As a teenager, Apolo Ohno faced a crisis of confidence in his ice skating career. At fifteen years old, he was one of America's top skaters. But he had just failed miserably, finishing dead last in his bid to make the U.S. team for the 1998 U.S. Olympics. With guidance from his father, who had been Apolo's only parent for as long as he could remember, the teenager worked through his doubts, rededicated himself to skating and went on to become America's most decorated Winter Olympian.

The young man whose childhood nickname was "Chunky" got into the best shape of his life and made the U.S. teams for the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympics. He finished the 2010 Games in Vancouver with eight Olympic medalsùmore than any American Winter Olympian had ever won. As Apolo rose from a rebellious child to national athletic hero, there was one constant in his life ùhis father, Yuki. Together, they built an American champion who almost single handedly popularized the sport of short track speed skating. Book jacket.