“Vancouver is an amazing city and luckily, growing up in the Seattle area, I was able to immerse myself into the culture at a young age, traveling back and forth across the border for skating competitions as a youngster.”

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.