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  • Was this the B final because if it is then I can c y they're going so slow.

  • I bet Ohno and Ho-Suk Lee are mad good friends

  • LOLOLOLOL this is gold

  • Canada owns the ice, we sleep,breath and eat skating. Hockey,speed skating and figure skating is Canada.

  • @CanadiaMiliatry15 lol only hockey really. Canada isn't that high ranked in speed skating or figure skating.

  • best fucking race i have ever seen!

  • Ho-Suk just didn't want to get on Ohno's "bad" side. Which, funnily enough, is any side within touching distance.

  • One was waiting for the other to make a move, its a track cycling tactic, they both knew it was goin to be a very close race so why blitz it untill you have to

  • looks like one was waiting for the other to make a move, common az in those circumstances,

  • WORLD TWO BEST? PUHAHA

    OHNO ~ IS DIRTY,,AND NOT EVEN A SECOND... TOP THREE ARE KOREANS..

    i JUST CAN'T WAIT HE GETS OLD...

  • @chewchewg chew chew... youre dumb

  • Lees gold boots really bring out finishing coat on those blades nicely

  • HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA... THAT'S FUNNY! YOU GO BOYS! =)

  • You do know Korea and Ohno are sworn enemies? In this race, they are just toying with each other. Korea is pissed at Ohno, Ohno is pissed at the Korean skaters. And it goes on from there...

  • can you guys tell me why they were skating so slow?????

  • This is so boooring ....

  • @SpeedWagonReo yes it is........

  • oh yeah last british skater with any great succsess ...wilf oreiley about 20 years ago ,british champion, winner europa cup , world champion, first gold medel winner at 500mtrs in winter olympics calgary .which has nothing to do with my comments.... so tell me how many compatitions have you raced in and how long were you a speedskater for ,........twat

  • hey girolleyes they are both good skaters..and yess they were in the top 4 at that time ...but they didnt get to the final because they didnt skate fadt enough or good enough to reach the final.....no one has a right to be in a final you have to get there by doing the buisness on the ice ,plus you go as far as you can in the compatition and race ,if ppl pay to to watch you want them to compete not fkin clown about an make a mockery of the sport ...

  • They're going faster than I ever did, to be honest. :P

  • Neither of them could give a flying flip, and it's cracking me up right now.

  • pure weak!

  • ref should have ended this at 3 laps.. the rules say you race .....this was no race both a disgrace to the sport and total contempt to the spectators should both be banned from competing at the next big meeting

  • @thisdudesacoolguy What the fuck?  Uh, let's see. 1) They're both in the top 4 in the world (at this time) and in a Consolation final? Why would they care? I guess it is a bit of arrogance on their part, saying "I'm too good to be in a B final so whatever..." but it's the truth. They are too good to be in a B final.

    2) Why the hell would they go all out and waste their energy when they have quite a bit more racing to do?

    And when's the last time GRB had successful skaters?

    Idiot...

  • asshole ohno trying to win at the last minute

  • @parkparkpark Shut the hell up, park cubed...

  • friends forever!

  • I dont get it

  • In my honest opinion, I think the message here is that they wanna end the harsh rivalry between Apolo & USA vs Korea, and turn that rivalry into a friendly one.

  • @marcjmarino

    not by the way they were eyeballing each other. I think they were waiting to the last lap to compete.

  • LOOOOOOL GOOOOOO OH NO, GOOOO SUX! MUAHAHA HO-SUK PWNZ!

  • can sum1 explain to me what happened, i dont really know anything about ice skating . thanks =)

  • @Tony434343 In 2002 Olympics in the 1000m there was a 4 racer fall in the final and many Americans blame Ahn from Korea and Koreans blame Ohno from usa. Really since then Ohno and korea have been large rivals and the fact that Ahn has had Ohnos number up in tell Ahn got hurt in 08. I agree with marcjmarino it seems they are trying to make this a friendly race. They really are racing for 3-4 and no one who is a great athlete really wants to race for a 3rd spot. From my point of view that is.

  • @hekio actually they are racing for 5-6th. But yeah I don't think there is alot of hatered between Ohno and the Korean skaters. Most of the hatered and hostility towards Ohno and the Korean skaters comes from US and Korean views watching the races.

    I'm not saying they are best freinds but they atleast respect each other. Anyone that competes at a world level in this sport has my respect, it is as mentally demanding as it is physically.

