Ohno, it's Katie!
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We didn't know what was going on with Apolo Anton Ohno and "Today Show" host Katie Couric, so we asked for your help to clue us in.
Apolo Anton Ohno, Katie Couric
 

We received more than 700 responses explaining our Page 2 Mystery Photo featuring the Olympic medalist and the NBC personality, and the best caption suggestions are below:


Apolo Ohno shows the world just how he trains to be the fastest thing on ice -- by trying to avoid Katie Couric.
Geoff Tebbetts
Matsuyama, Japan


The crafty Katie Couric waits for Apollo to wipe out again so she can win that ever-elusive gold medal.
Scott De La Cruz
San Francisco


"Apolo, just act like we're talking and maybe Roker will just keep walking."
Dan Nardo
Highland, Ind.


"Hey, Apolo. May I have an interview with you before your 15 minutes of fame expires?"
Jeremy Bright
St. Louis


"Dude? I am reaaaaally gonna need that scrunchy back."
Francis Englert
Philadelphia


After supposedly "blocking" Apollo Anton Ohno while skating at a public ice rink, Katie Couric was forced by the IOC to award Ohno an interview.
Joe
Baton Rouge, La.


"Ohno, I'm going to fall."

"Ohhh, so original, Katie. Never heard that one before. Did you make it up yourself?"
Nicole
San Francisco


While Katie is focused in on Apolo, Apolo is captivated by the glitter on Al Roker's ice dancing outfit.
Alex Pickett
Lubbock, Texas


For the upcoming movie "Stitches in My Thigh, but a Medal Upon My Neck: The Apolo Anton Ohno Story," Katie Couric has been cast as the angel on his right shoulder.
Josh Bousquet
Northampton, Mass.


Just like we always thought: Short-track Olympic iceskaters get all the chicks.
Thomas
Davenport, Iowa


Katie Couric and Apolo Ohno? Together?! On ice?! Now that's entertainment! Somebody pinch me!

Now, if only Matt Lauer were around to supply witty banter ... oh, no! Oh, yes!
Josh McElhattan
Belmont, Mass.


As Apolo Anton Ohno begins his victory lap, we suddenly hear the "Jaws" song!! Skate faster, Apolo, skate faster!
Jeremy
Worcester, Mass.


In an effort to capitalize on the popularity of the Olympics and Katie Couric, NBC introduces a new spinoff: "Law & Order: Frozen Victims Unit."
Don Pasda
Whitehall, Pa.


"So let me get this straight ... in order to win, I just need to keep from falling, wait for you to wipe out and hit the wall, then coast in for the win, correct?"
Todd
St. Louis


"We represent the lollipop kids, the lollipop kids, the lollipop kids ..."
Joe
New Jersey


"Tell me that's not Katie Couric. Damn, it's her. My 15 minutes must be almost up."
Brandon Lewis
Chicago


Nothing puts a smile on these two like a good exchange of hair care tips.
Dax
San Diego


"Hey, perky babe, maybe I don't own a baseball team that never wins, but I have a gold medal, a soul patch and I know where to party in Seattle."
Scott
Natick, Mass.


"You want to have me, Katie Couric, oh yes. But can you have a rainbow on a sunny day? NO! Such is the life of the Ohno. You can't hava the Ohno!"
Henry Richmond
Orlando


In a twist of ancient mythology, Apolo skates with Medusa.
Chris Adams
Arlington, Va.


"Wanna manage the Red Sox?"
Andrew
Boston


And here is the real caption from The Associated Press: Apolo Anton Ohno, Olympic gold medalist, and NBC "Today Show" host Katie Couric skate Feb. 28 on the ice rink of New York's Rockefeller Center during the morning show. The Seattle teenager won gold and silver medals in short-track speedskating at the just concluded Winter Olympics.(AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)




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