Where is Shani Davis now?
Davis, 37, spent recent days coaching at a competition in the Netherlands, wearing a China jacket. He is coaching Chinese junior skaters a little more than two years before the Beijing Winter Games, according to NOS. Davis ends one of the greatest careers in U.S. Olympic history.
How many medals did Shani Davis win?
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first African American athlete to win a gold medal in an individual event at the Olympic Winter Games, winning the speedskating 1000 meter event. He also won a silver medal in the 1500 meter event….Shani Davis.
| Event | World Allround Championships |
|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |
| 2nd | 1 |
| 3rd | 1 |
Where was Shani Davis from?
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Shani Davis/Place of birth
Is Shani Davis retired?
“People misread us (in 2006),” Hedrick said at the 2010 Games about the rivalry with Davis. “We just wanted to win. The other stuff is now old news.” Davis retired in November of 2019.
Who was the first black woman to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics?
Vonetta Flowers
Flowers captures historic gold in 2002 Olympics Vonetta Flowers becomes the first Black athlete to win gold in the Winter Olympics when she and Jill Bakken win the two-woman bobsled event in 2002 at Salt Lake City.
Who is Dominique Dawes husband?
Jeff Thompsonm. 2013
Dominique Dawes/Husband
Personal life. Dawes became engaged in December 2012 to teacher Jeff Thompson. Thompson taught at The Heights school in Potomac, Maryland. Dawes converted to Catholicism, and they married on May 25, 2013.
Is Dominique Dawes biracial?
In 1996, Dominique Dawes won Olympic gold with the U.S. women’s gymnastics team as well as an individual bronze medal — becoming the first African American to win an individual Olympic medal in women’s gymnastics.