Former U.S. Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno is reportedly suing an ex-girlfriend for allegedly refusing to return personal property.
According to TMZ, Ohno filed a lawsuit against Anna Pham seeking $385,000 in damages. Pham. Ohno claims Pham still has several of his business and personal items.
TMZ listed some of the wide-ranging unreturned property that includes "studio and audio-production equipment, photographic and video equipment, electronics, apparel, a firearm, and computer hard drives containing irreplaceable content … plus Olympic race and training footage, documentary footage held for future commercial sale, an unpublished book manuscript and personal Olympic photographs."
Ohno claimed to have asked Pham to return his belongings on Instagram last October, but she only gave back the Olympic medals she had. Per TMZ, Pham told them that Ohno was letting her return the items "on her own terms." The lawsuit said their relationship ended in 2023.
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Ohno became the face of speed skating throughout a decorated career in which he won eight Olympic medals, including two gold medals in 2002 and 2006. The Hall of Famer won 12 U.S. championship and 21 world championship medals.
The first U.S. speed skater ever to win a World Cup title, Ohno captured three titles in 2001, 2003, and 2005. He was also the youngest U.S. champion at age 14 in 1997.
Ohno has kept busy off the short track, focusing on philanthropy and other ventures that promote a healthy lifestyle. Earlier this year, he told The Spun that he initially struggled with a "loss of identity" after ending his competitive career.
"I couldn't have envisioned a life more filled with these incredible experiences that have occurred, and also the immense challenges of transitioning beyond the world of sport," Ohno told Rajy Abulhosn.
Ohno hasn't publicly commented on the lawsuit, but he recently showed support for Team USA's men's soccer team during the World Cup.
"Team USA baby! World Cup things w/ the OG Ohno," Ohno wrote on Instagram with photos and videos of him attending matches with his father. "Never seen Seattle or LA come alive like this! We needed this World Cup!! Few more to go - we are getting stronger."
