EXHIBIT 23

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-10679) of Olympic Steel, Inc. of our report dated
March 14, 2003 relating to the financial statements which appears in the Annual
Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form
10-K.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
March 14, 2003





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