Ohno disqualified in 500 short track

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Apolo Anton Ohno was disqualified in the 500-meter short track speedskating final Friday night, apparently for causing a crash in the final turn.

Ohno crossed the finish line second behind Canada's Charles Hamelin, whose momentum spun him into the middle of the ice as the race ended.

Ohno was in last place when he tried to go inside of Canadian Francois-Louis Tremblay to move up on the final turn. The American's right leg appeared to hit Tremblay and sent him crashing into the padding.

South Korea's Sung Si-bak also went down, although it appeared he lost his balance.

After several minutes of discussion, during which Ohno skated calmly around the ice, the referees DQ'd him. He threw up his arms as if to say, "What can you do?" and smiled before leaving.

Ohno had gotten by crashes in both of his previous heats to advance to the 500 final, which he won four years ago in Turin.

Hamelin won the gold. Sung took silver and Tremblay got bronze.

Ohno was to anchor the United States' team in the 5,000 relay final later.

The 27-year-old skater from Seattle became America's most decorated Winter Olympian at these games, winning a silver in the 1,500 after two South Koreans crashed in the final turn, and a bronze in the 1,000.