Newly crowned 'Dancing' king Ohno plans to skate in 2010 Olympics

Apolo Anton Ohno can add a mirror-ball trophy to his cache of gold, silver and bronze Olympic medals. The soul-patched one slid his way to victory on "Dancing With the Stars," showing off moves as sleek on the ballroom floor as they are in his crash-and-burn sport of short-track speedskating.

Hours after he and partner Julianne Hough beat out former 'N Sync singer Joey Fatone to win the ABC reality show on his 25th birthday Tuesday night, Ohno was still trying to catch his breath.

"Wow! I don't know what day it is," a tired but enthusiastic Ohno said on a conference call Wednesday. "It felt like somebody was punching my eye sockets all night."

He joins last season's "Dancing" champion, NFL all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith, as the only athletes to win the crown.

After their victory, Ohno and Hough caught a redeye flight from Los Angeles to New York, where they danced on ABC's "Good Morning America" and made the media rounds.

"It's a whirlwind, very similar to how the post-Olympic whirlwind is," he said, "but it's different because we're talking about dancing."

Ohno demurred about the possibility of launching a Hollywood career, although he said various offers are pouring in.

"I want to make sure whatever I do is authentic and it's true to how I am," he said.

Talk quickly turned toward the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Ohno confirmed that he plans on being there, and most likely in a skintight racing uniform.

"My eyes are still set on 2010. I'm staying in shape," the Seattle native said. "It's in my backyard. I'm still young enough, my body is still very healthy and I'm still blessed to go out and perform well.

"There's many, many people who would be disappointed if I did not go, along with myself."

He said he's put down a deposit on a house in Salt Lake City, where he plans to relocate his training base from Colorado Springs, Colo.

Ohno could make history in Vancouver.

He and speedskater Eric Heiden each own five medals, tying them for second-most in U.S. Winter Olympics history behind speedskater Bonnie Blair with six. Ohno became a star at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games, winning a gold and a silver. He added a gold and two bronze medals at the 2006 Turin Games.

"There's an opportunity for me to be the sole survivor," he said.