Shani Davis Paving The Way For African-American Winter Olympians

Shani Davis Paving The Way For African-American Winter Olympians
Shani Davis competes in the men's 1,500 meters, which he won, during the U.S. Olympic speedskating trials Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, in Kearns, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Shani Davis competes in the men's 1,500 meters, which he won, during the U.S. Olympic speedskating trials Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, in Kearns, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece profiling speedskater Shani Davis, and I talked about how a great performance at the 2014 Winter Olympics Games in Sochi could earn him the status of the best American speedskater of all time along with Eric Heiden.

That would be quite an achievement, but the fact that he is the first African-American athlete to have won an individual medal at the Winter Olympics is a story on its own.

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