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I have a scar on my left thigh, kind of almost near my knee. I essentially fell in the 2002 Olympics and when I hit the wall - because of the impact - my right leg kind of came in at like a knife-type angle and stabbed my leg with my own skate blade.

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Apolo Ohno
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: May 22
Short Track Speed Skater
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