour losers! The Koreans are pissed off because they didn't medal in the m! The Koreans should be happy now! They won gold and silver,Ono bronze, in the m last night! I think this is unsportsmanlike in some ways for the Koreans but at least we know that Apolo Ono is not that way! Hey, moneymaker, how to say? Firstly, we have to confess that Korea Team is very stronge on short track speed skating. And they always win on all of events.
That also gives them huge pressure, I think.
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