Speed Skating

Happy Hump Day POU! Today we feature Gold Medalist Speed Skater Shani Davis. Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois. His father, Reginald Shuck, picked his son's name (Shani) out of a Swahili dictionary. The English translation is a mixture of "light" and "weight". Davis learned to roller skate at the age of 2. By the time he was 3, he could skate so quickly that he had to be … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African Americans In Winter Sports