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Oh, he has his human side – like when he tried a risky pass during a heat at the Olympics, when a second place finish would have been good enough for him to advance. He ended up getting bumped from the final, losing his long-sought-after chance at another gold medal.

Fans don’t seem to mind a little arrogance. Overconfidence is a necessary evil in short track speed skating, a type of racing that is just as much a mental game as a physical one. Apolo learns the hard way from his mistakes, just as he’s learned to deal in a sportsmanlike manner with the low blows, elbows jabs and illegal nudging from the other competitors.

While he’s been spotted going round the oval in Calgary with his good friend, American long and short track skater Shani Davis, Colorado Springs is his official training grounds. It’s natural for Apolo to stay in the west; his birthplace and hometown is Seattle, Washington, where his father raised him. (Seattle's also the home of the original Starbucks.)