Shani Davis in 1000 meter speed skating at the 2006 Games in Turin.
Vonetta Flowers was the first African American to win gold in the Winter Olympics when she teamed with Jill Bakken to win the two-woman bobsled event at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Shani Davis was the first African American to win gold in a Winter Olympics individual event when he won the 1,000 meter speed skating event at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin.
Vonetta Flowers in women's twos bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
Vonetta Flowers was the first African American to win gold in the Winter Olympics when she teamed with Jill Bakken to win the two-woman bobsled event at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
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The silver medal for the Men's individual large hill event at the Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 went to Japan.
Slovenia is the winner of the bronze medal in the Men's individual large hill event at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
The 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver is the first Olympics American luger Megan Sweeney has participated in.
In the Men's individual large hill event at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, the bronze medal went to Peter Prevc of Slovenia.
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Ice Skater Debbie Thomas was the first African American to win a medal at a Winter Olympics, winning the bronze medal in ladies figure skating at the 1988 winter Olympics. She is now an orthopedic surgeon..
The sport of speed skating was first an official sport during the Olympics in 1924.
Noriaki Kasai of Japan, age 41, is the winner of the silver medal in the Men's individual large hill event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.