Black Winter Olympians and Paralympians
February 3, 2022
Black athletes who broke barriers during the Winter Games
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Winter Olympics
Brad Pye’s National Sports Beat (2/22-3/1/18)
February 22, 2018
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in-between and beyond.
Erin Jackson to Speed skate in the Winter Olympics
January 18, 2018
Ocala, Florida native Erin Jackson earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic long-track speedskating team after just four months of training on the ice.
Brad Pye’s National Sports Beat (12/21-12/28/17)
December 23, 2017
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
Biney is 1st black woman to make Olympic speedskating team
December 21, 2017
Maame Biney became the first black woman to qualify for a U.S. Olympic speedskating team with a pair of victories in the 500 meters.