SPEED SKATINGRank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
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Olympic Winter Games |
1 | 1000 m | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 1:08.94 |
1 | 1000 m | 2006 | Torino, ITA | 1:08.89 |
2 | 1500 m | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 1:46.10 |
2 | 1500 m | 2006 | Torino, ITA | 1:46.13 |
7 | 5000 m | 2006 | Torino, ITA | 6:23.08 |
12 | 5000 m | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 6:28.44 |
| 2 x 500 m | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | DNF |
World Single Distances Championships |
1 | 1000 m | 2011 | Inzell, GER | 1:08.45 |
1 | Team Pursuit | 2011 | Inzell, GER | 3:41.72 |
1 | 1500 m | 2009 | Richmond, BC, CAN | 1:46.17 |
1 | 1000 m | 2008 | Nagano, JPN | 1:08.99 |
1 | 1000 m | 2007 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 1:07.28 |
1 | 1500 m | 2007 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 1:42.39 |
1 | 1500 m | 2004 | Seoul, KOR | 1:48.64 |
2 | 1500 m | 2013 | Sochi, RUS | 1:46.83 |
2 | Team Pursuit | 2012 | Heerenveen, NED | 3:43.42 |
2 | 1500 m | 2011 | Inzell, GER | 1:45.09 |
2 | 1500 m | 2008 | Nagano, JPN | 1:45.32 |
3 | 1000 m | 2013 | Sochi, RUS | 1:09.30 |
3 | 1000 m | 2012 | Heerenveen, NED | 1:08.83 |
3 | 1000 m | 2009 | Richmond, BC, CAN | 1:09.02 |
World Allround Championships |
1 | Big Combination | 2006 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 145.742 |
1 | Big Combination | 2005 | Moscow, RUS | 150.777 |
World Sprint Championships |
1 | Sprint Combination | 2009 | Moscow, RUS | 139.560 |
2 | Sprint Combination | 2014 | Nagano, JPN | 140.600 |
3 | Sprint Combination | 2011 | Heerenveen, NED | 139.600 |
3 | Sprint Combination | 2007 | Hamar, NOR | 139.435 |
World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
Season | Overall | 500m | 1000m | 1500m | 5000/10000m |
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2013/2014 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
2012/2013 | 3 | - | 2 | 5 | - |
2011/2012 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
2010/2011 | - | 30 | 3 | 1 | 42 |
2009/2010 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
2008/2009 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
2007/2008 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
2006/2007 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
2005/2006 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
Season | 500m | 1000m | 1500m | 5000m | Team Pursuit |
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2013/2014 | - | 3 x 1st | 1 x 1st | - | 1 x 2nd |
2012/2013 | - | 2 x 1st | 1 x 1st | - | - |
2011/2012 | - | 4 x 1st | 2 x 1st | - | 1 x 2nd |
2010/2011 | 1 x 12th | 3 x 1st | 2 x 1st | 1 x 18th | 2 x 1st |
Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
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Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
1 | 1000 m | 2013/2014 | Astana, KAZ | 1:08.66 |
1 | 1000 m | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 1:06.88 |
1 | 1000 m | 2013/2014 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 1:07.46 |
1 | 1500 m | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 1:41.98 |
2 | 1500 m | 2013/2014 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 1:43.11 |
2 | Team Pursuit | 2013/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 3:37.22 |
3 | 1000 m | 2013/2014 | Berlin, GER | 1:09.59 |
5 | 1500 m | 2013/2014 | Astana, KAZ | 1:45.92 |
8 | 1500 m | 2013/2014 | Berlin, GER | 1:46.74 |
9 | Team Pursuit | 2013/2014 | Berlin, GER | 3:47.67 |
LegendMS-Mass Start, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
SHORT TRACKRank | Event | Year | Location |
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World Championships |
3 | 5000 m Relay | 2005 | Beijing, CHN |
NoteDue to the especially long list of major performances for this athlete, some of the results are not displayed.
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerHe began roller skating at age two in Chicago, IL, United States. He took up skating on ice at age six at the Evanston Speed Skating Club, also in Chicago. (hanidavis.org, 08 Apr 2005)
Reason for taking up this sportHe began with roller skating but quickly became bored, as he was always "getting in trouble for skating around the rink at high speeds". At age six a coach suggested he switch to ice skating. Shortly after his mother started working for an attorney, whose son was involved in speed skating at an elite level. These influences led him to switch, and he joined the Evanston Speed Skating Club the same year. (shanidavis.org, 08 Apr 2005)
AmbitionsTo win gold in the 1500m at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, to make him the first male speed skater to win gold at three consecutive Games. (shanidavis.org, 01 Oct 2013)
Most memorable sporting achievementWinning gold in the 1000m at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, and winning gold at the 2005 and 2006 world allround championships. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2012)
HeroUS basketballer Michael Jordan and US American football player Walter Payton. (shanidavis.org, 09 Dec 2008)
Most influential person in careerHis mother and manager Cherie Davis. (shanidavis.org, 08 Apr 2005; US Speed Skating, 08 Apr 2005)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Believe in yourself and don't take any day for granted." (worldshorttrack.com, 08 Apr 2005)
AwardsHe won the Oscar Mathisen Award in 2005 and 2009, and the Major Tyler Award in 2006. (shanidavis.org, 20 Oct 2012)
In 2005 he was named US Speed Skating Athlete of the Year. (US Speed Skating, 18 Apr 2005)
GeneralOLYMPIC DISAPPOINTMENT
He expressed his disappointment after failing to win a medal in any of his three events at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. "I'm really disappointed, not only for myself, that I couldn't meet my expectations, but for the people that have been tuning in, watching, view parties, things like that. I'm very disappointed. You start questioning if you've still got what it takes." (nbcsports.com, 15 Feb 2014)
OLYMPIC FIRSTS
At the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, he became the first man to successfully defend a 1000m Olympic title. (nytimes.com, 18 Feb 2010)
EARLY DAYS
Growing up in a single parent family in south Chicago, he jokes that his quest for speed began when he had to run away from tougher kids. Getting into speed skating also brought him some unwanted attention. "It takes a lot of courage to step out and do something different, especially if it's not popular. People are always going to find something negative to draw out of something you love. All my friends made fun of me, but I found ways to make fun of them. Now, they're like, 'I can't believe you stuck with it, man. We used to give you so much crap.'" (jsonline.com, 02 Nov 2005)
NAME
Shani's father, Reginald Shuck, chose his first name from a Swahili dictionary. He says it means a combination of 'light' and 'weight'. (diversityworking.com, 02 Feb 2011)
FROZONE
He was partially the inspiration for the Pixar superhero character Frozone in the 2004 animated film The Incredibles. (sports.rightpundits.com, 11 Feb 2011)
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