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5 unusual facts about Shani Davis


2010–11 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres

Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands won the cup, while Lee Kyou-hyuk of South Korea came second, and the defending champion, Shani Davis of the United States, came third.

2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres

Shani Davis of the United States won the cup, while the defending champion, Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands, came second, and Kjeld Nuis, also of the Netherlands, came third.

2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1500 metres

Håvard Bøkko of Norway won the cup, while Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands came second, and the defending champion, Shani Davis of the United States, came third.

2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 3 – Men's 1000 metres

Shani Davis of the United States won the race, extending his winning streak from the start of the season, while Mirko Giacomo Nenzi of Italy came second, and Michel Mulder of the Netherlands came third.

2014 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships

Shani Davis of the United States won the silver, and Daniel Greig of Australia won the bronze, thereby clinching his nation's first-ever medal at an international long-track speed skating competition.


Dmitry Lobkov

At the 2007 World Sprint Championship in Vikingskipet, Hamar, Lobkov won bronze and silver medals at the two 500-m races, and was ranked fourth overall, after Lee Kyou-hyuk, Pekka Koskela and Shani Davis.


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