There we go…no moh ohno jokes…
Apolo Ohno finally won his first Gold at these Winter Games by taking the Men’s 500m Short Track event.
All competitors were so pumped up for the ‘Superbowl’ of the Short Track event that there were two false starts. But as soon as the race started, Apolo clawed his way to an early lead in the first corner and was uncatchable.

It was a close battle for Ohno and the Canadians in the 500m event(Source: NBC)

Team Canada won Silver in the finals of the women’s short-track 3000 metres relay.
The team composed of Alanna Kraus, Amanda Overland, Kalyna Roberge, Tania Vincent and Anouk Leblanc-Boucher took advantage of an error by the Chinese a few laps from the finish line to take seconds behind the Korean powerhouse.
The Italians never really were in the game and finished 4th.
The race was postponed twice, once for a foul start, the second time because the chinese skater fell in the first turn.
Update: The Chinese team was disqualified for having made contact with the Koreans, thus bumping the Italians to 3rd place …read more

The result is in from Canada’s protest file on Thursday .. here’s the full news report about the decision :(
A formal complaint filed by the Canadian Olympic Committee over the finish of the women’s 500-metre short-track speed skating final has been denied.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed the protest following a hearing held Friday.
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher of Prevost, Que., won the bronze medal in Wednesday’s sprint, but the COC claimed that silver medallist Evgenia Radanova of Bulgaria crossed the finish line with her front skate tilted upward.
Rules require skaters to cross with both skates on the ice. …read more

Ohno…journalists/writers/bloggers everywhere cannot resist using the convenient cliche that is Apolo’s last name whenever he chokes on the Short Track event.
And Apolo gave them an opportunity again tonight when he failed to clinch Gold at the Men’s 1,000m event.

1 minute 17.92 seconds – Ohno, in second place, poised to attack Anh of South Korea (Source: NBC)

Further to Canada’s Short Track Bronze Medal yesterday ..
Canada files short-track protest
Last Updated: Thu Feb 16 11:39:26 EST 2006
CBC Sports
Canadian short-track speed skating officials have filed an official complaint with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) concerning the finish of Wednesday’s 500-metre women’s final.
If Canada wins the appeal it could result in a new medal (bronze) and an upgraded medal (to silver).
The Canadians contend that silver medallist Evgenia Radanova of Bulgaria crossed the finish line with her front skate tilted in the air. In short-track competition, skaters must cross the finish line with both skates on the ice.
The decision …read more

The Canadian short-track speed skating team has filed an official complaint with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) concerning the finish of Wednesday’s 500-metre women’s final.
Silver medallist Evgenia Radanova of Bulgaria crossed the finish line with her front skate tilted in the air. This is against the rules. The video replay clearly shows the faulty Bulgarian.
Should Canada get its way, the stripped bronze medal would be awarded to current 4th place Kalyna Roberge (CAN) and Anouk Leblanc-Boucher’s (CAN) bronze would become a silver.
Stay tuned.
Source: CBC

Meng Wang (boy, talk about rhyming) skated to Gold in the Women’s 500m Short Track event (44.345 seconds).
Wang’s victory brings home China’s first Gold Medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Wang, winner of 4 World Cups races this year, was favored to win the event right from the get go.

Wang on her Victory Lap (Source: NBC)