Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Seattle's own Apolo and his dancing partner, Julianne, took the trophy last night on Dancing With the Stars. My reluctant children watched out of curiosity thinking the entire time that their mother had gone completely bonkers on Monday and Tuesday nights. When we had relatives for dinner on Saturday night, however, my children learned that their Aunt Kathy was just as nuts about watching this reality TV show as I was. I mean, come on, I named my dog after the guy--what do you expect?
On the local news after the big win last night, they stated that now the whole country knows how special and amazing Apolo is. But, Seattle has known it for a long time, they added. He used to make the sports news as a little boy when he was on roller skates and now he is all grown up at 25.
Congratulations Apolo and Julianne. They say he is planning on skating in the 2010 Olympics. Since the speedskating venue will be right up the road in Vancouver, you can bet I'll have tickets. It has been fun to watch him dance but I have had the good fortune to watch him compete in short track in person. Witnessing him fly by spraying ice chips all over is nothing less than a complete thrill.
Competing in Calgary, 2003 (my bad picture)
Dancing Champion, 2007 (ABC)
I guess he used to break dance when he dabbled with Seattle gangs back in the day. He turned his life around though I have never believed he was really very involved in bad behavior. His Dad nipped it in the bud----Thanks Yuki! (ABC)
Adorable couple. (ABC)
5 Comments:
YAYYYYY Janet!!! If it wasnt for this wonderful young man we would have never known each other like we do, even though we have never actually met in person I feel we have known each very well over the last 5 years.
Way to go Apolo!!!!! :-)
By 
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3:23 PM
Susan, I know--I forget that we have not actually met in person. We've gotta change that--come to the Olympics and stay with us.
TOTALLY adorable couple! And fully well-deserved win. That kid has simply amazing tenacity and focus. Being so well-coached the way he was by Julianne (who is equally amazing -- and very adorable indeed) he seemed almost a shoo-in, but only because his skills (and hers) made the whole thing look so easy. Best of all, they were obviously having so much FUN as a result of all their hard work. Way to go Team Apolo!!
By , at
10:36 AM
Hope you don't mind if I *steal* your pix....somehow I've been jumping and voting and forgot to save any! Yes...this was tons of fun, and of course because of Apolo we've gotten to meet some great people. Hope to see you again, Janet, at a meet. Surely you'll come down to SLC if they have a World Cup?
By , at
5:48 PM
Of course, you can steal them--I got them off of the ABC website and so indicated.
And I definitely want to see Apolo skate again in person--
By , at
9:01 AM
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