Five men and five women earned spots on the U.S. Olympic short track team at Olympic Trials, held Sept. 9-13 in Marquette, Mich. A combination of their overall ranking and individual event finishes was used to determine which skaters qualified for which events. The U.S. is allowed up to three skaters in each individual event, in addition to a three-person relay team where up four skaters can participate in the different rounds.
| MEN Apolo Ohno - 500m, 1000m, 1500m, relay J.R. Celski - 1000m, 1500m, relay Jordan Malone - 500m, 1500m, relay Travis Jayner - 1000m, relay Simon Cho - 500m, relay |
WOMEN Katherine Reutter - 500m, relay Alyson Dudek - 500m, relay Kimberly Derrick - 1000m, 1500m, relay Allison Baver - 1000m, 1500m, relay Lana Gehring - relay |
First-time Olympian J.R. Celski is a medal contender in the 1000m, 1500m and 5000m relay.
Allison Baver, skating in her second Olympics, will compete in the 1000m, 1500m and 3000m relay.
First-time Olympian Simon Cho, 18, qualified for Vancouver in the 500m.
Skating in her second Olympics, Kimberly Derrick is a medal contender in the 1000m, 1500m and 3000m relay.
Canada native Travis Jayner is making his Olympic debut in his home country, representing the U.S., in the 1000m and 5000m relay.
Alyson Dudek, 19, is making her Olympic debut in the 500m and 3000m relay.
Jordan Malone makes his Olympic debut in Vancouver, in the 500m and 1500m.
Lana Gehring is making her Olympic debut in Vancouver, competing in the 3000m relay.
In his third Olympics, Apolo Ohno will skate in the 500m, 1000m, 1500m and 5000m relay.
Three-time national champion Katherine Reutter is making her Olympic debut in Vancouver in the 500m, 1000m, 1500m and 3000m relay.
He remembers the feeling. In 2002, Apolo Ohno was racing in front of a home crowd that was in need of a happy ending. His USA uniform is a reminder.
