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| CNN Live Today... May 3, 2002 | Kagan: You are perfect. "People" magazine is out with its list of the 50 most beautiful people, and we have one of them with us here today. We have been teasing you about a mystery. Well, our mystery guest is not only considered a good looking guy. He is also an Olympic champion. Apolo, take a look in that camera right there and let America take a look at Apolo Anton Ohno. He took home the gold and silver at the Winter Games. He is with us right here in Atlanta, and yes, he is in the latest issue of "People" magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. You said you haven't seen this. Apolo: I haven't seen it yet. I know. Kagan: Do you want to check out? Apolo: Yes. Kagan: I think there are pictures so people at home can see it. Apolo: That's crazy. Kagan: That's a pretty sexy little pose there, Apolo. Apolo: I don't remember that one. Kagan: You don't remember taking that picture? Apolo: I think this one was actually -- it was in Colorado Springs. Kagan: They came out there and shot the picture? Apolo: Yes. Kagan: So I mean, let's just look at this whirlwind. Not even this whirlwind year, I mean, whirlwind the last few months, Olympic gold, silver, and now you are one of the most beautiful people in the world. Apolo: This is pretty crazy though. Kagan: That makes it seem crazy? Apolo: I can't believe that. I was pretty happy though when they told me about it. Kagan: How did you find out? I bet you were. Apolo: They just told me, you know, we want to put you, but you have got to keep it real low key, you know, because they keep it pretty quiet. Kagan: Yes, because we have heard about people kind of leaking it, and then they take you out of the magazine. Apolo: Really? Kagan: Yes. So it's a good thing you kept... Apolo: Oh, that's crazy. I didn't tell anybody. Kagan: That's good. What has it been like since winning gold and silver at the Olympics? Apolo: Busy, really busy. Kagan: Yes. Apolo: But I mean, I have been traveling all over, meeting a lot of cool people and pretty much just having fun with it, you know, living it up. Kagan: America kind of got to know you as the games were coming on. You were on the cover of "Sports Illustrated." You were in "Rolling Stone." Before that, people were like Apolo, who? And now you are just this international celebrity. Apolo: I don't know about celebrity, but... Kagan: Oh, come on. When you are in "People" magazine looking like that. Apolo: OK. I think -- yes, definitely, the recognition (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Kagan: These pictures we're looking at right now, these are the hot pictures that were in "Rolling Stone." Apolo: Yes. Kagan: And then the cover of -- this was a cool picture -- the cover of "Sports Illustrated." Apolo: "Sports Illustrated," yes. Kagan: This was like the first week of the games I think. Apolo: That was the one that kind of set it off, yes. Kagan: That made it hard to walk down the street? Apolo: Yes, and then they told me about the "Sports Illustrated" jinx, which I didn't even know about. Kagan: That's true. Well, let's talk about that jinx. Do you think it ended up playing out at the Olympics? There was so much hype. What -- they were saying you could win as many as four gold medals? Apolo: Yes, within short track. That is pretty crazy. Kagan: Yes. Apolo: Because as you can see, every single race is just like it can be different, you know. So I was -- I think I was pretty happy and lucky to walk away with two medals. Kagan: Well, what was so cool about you getting all that attention, all the attention that your sport did get? And I think it drew in a lot of people that weren't familiar with short track before that, and especially the race. What was it, a thousand meter? Apolo: Where I got my foul? Kagan: Yes. Apolo: Yes. Kagan: We don't have the actual video of that, but you didn't just fall. You were creamed. I mean, the guy, was he from North Korea? Apolo: Yes. Kagan: Yes, who ran into you? Apolo: From South Korea.
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