MARQUETTE, Mich. — Apolo Anton Ohno finally could smile.

The skater who electrified the crowds at the Salt Lake City Games clinched his second straight trip to the Olympics with two victories Thursday night at the U.S. short track championships.

While others crashed and bumped around him, Ohno glided away from calamity on his way to dominating wins in the 1,000 and 1,500 meters.

"I'm just trying to stay out of trouble. A lot of fighting going on back there, even towards the front," he said. "Sometimes it's good just to lay back, but it's dangerous no matter where you are."

Shani Davis knows that. He put himself in a precarious position by failing to make either final, jeopardizing his attempt at being the first American to qualify for both speedskating teams in the same Olympics.

"It's possible," he said. "I'm healthy, I'm still in one piece, I'm still here and tomorrow is a big day."

Indeed, tonight is the final night of racing. The top five men and women in the overall standings earn Olympic trips to Turin, Italy.

Ohno has piled up 157 points, giving him a commanding 1031/2-point advantage over Alex Izykowski.

Davis has 11½ points — 26½ behind J.P. Kepka for the fifth spot. A win is worth 34 points, but Davis has yet to even make an "A" final in the first four races of the meet.

"We'll go out there and try to get as many points as possible and if those guys are better than me, I tip my hat to them because I absolutely tried my best," said Davis, who already has qualified for the long track team.

Ohno's girlfriend, Allison Baver, was one of two women who earned Olympic spots. Seventeen-year-old Kim Hyo-jung is the women's leader, though she failed to win either race Thursday after going 4-for-4 on the first two days of the meet.

Kim leads with 136 points and Baver is second with 97. Kimberly Derrick won the 1,000 and is third with 69. Maria Garcia was an upset winner in the 1,500, putting her fourth with 44. Caroline Hallisey is fifth with 291/2.

Ohno fired up the fans at Northern Michigan University by darting to the lead in the 1,500 with two laps to go. He breezed to victory when Kepka tumbled to the ice and took out Izykowski.

"I'm happy now," Ohno said. "This is a stressful event. Guys are doing some crazy stuff out there."

He was equally impressive in winning the 1,000, finishing at least 20 feet ahead of his closest competitor in a sport where the margin of victory is often a skate blade.

Ohno will try to lock up spots in the 500 and 1,000 on Friday.

"You've got to go in with the same attitude — just got to be hungry, just got to be consistent," he said.

His good friend Davis was eliminated in the semifinals of the 1,000 and edged out for a spot in the 1,500 final while skating a semifinal against Ohno and Kepka. With two events left, he'll have to pass five others Friday to earn a short track berth.