Apolo Ohno's mother was Jerrie Lee. She was American. Jerrie Lee divorced Yuki Ohno (Apolo's father) when Apolo was just an infant. So Apolo never wanted to be with his mother.
Well, his parents are divorced. Apolo had little contact with his biological mom Jerrie Lee. In 2002 Apolo had showed very little interest in his mom or step brother.