How to Make an Apolo Ohno Costume Outfit
You Can Dress Up like 2010 Winter Olympics Hero Apolo Ohno
Apolo Anton Ohno is now the most-decorated American Winter Olympian of all time, according to a recent article at Time.com. Other Americans have won more gold medals in the Winter Olympics, such as Bonnie Blair and Eric Heiden.
According to nytimes.com, swimming superstar Michael Phelps was present and in the stands when Ohno won his historic seventh medal, placing him into a very elite category. Michael Phelps and Apolo Ohno will now be regarded as two of the greatest Olympians in the history of the United States of America.
Did you know that Apolo Ohno is also a champion dancer? Yes, that is right. According to Wikipedia, Apolo Ohno won the "Dancing With The Stars" competition in 2007. It seems that Apolo Ohno is simply a champion at whatever he does.
For the longtime dedicated fans of Apolo Ohno, you can get your daily fix of Apolo Anton Ohno at his official Web site at apoloantonohno.com. Another great site is nbcolympics.com where you can see great photos of Apolo Ohno over the years.
If you are a super big fan of Apolo Ohno, you may be thinking about dressing up like him in a costume sometime during 2010, maybe at Halloween or on Apolo's birthday on May 22. Either way, you may have a create an Apolo Ohno costume from a number of different pieces, at least until a full Apolo Ohno costume becomes available.
You should start your Apolo Ohno costume with a goatee because Apolo Ohno is famous for his little goatee. You can purchase goatees at a number of online retailers, including buycostumes.com and amazon.com.
Next, you definitely have to have a red bandana for your Apolo Ohno costume. Red bandanas can be found at millions of places, but certainly at amazon.com and at toysrus.com.
Since Apolo Ohno is an ice skater, you should add a few accessories to make your Apolo Ohno costume as cool as possible. You can get ice skates and skating accessories at toysrus.com, amazon.com, as well as at the online retailer buy.com.
These are just a few suggestions to get you started on your Apolo Ohno costume for Halloween in 2010 or any other day. Let us all stop for a moment and acknowledge the historic accomplishments of Apolo Anton Ohno.
References
"Is Ohno the Greatest Winter Olympian of all time?" Sean Gregory, Time.com, Feb. 20, 2010.
Apolo Anton Ohno, Wikipedia.org
"Ohno Stakes Claim as U.S. King of Winter," Greg Bishop, nytimes.com, Feb. 21, 2010.
Eric Heiden, Wikipedia.org
"Dancing With The Stars," abc.go.com
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5 Comments
Post a CommentApolo doesn't have a goatee he has a soul patch. The fact that the writer of this article said 'goatee' makes me cringe.
Interesting ideas.
Very good article!
This is great.. :o)
Some people are just destined to be great. I have no talent whatsoever. Oh, well. That's life!