Apolo Anton Ohno who recently won two golds during the speed skating competition here in Korea last week had this to say about his reception here in Korea and the media:
“There was nothing hostile about the fans, they were just happy watching the races,” said Ohno, who regained the world No. 1 ranking from local skater Ahn Hyun-soo on Sunday with golds in the 1,000 and 3,000 finals.
Ohno regretted being denied any opportunity to hold a news conference in Seoul last week to show people another side to his character, which he figures has been largely demonized in the local media.
“A lot of media was shut away. I’m not sure why,” he said. Maybe “certain people wanted to keep that false image.”
There are a lot of certain people here that want to keep false images of Americans, not just Ohno.
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