Shani Davis

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Korea Countdown: 100 Days Out

1 November 2017 - Heerenveen, The NETHERLANDS Speedskating's all-time middle-distance king has nothing left to prove: Two-time Olympic Champion, 10-time World Champion, World Record Holder at two distances for going on a decade. So what could possibly be Shani Davis'...

Silver Lining: Shani Tops All-time WC Points List

11 December 2016 - Heerenveen, THE NETHERLANDS Another race, another milestone for Shani Davis. Racing in the final World Cup event on the ISU's fall calendar, Shani became the all-time World Cup points leader while earning his second trip to the podium on the...

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Shani Davis was born on Friday, August 13, 1982, in Chicago, Illinois. Raised by his mother on the city’s south side, he started roller-skating at local rinks at age two. By age four Shani was darting around the roller rink so fast that skate guards would chase him just to ask him to slow down. Seeming to become bored with roller-skating, a coach suggested that Shani switch to ice skating. Shortly thereafter, his mother started working for an attorney whose son happened to be involved in speed skating at an elite level and who suggested that Shani give speed skating a try.