Shani Davis
Feb.17, 2010 in
2006 Torino, 2010 Vancouver, athletes, short track speed skating, speed skating
Shani Davis is a US Speedskater that was the first African American to win a gold medal in a winter Olympics.
Entries for the ‘speed skating’ Category
Vancouver Day 4
Feb.16, 2010 in
1968 Grenoble, 2010 Vancouver, News, alpine skiing, athletes, cross country skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, sports
Bode Miller is back on the medals stand with a bronze, Seth Westcott remains the only man with a gold snowboardcross medal, and a Swedish woman gets gold in an individual cross country event for the first time since 1968.
Vancouver Day 3
Feb.15, 2010 in
2010 Vancouver, athletes, biathlon, freestyle skiing, luge, nordic combined, speed skating
Canada finally won their first gold on home turf; the United States earned their first Nordic Combined medal, and several other competitions were held.
Vancouver 2010 Day 2
Feb.13, 2010 in
2002 Salt Lake City, 2010 Vancouver, biathlon, luge, ski jumping, speed skating, sports
Ski jumping – normal hill, men’s 5000m speed skating, and women’s 7.5 km biathlon occurred early on in the day.
Countdown to Vancouver: 13 Days
Jan.30, 2010 in
2010 Vancouver, News, athletes, ski jumping, speed skating, sports
With 13 days to go until the Vancouver Olympics, we take a look at some of the non-US competitors who will (or won’t) be in the Vancouver Olympics.
Countdown to Vancouver: 16 Days
Jan.27, 2010 in
2010 Vancouver, athletes, nordic combined, speed skating
With the Olympics only 17 days away, the Nordic combined team is taking shape, and Shani Davis decides to only compete in four events, rather than in all five distances.
