RICHMOND, British Columbia -- Holding his arms high after a huge final lap, Chicago native Shani Davis became the first man to win two gold medals in the 1,000 meter speedskating race, crossing the line in 1:08.94 at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Wednesday night.
Davis was running just fifth after 600 meters but turned on the jets to become the only participant in the race to break 1 minute 9 seconds. Thus Davis reprised his gold medal win from the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, Italy.
The U.S.'s Chad Hedrick authored a mild surprise with a bronze medal in the race with a time of 1:09.32.
Photo: Shani Davis on the podium after winning gold. (Nuccio DiNuzzo / Tribune)
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Atta way!!! Whoo hooooooo..............
excellent! congrats on your win, shani.
excellent job - chicago sends you a holla
Thank you Steven Colbert!
Great job Shani!!!
Go Shani...Go USA...Go