SPORTS&RECREATION
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Apolo Ohno easily advanced through the preliminaries of 1000m short track on Wednesday, staying on course to surpass Bonnie Blair as the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian.After skating his individual race, Ohno helped the United States advance to the 5000m relay final with a second-place finish in the semifinal heat.Ohno, who won his sixth Olympic medal in the 1500m Saturday, was third most of the way in the 1000m. Then, in the closing laps, he moved up to second before taking the lead over China's LIANG Wenhao."I just don't want to leave any room for error. I don't want to leave any microsecond of time that I feel like could make a difference toward a medal," Ohno said. "For me, I'm doing the best I can for every single day. That's how I am. I'm here to do a job. I'm here to represent the U.S. the best that I can."
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