Speed skating skinsuit worn by Apolo Ohno during the 2002 Salt lake City Winter Olympic Games
date: label: date made
content: 2002
name: label: user
content: Ohno, Apolo Anton
label: maker
content: Nike, Inc.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Speed skating skinsuit used in speed skating, dark red and dark blue with accents of gray, zips to waist, gives off a slightly reflective sheen. Blue collar with main body red, "USA" emblem on gray with white star beneath on left chest, Nike swoop in white on right chest. Sleeves blue on top and gray beneath, each shoulder has a small red circle with white star. Bottom of sleeves blue mesh with a red underlay, opening for thumb. Waist down is mainly blue with red knee accents that are cushioned, white Nike swoop below right knee, "USA" in white down both legs, and gray oblong shape right upper interior thigh. Worn by Apolo Ohno and used in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The 2002 Winter Olympics, also known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad were held in Salt Lake City, Utah with 78 countries, 1,513 men and 886 women athletes participating. Security was high as these were the first Games since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A flag from Ground Zero was flown at the opening ceremonies. These games were the most successful Winter Games to date with the 2002 Paralympic Games held in the Salt Lake City venue right after. The American women won the gold in women’s bobsled while American Sara Hughes won gold in figure skating with Michelle Kwan taking the bronze. The United States won the medal count with 34 but Norway won the gold medal count with 13.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Speed Skating
label: level of sport
content: Amateur
label: level of sport
content: Olympics
label: related event
content: Olympic Winter Games: Salt Lake City, 2002
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2007.0177.02
label: accession number
content: 2007.0177
label: catalog number
content: 2007.0177.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: skating skinsuit
label: Object Name
content: speed skating skinsuit
label: Object Name
content: speed skating skinsuit, winter olympics
label: Object Name
content: skinsuit, speed skating
label: Object Name
content: speed skating skinsuit, olympics
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: nylon (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: spandex (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 49 in x 14 in; 124.46 cm x 35.56 cm