
Shani Davis, the first African-American to win an individual Olympic gold medal, finished second in the 1,000-meter long track speed skating Olympic trials in Milwaukee in a time of 1:09.23, marking his fifth consecutive Olympic games.
Joey Mantia came in first (1:09.15) to qualify for his second consecutive Olympics, and two-time Olympian Mitch Whitmore rounded out the top three (1:09.31).
Chicago native Davis got his start as a toddler in roller skates and joined the US junior national speedskating team as a 16-year-old in 1999, joining the Olympic team in 2002 as an alternate on the short track team.