Sitting in third place on the final lap of the men's 1,500 meters, Ohno made his move and appeared to be in position to edge out Korea's Seung-Hoon Lee and Ho-Suk Lee for a gold medal at the Samsung Short Track Speedskating World Cup at the Utah Olympic Oval.

But Ho-Suk Lee cut Ohno off on the final straightaway and the veteran pulled up to avoid a disqualification. Ohno had to settle on a third place finish while Seung-Hoon Lee took home the gold medal.

"I don't want to complain about the referee because that wouldn't do anything," said Jae Su Chun, who coaches Ohno. "That kind of move is a strategy that the Korean and Chinese use often."

Although the World Cup was Ohno's first home competition since relocating to Salt Lake City last year, he is no stranger to Salt Lake City or the Utah Olympic Oval. The U.S. speed skating star won a gold medal in the 1,500 meters and a silver medal in the 1,000 meters at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Ohno made the decision to move to Utah in June of last year to train with the national team for the upcoming 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

Ohno's U.S. teammates showed they too have some ability on the ice on Saturday.

Katherine Reutter and Allison Baver took second and third place, respectively, in the women's 1,500 meters behind China's Yang Zhou, who set a world record in the final finishing in 2:16.729. China's Meng Wang also set a world record in the women's 500 meters in a time of 43.266. The Korean women's relay team also broke the previous world record in the 3,000 with a time of 4:11.478.