Showing posts with label speedskating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label speedskating. Show all posts

Friday, November 12, 2021

Erin Jackson becomes first African American woman to win World Cup speedskating race

Erin Jackson became the first Black American woman to win a World Cup speedskating race.

She won the 500 meters Friday at the season opener in Poland, finishing in 37.613 seconds. Defending Olympic champion Nao Kodaira of Japan was 0.13 seconds behind. The field included all three medalists from the world championships in February, when Jackson didn't compete.

Jackson is used to making history, in 2018 She became the first Black woman to qualify for a U.S. Olympic long-track speedskating team.

WATCH HER HISTORY MAKING VICTORY

Sunday, December 17, 2017

Maame Biney becomes first African-American female to make U.S. Olympic Speedskating team

Maame Biney became the first black woman to qualify for a U.S. Olympic speedskating team with a pair of victories in the 500 meters.

The 17-year-old native of Ghana cruised to victory in the first 500 final at the short track trials on Saturday, beating Olympians Lana Gehring, Jessica Kooreman and Katherine Reutter-Adamek.

"I can't believe it, aww geez," she said after squealing with joy. "It's a really good feeling, but it has to set in first because it takes me a while. I'm like, 'Holy cow.'"

Before the second final, her father sitting in the stands held up a sign reading: "Kick some hiney Biney."

She sure did.

Biney set a blistering pace in taking an early lead that widened as the wild and wooly race went on. She crossed the finish line on the hockey-sized rink and began clapping and then pumping her arms so hard she lost her balance and fell.

She went down laughing all the way.

"When I realized that I made the Olympic team, I started cheering like crazy and then I made my epic fall," she said.

Biney will be the second black speedskater on a U.S. Olympic team. Shani Davis was 19 when he qualified for the short track team in 2002. He later switched to long track and won four medals, including two golds.

[SOURCE: USATODAY]

Friday, January 24, 2014

Black athletes competing in the 2014 Winter Olympics

First let me start of by congratulating ALL of the athletes who have made the US Olympic Team and will be representing our country in the 2014 Winter Olympics. I wish them all good luck and pray for their safety in Sochi, Russia.

I am focusing on black athletes here to show young black children that there are other sports besides football and basketball at which they can excel and hopefully broaden their horizons. The more that a child is exposed to the more they can learn and not necessarily about sports. It can also about the connections one can make through sports or other interest that may be sparked by participating in different things. George Cook AAreports.com. *NOTE: This may not be a complete list as it was done by a search of the US Olympic web site and only those athletes with pictures shown are featured.

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SHANI DAVIS-Speedskating

TIANNA MADISON BARTOLETTA- Bobsled and Skeleton

LAURYN WILLIAMS-Bobsled and Skeleton

RALPH GREENE-Para Alpine Skiing

TIM JONES-Para Sled Hockey