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Shani Davis
Date of Birth:
August 13, 1982
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Ht: / Wt: 6'2" / 185 lbs
Events: 500m, 1000m, 1500m 5000m, 10,000m
Coach: Ryan Shimabukuro
Language Spoken: English
Web Site: http://www.shanidavis.org
Training site: Pettit National Ice Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Specialty: 1000m, 1500m
Pronunciation: SHAH-nee DAY-vis
Previous Competitions: Turin (2006)
DateEvent RankResults
Feb 17 - 4:00 p1000mMedal Gold11:08.94
Feb 20 - 4:15 p1500mMedal Silver21:46.10
Feb 13 - 12:00 p5000m 126:28.44
Feb 15 - 3:30 p500m - Race 1 1835.45
Feb 15 - 6:34 p500m - Race 2   

Career highlights »

Davis has won Olympic gold and silver in 2006, five World Championship gold medals and three World All-Round Championships. 

Results »

In 2008-09, Davis won a gold and silver medal at the World Single Distance Championships and set two world records in the last World Cup event of the season.

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Four-Man Bobsleigh: USA 1 - Gold
Reigning world champion Steven Holcomb leads the US to a gold medal.
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Four-Man Bobsleigh: Germany 1 - Silver
Led by the most decorated bobsledder in Olympic history -- Andre Lange -- Germany claims the silver medal.
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Four-Man Bobsleigh: Canada 1 - Bronze
A third-place finish for the Canadian foursome, missing out on silver by just 0.01 seconds.
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Men's slalom: Cousineau run
Julien Cousineau was the top Canadian in men's slalom with an eighth-place finish.
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Men's slalom: Gold medal run

Italy's Giuliano Razzoli takes the gold medal in the men's slalom.

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Men's slalom: Silver medal run
Croatia's Ivica Kostelic wins the silver medal in the men's slalom.
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Men's slalom: Bronze medal run
A third-place finish for Andre Myhrer of Sweden.
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Men's Snowboard PGS: Anderson gold
Canada's Jasey-Jay Anderson with a first-place finish ahead of Austria's Benjamin Karl.
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Men's team pursuit: Canadian gold

Mathieu Giroux, Lucas Makowsky and Denny Morrison win a tight race with the US.

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Ladies' 30km mass start: Gold medal
Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland edges Marit Bjoergen of Norway for the gold in an incredible finish to the ladies' cross-country 30km mass start.
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