Super 7: Ohno wins 1000m bronze Skater is now the most decorated U.S. winter Olympian in history
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Few thrills, no spills, just a slip in the corner that nearly cost Apolo Ohno a place in history.
Ohno's own mistake dropped him to last place with three laps remaining in the short track 1000m final Saturday night, trailing the South Koreans and two Canadian brothers.
With the gold and silver out of reach, Ohno scooted furiously past Charles Hamelin and Francois Hamelin to earn a bronze, making him the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian with seven career medals.
"I really had to fight," he said. "I can't wait to watch the tape and see how I came back from last place to win bronze."
Lee Jung-Su of South Korea won his second gold in Vancouver and teammate Lee Ho-Suk earned the silver. The Koreans claimed four of the six short track medals awarded.
"Once I advanced to the front, all I could think of was just staying there," Lee Jung-Su said through a translator.
Ohno's seventh medal broke a tie with long track speed skater Bonnie Blair. He now has two gold, two silver and three bronze medals in his three Olympic appearances. The skater from Seattle already earned a silver in the 1500m last weekend.
"I'm very happy for Apolo's accomplishment," Blair said in a statement from Pacific Coliseum, where she was on hand to watch the race.
"It's a great feat for him, US Speedskating, and the United States of America. We hope that more kids will see his accomplishments and want to try our great sport that has been so good to us and taught us so much about what it takes to be successful in life."
Also attending was the star of the Beijing Olympics, swimmer Michael Phelps, who won a total of 14 gold medals over two Summer Games.
Ohno wasn't quite ready to brand himself the most decorated American in Winter Games history.
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