  • one of them is probaly thinking APOLLO,OHSHIT

  • So weird I just dont get it...... I mean i know there saving there energy but why are they going so slow...... and why is apolo running his fingers on the wall...........: O

  • AWEZOME!

  • hahaha this is fantastic!

  • apolo ohno is awsome

  • Ohno is badass boiii. love him!

  • thats absoultely hilarious.

  • Did they not restart the race or anything?

  • Well, actually. no one really won. plus, the reason they weren't racing each other, was because they were only in the B Finals, and the B Finals isn't actually the real Finals, so they were saving their energy for future races to come later. speed skaters do that most of the time......just they never go that slow. But they did it to save energy, and no one really won.

  • This was great!!! Does anyone know who ended up winning???

  • theat was awesome they had to have planned that

  • World Championship 2010 Bulgaria,Sofia 1500m Short Track. Men's gold: south korea silvel: south korea bronze: south korea Women: gold: south korea silver: south korea bronze: south korea Is there any nation in the world who can beat this record?????????????? Short Track was invented by S. Korea. Go Korea! Never seen in sport history something like this a nation collecting all medals for mens and womens at the same event!! Wow. It wont never break.
  • this is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • ohno is mah dude yo

  • This reminds me of that movie Stick It where the gymnasts come out and break all the rules just to screw with the judges and to make a point. Obviously something was going on that we don't know about. This was intentional<. They did it for a reason.

  • @ Sammymc Is that the one when they all come out and flaunt their bra straps?? LOL

  • Lol this is kinda funny...

    This could turn out to be an amazing match.

    Whatever criticisms Ohno may have, you can tell he's a skilled skater

    (Even I could tell that from vancounver olympics semi and quarter finals)

    Ho suk lee is also good so...

    ... Im pretty sure they agreed to do that but why would they...??

  • You realize that they did it to show no harm between ohno and that Korean? You realize the Koreans send death threats to ohno. The only reason they do that is because they are jealous he is better. Or at the same level. The whole point of doing that is to show no harm, which at the beginning you could tell by ohnos face he was worried. But I roughy that was a good idea.

  • Ohno Sucks always use hands and he is the master of Hollywood Action

  • they called it back because if the refs determine that they're not racing they can make them start over usually they'll give them a warning to pick it up

    this is also kind of dumb because you want to win the B final because it has happened before that enough skaters have gotten disqualified in the A final that the winner of the B has gotten a medal

  • why did they stop the race and make them redo it? why not just let them skate?

  • haha look at ohno at 1:16

  • and the prank was????

    im lost....

  • Don't quote me on this b/c I'm not sure if I'm right, but I think in B finals there's nothing to be won. Even though it's technically a "final" there is no medal opportunity. It's almost like a compensation final for those who didn't make it to the medal round. I'm thinking that b/c of that these two agreed that it was whatever. (Personally, I think B finals are pointless.)

    Again, I'm not an expert so I could be wrong. (=_=;;)

  • Lol that was greeeeeat! Id be racing that business like an A final and smoke em...if I could skate at their level haha

  • What year olympics was this???

  • lmfao wtf? i never saw this but its kinda funny. but whatever apolo is sexii <3

  • It's a b final, I guess they thought they should have been in the a final.

  • that's hysterical!! i've never seen a sport prank like that before

  • aha that was great

  • hahahaha i love speedskaters. idk what was behind this but it was funny and just cool

  • Just a B Final....

  • Genius.

  • ULTIMATE TACTICAL RACE

  • man I wonder why they would do something like tha...and I'm over it.

  • i wonder if thier backs hurt from bending..?

  • i don't get why they were skating so slow...apolo looked like he was taking a walk around the park lol and the other dude looked like he was meditating! hahaha

  • ha thats funny..too bad he might retire..

  • Although this was weird and actually pretty funny, I still love Apolo Ohno. hes a kick ass skater

  • i don't get it..

  • Perhaps they are conserving energy for a big finish, or for other events later in the day? Why gas yourself out if you don't have to?

    Apolo's style is to stay to the rear, pace with the group, and make a push at the end. If his opponent is going slow, he is going to go slow, too, until he thinks its time to make his move. I don't see what the issue is.

    Bad call.

  • Why are you making a prediction? You don't know if he was gonna make a big finish. And don't say he started going fast at the end, becuase he heard the whistle so he was going back.

