okbowman Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 I think this is awesome, congrats to Shani Davis and the whole USA team! Shani Davis does it his way, wins gold medal By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP National Writer TURIN, Italy (AP) -- Say what you want about Shani Davis. Call him a trailblazer. Accuse him of selfishness. Snicker at him for being a momma's boy. Just don't forget this: He's also an Olympic champion. Davis became the first black athlete to claim an individual gold medal in Winter Olympic history Saturday, winning the 1,000-meter speedskating race and justifying his decision to focus on himself first, his team second. Joey Cheek made it a 1-2 American finish, adding a silver to his victory in the 500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugshooter Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Re: 1st Black Athlete Wins Ind.Gold at Winter Olympics Cool. Congrats to him!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhammer Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Re: 1st Black Athlete Wins Ind.Gold at Winter Olympics I wonder if Bryant Gumbel will be watching The GOP Winter Olympics from now own, since a black American won the gold medal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGumz Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Re: 1st Black Athlete Wins Ind.Gold at Winter Olympics Congrats to him, he skated a great race. But, what was the deal with his interview he gave shortly after his race? Is he mad at the world or what?? I know there is some friction between the members of the team, sorry, t(i)am, lol, but come on, he just won a gold medal. Anyway, congrats again to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007hunter Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Re: 1st Black Athlete Wins Ind.Gold at Winter Olym [ QUOTE ] Congrats to him, he skated a great race. But, what was the deal with his interview he gave shortly after his race? Is he mad at the world or what?? I know there is some friction between the members of the team, sorry, t(i)am, lol, but come on, he just won a gold medal. Anyway, congrats again to him. [/ QUOTE ] He didn't look to happy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okbowman Posted February 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Re: 1st Black Athlete Wins Ind.Gold at Winter Olym Gumbel has been awfully quiet since that remark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyLuck Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Re: 1st Black Athlete Wins Ind.Gold at Winter Olym He's created a big stir by electing not to race in the team pursuit to go for the individual gold. He's no Jackie Robinson, that's for sure. He definately could've handled himself better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJL Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Re: 1st Black Athlete Wins Ind.Gold at Winter Olym The guy is a Chicago-Land native, so he's been in the press quite a bit lately around here. I really don't care if he's white,black, yellow, or green.......................he's still a JERK. Now he's a JERK with a gold medal............congratulations JERK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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