“I have a scar on my left thigh, kind of almost near my knee. I essentially fell in the 2002 Olympics and when I hit the wall - because of the impact - my right leg kind of came in at like a knife-type angle and stabbed my leg with my own skate blade.”

American short-track speed skater

Apolo Ohno is an American retired short-track speed skater, known for his success at the Winter Olympics. He was born in 1982 and became one of the sport’s most recognized competitors. Ohno won eight Olympic medals across his career, which made him a familiar name in American winter sports. He was later inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2019.