  • @corey72723 You're right. I don't know, and neither did the referee. That's exactly why it was a bad call. When there are only 4 laps left in the race anyway, there's no point in ending it.

    If they kept that pace until they crossed the finish line, then they could have been reprimanded and possibly sanctioned. If they had picked up the pace in the last lap, they may have been praised for good strategy.

    There was not point in ending the race early and exacerbating the controversy.

  • totally agree. and thanks 4 pointing out apolos style :) iv always wondered why he's always at the end!

  • @tamoodfull Referees, not judges.

  • actually the whistle sounded before he did the speed spurt.

  • lol is this a joke? even if it doesnt count for the real thing they should do their best

  • They should have just done 1 or 3 laps. Also, why can't strategy be used to win?

  • @kingbing911 what the hell is wrong with you??

  • @fsgal13 to see how many fags like him

  • @kingbing911 Do you have a life or do you spend it all on YouTube ripping people apart. What have YOU contributed to the world in a positive way. Why don't you post something you've done so idiots like you can rip you apart!

  • It's because it was a bad call to have them race eachother before the semi-finals. Imagine the two best in the world racing each other well in advance of the finals. Apolo and Ho-Suk knew this and they both made a good decision. They wanted to avoid racing each other until the finals.

  • I dont care about it still love apolo(:

  • so...why did they do this?

  • @timbase209 bc the Finale B race is a waste. lol. you dont really get anything for it. I guess the guys didn't understand why they even had to race it in the first place. The whole korea / usa controversy is a sham. Something to make good TV. I mean if you lose to your best friend you're still going to feel kind of crappy so I don't understand why the media takes every word and blows it up.

  • i can say that it is all ignorance. Apolo Ohno and lee are proving that the olympic race and the conterversy created by the U.S. Media agains "Apolo and the KOREANS" is bull and is unreal. This is just shows that a member from the U.S. team and a member of the Korean team can work together with good communication skills. DUMBASS.

  • I wish they did a some figure skating moves. A triple loop, double toe, maybe a salchow...would have been entertaining.

  • Wouldn't it be a riot, on the stage, Apolo and the Koreans look like they hate each other, but behind closed doors, they're really best friends!

  • @Hail2TheVictorsBaby

    Axel paulsen a speed skater and inventor of the Axel jump did.

    but seriously how can you not think this is entrtaining. ?

  • @Hail2TheVictorsBaby As if those tighties are not gay enough.

  • @Hail2TheVictorsBaby im sure they would if their skates would allow it.XD. it would be a sight to see.

  • @Hail2TheVictorsBaby Triple toe maybe?

  • yupp...they should have danced!! lol this is hilarious. =]

  • Aww that's so sweet. They should have held hands or danced.

  • no cuz then ppl will think they r gay......

  • I wish they hand skated backwards to add a little something to the pointless race.

  • The short track is so exciting! =D

  • I'm thinking its because they were trying to prove to the world that don't want any harsh feelings towards Korean skaters and American skaters. So, they decided to just play it cool to make a point, and then get serious.

  • hehe ohno tried to make it in first at the end.

  • LMAO! they look like theyre having fun, not competing against one another! haha, i thought it was funny

  • Congrats Apolo 7!! Great job, You're incredible! We love You>>USA!

  • I happened to find this quite amusing lmao

  • They were talking to each other as well;)

  • i dun get it...but lol.

  • Lol, they both don't care. Although, no offense, but Ohno seems more like he's mocking it. At least Ho-Suk Lee isn't TRYING to look like a fool. Ohno's purposely TRYING to look like he's not trying, skating wide and running his hands along the walls...

  • What was the point of this behavior?

  • lol...

  • It's like a mixed display of rivalry, cooperation and mockery of both themselves and the race... it plays more like a sort of artistic skit than an actual race. But it went on for too long. They should've made a dash at the last few laps or something.

  • Whats the point? Lol, I would have done the same thing in the "B" final, considering you don't get anything lol. Atleast they were going to complete all of the laps.

  • wow, you obvioulsly always hate the best...

  • why weren't they trying? where they really just mocking this trial?

  • lol last turn apollo was going for the win but it got called

  • why weren't they trying? i'm not really into speed skating, but Ohno is pretty cool, so i've decided to look into the sport. but why did they not even try? i mean i get storing energy and everything, but...

  • also, they're not racing against the clock, and they're no medals out of this. They just had to show up and do 1500.

