Olympic Steel (ZEUS) 10-K 2007 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of the Principal Financial Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
(Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

I, Richard T. Marabito, the Chief Financial Officer of Olympic Steel, Inc. (the “Company”), certify that to the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of this annual report onForm 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2007 of the Company (the “Report”):

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:  /s/  Richard T. Marabito

Richard T. Marabito

Olympic Steel, Inc.

Chief Financial Officer

March 14, 2008