  • they werent storing energy.. they were showing up the race because they both thawt they were to good for the consolation final (which they are)

  • Hahahaha !

  • @KoKolicious10 Which man are you adressing, seeing as they were both doing the same thing?

  • it's obviously about Ohno.

  • wow are you retarted?

    this was put up feb 7 2008! learn to read shit head. fucking homo

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  • @heiyoulianglaohu

    what the hell is wrong with you

  • why is it that people always accuse the best of cheating?

  • wow this was funny but yea the race didn't matter so why waste engery racing in it I would have done the same thing

  • this is hella funny

  • bahaha i love how the commentators were so confused at what the heck those two were doing. apolo ohno... hilarious hahaha

  • LOL thumbs up foo shizzzle!

  • It was pretty funny, it was just for fun but really pointless

  • race didnt matter, thats y

  • The announcer isn't sure he likes it. I'm not sure I would want to race for nothing. I would do the same thing Ohno and Lee did. Plus, it is funny.

  • This is the 1000m "B" final. The "A" final is the final where you can place and get points and medals. The top qualifiers (usually the top 2 finishers from each semi final) make it into the "A" final. Apolo and Lee didn't make it into the "A" final (maybe they fell or just didn't finish 1st or 2nd in the semis) so this race is useless. You can't get any medals or points from the "B" final. It's a waste of time and energy. Apolo and Lee agreed to just go really slow before the race started.

  • The "B" final is just a consolation race but it does nothing for you at the actual skate meet points wise or medal wise. Only the skaters in the A final get points or medals. This race is just a blow off race.

  • thanks for explaining that. it makes perfect sense.

  • the top finisher from the B final gets the spot in the A final. If what you said was right, there would be no point of the race, so why would they create a B final? The whole point of it is to award an extra spot because of the level of competition. This is exactly what happened yesterday when Hammelin from Canada won the B Final race and got to race with the A Finalists for medals. These two were obviously just messing around since time doesnt really matter, the one who finishes first wins

  • @playcut2pieces Yeah except Hammelin was not in the finals, it was a different Canadian skater named Olivier Jean. The previous commenters are correct, because the B final really is just a stupid consolation match to become "the best of the losers". It makes perfect sense for these two to blow off a match like this.

  • In the Olympics yesterday, the B finals was only the consolation; the A final competitors were arranged before regardless of who won the B finals.

    In this race, the finish didn't matter either - either way, none would have had the chance to skate for the medal in the A finals.

  • It would be for the bronze

  • no it dosen't work like that...it is a "best of the loosers" both were not racing hard to prevent any possible injury...

  • That's correct. The main reason a "B" final is necessary in speed skating is because in the "A" final there is no telling how many people will be disqualified. For example, if there are 5 skaters in the "A" final and three of them get disqualified, then that means only 2 were able to get medals. So what happens to the Bronze medal? The person who finishes first in the B final moves up and receives it. It's just that the chance of that happening is about 3948438242398423 to 1 in the skating world

  • so confused? did they do this for "fun"? wat?

  • y did they do tht?

  • Wait can someone please explain to me the reason for these two to do such things?

  • Becouse they are the best in the world! They can do anything they want!

  • Apolo jest spoko

    chciałbym go widzieć a Vancouver

    heh a możne w Nowym Targu albo w ogóle w Polsce

  • hey i was there when he did that

    lol

  • lol I love how in the beginning one of the announcers is like "looks like we've got a tactical race here."

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  • wut wus the purpose of this? y did they refuse to race?

  • i thought this was pretty funny.  even as a fan.

    i don't think either did anything wrong.

    it was just dumb.

  • i agree...

  • If you ever Speed skated you know you have a lot of races in a day. They both were looking for a rest no point killing themselves and risking injury and fatigue on a two man race that means little.

  • It was CONSOLATION FINAL. They were probably just like "consolation? fuck it!"

  • huh... i love Apolo Ono and all, but what was the point of this???

  • ever seen a tv show where 2 boxers were both paid to throw a fight so neither throws a punch. thats what this reminded me of.

  • Idiots !

  • I think Apolo misses dancing!!

  • i think apolo misses me! LOL!

  • Hmm. I wonder what their intentions were in the end - I mean, if they rigged it, it was too obvious. 1000m always starts slow, but that's ridiculous...

  • Ohno is a herbbbb!!!