Thursday, December 30, 2010
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Monday, December 27, 2010
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Shani Davis (pronounced born August 13, 1982) is an American speed skater who competes in both short track and long track speed skating.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first black athlete (from any nation) to win a gold medal in an individual Winter Games sport (1,000 m) and the fifth black Winter Olympics medalist. He also won the silver in the 1,500 m. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, he became the first man to successfully defend his title in the 1,000 meters.
After taking the weekend off to rest from the first three World Cups in Europe, he had a little race rust in his legs. I expect tomorrow will be much better.”
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Davis’ preliminary time, at 1 minute, 9.56 seconds, was faster than his finals time. After the 1,000m race, Davis was ranked second in overall World Cup standings, 22 points behind Kyou-Hyuk Lee of Korea. Davis will attempt to catch the Korean when the World Cup season resumes in 2011
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athelite shani davis10000mAt the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first black athlete (from any nation) to win a gold medal in an individual Winter Games sport (1,000 m) and the fifth black Winter Olympics medalist. He also won the silver in the 1,500 m. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, he became the first man to successfully defend his title in the 1,000 meters.
After taking the weekend off to rest from the first three World Cups in Europe, he had a little race rust in his legs. I expect tomorrow will be much better.”
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Davis’ preliminary time, at 1 minute, 9.56 seconds, was faster than his finals time. After the 1,000m race, Davis was ranked second in overall World Cup standings, 22 points behind Kyou-Hyuk Lee of Korea. Davis will attempt to catch the Korean when the World Cup season resumes in 2011
Read more at Suite101: Shani Davis' Winning Streak in 1,000m Ends at Obihiro World Cup http://www.suite101.com/shani-davis-winning-streak-in-1000m-ends-at-obihiro-world-cup-a320668#ixzz4ObfyyZe3
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American speedskater Shani Davis’ winning streak in the long-track 1,000m event has come to an end — and he’s relieved, according to a statement released by US Speedskating.
“I’m glad it’s over,” Davis said in the written statement. “I was hoping to improve today, but this will give me something to work on when I go home.”
Davis, the 2006 and 2010 Olympic gold medalist in the 1,000m, finished behind Samuel Schwartz of Germany on Dec. 12, 2010 in the fifth World Cup event of the season in Obihiro, Japan. Schwartz finished with a time of 1 minute, 9.98 seconds.
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American speedskater Shani Davis’ winning streak in the long-track 1,000m event has come to an end — and he’s relieved, according to a statement released by US Speedskating.
“I’m glad it’s over,” Davis said in the written statement. “I was hoping to improve today, but this will give me something to work on when I go home.”
Davis, the 2006 and 2010 Olympic gold medalist in the 1,000m, finished behind Samuel Schwartz of Germany on Dec. 12, 2010 in the fifth World Cup event of the season in Obihiro, Japan. Schwartz finished with a time of 1 minute, 9.98 seconds.
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last day of events started out with the ladies 1000m and Ireen Wust (NED) winning another gold medal with the time of 1:13.83 and setting a new Dutch National Record. Afterwards, Ireen said, "It feels incredible to win the 1500m and the 1000m.
last day of events started out with the ladies 1000m and Ireen Wust (NED) winning another gold medal with the time of 1:13.83 and setting a new Dutch National Record. Afterwards, Ireen said, "It feels incredible to win the 1500m and the 1000m.
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They set the World Record with a time of 3:38.31 and had to wait for one more pair to go, the Swedish team and the Dutch team. The Dutch team were ahead of WR pace most of the way, and with a couple of laps left to go, they slipped a little below, and it looked as if the Canadians may prevail, but with about a half a lap left, they turned it on, and did what everyone knows they can, They came back with a time of 3:37.80, and bestest the 5 minute old WR by .51 sec.
They set the World Record with a time of 3:38.31 and had to wait for one more pair to go, the Swedish team and the Dutch team. The Dutch team were ahead of WR pace most of the way, and with a couple of laps left to go, they slipped a little below, and it looked as if the Canadians may prevail, but with about a half a lap left, they turned it on, and did what everyone knows they can, They came back with a time of 3:37.80, and bestest the 5 minute old WR by .51 sec.
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Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois. His father, Reginald Shuck, picked his son's name (Shani) out of a Swahili dictionary. The English translation is a mixture of light and "weight. Davis learned to roller skate at the age of 2. By the time he was 3, he could skate so quickly that he had to be slowed down by the rink's skate guards. Davis's mother,Cherie Davis, worked for Fred Benjamin, a lawyer and speed skating official whose son was an elite level speed skater. At Benjamin's suggestion, his mother enrolled her son at the Robert Crown Center in nearby Evanston when he was six years old.
Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois. His father, Reginald Shuck, picked his son's name (Shani) out of a Swahili dictionary. The English translation is a mixture of light and "weight. Davis learned to roller skate at the age of 2. By the time he was 3, he could skate so quickly that he had to be slowed down by the rink's skate guards. Davis's mother,Cherie Davis, worked for Fred Benjamin, a lawyer and speed skating official whose son was an elite level speed skater. At Benjamin's suggestion, his mother enrolled her son at the Robert Crown Center in nearby Evanston when he was six years old.
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Davis was invited to Lake Placid, New York to participate in a development program for young speed skaters. After training there for a year, Davis decided to pursue his Olympic dreams and moved to Marquette, Michigan, to further his training. There, he would graduate from Marquette Senior High School, where he ran track his senior year.
Davis earned spots on both the long track and short track teams at the 1999 junior world championship, simultaneously making the national team. In 2000, he made history by becoming the first U.S. skater to make the long and short track teams at the Junior World Teams, a feat he would accomplish again in 2001 and 2002. His height has always made him unique among short trackers, as most are much shorter, making it easier to race low to the ice.
Davis was invited to Lake Placid, New York to participate in a development program for young speed skaters. After training there for a year, Davis decided to pursue his Olympic dreams and moved to Marquette, Michigan, to further his training. There, he would graduate from Marquette Senior High School, where he ran track his senior year.
Davis earned spots on both the long track and short track teams at the 1999 junior world championship, simultaneously making the national team. In 2000, he made history by becoming the first U.S. skater to make the long and short track teams at the Junior World Teams, a feat he would accomplish again in 2001 and 2002. His height has always made him unique among short trackers, as most are much shorter, making it easier to race low to the ice.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
tsvetana pironkova
Pironkova was born in 1987 to Kiril Enchev Pironkov, a former canoeing champion and Radosveta Chinkova Nikolova, a former swimming champion[2]. She started playing tennis at the age of 4,[2] when her father Kiril introduced her to the game. At the age of six, she started playing in junior tournaments in Bulgaria.[citation needed] Kiril later became her coach.[1]
In 2001, Pironkova won the Atlantic Cup International Junior Tournament held in Bulgaria,[4] and her career high in juniors was world no. 227 on March 25, 2002.
In August 2002 at the age of 14, Pironkova played her first professional tournament at the $10,000 International Tennis Federation Tournament in Bucharest, Romania. Pironkova won 3 qualifying matches before reaching the final in the main draw, where she lost to Monica Niculescu of Romania, 6–1, 7–6(1).[6]
In September 2002, Pironkova played in the $10,000 ITF event in Volos, Greece, where she lost only one set playing through the qualifying and main draw. She defeated Tina Schmassmann of Switzerland 7–6(3), 7–5[7] to win her first professional ITF event.[2]
In 2003, she won three ITF singles titles: one in Orestiada, Greece and two in Istanbul.
On the week of May 14–21, 2005, at the age of 17, Pironkova played in her first WTA level tournament, the Tier III event in Istanbul, Turkey. After winning two qualifying matches, Pironkova won three matches in the main draw before she lost in the semi-finals to Venus Williams.[8]
In January 2006, Pironkova made headlines by defeating tenth-seed Venus Williams in the first round of the 2006 Australian Open by a score of 2–6, 6–0, 9–7[9]. Pironkova was ranked 94th in the world.[10][11][12] She lost to Laura Granville in the second round.
Pironkova started the year with early-round losses in Australia - she lost to World no.67 and no.7 seed Anna-Lena Groenefeld in the qualifications in Sydney in three sets (5-7 in the third set) and the second round of Australian Open - after defeating unseeded Galina Voskoboeva with 6-4 6-4, she suffered a 6-1 6-4 loss to World no.28 Shahar Peer.
In February she fell to non-top 100 players Darya Kustova and Tamira Paszek in the qualies in Paris and Dubai (lost to Paszek after 5-7 in the third set; won the first set with 6-1 after leading 5-0).
In early June she suffered second round of qualifying loss to World no.344 and US Open Girl s Champion Heather Watson; it was her 7th non-top 100 loss of the year.Entering Wimbledon with a career 1-4 record at the event, she defeated Anna Lapushchenkova in the first round 6-0, 7-67. In the second round Pironkova beat former Wimbledon Girl's Champion Vera Dushevina 6-3, 6-4 to reach the third round of Wimbledon for the first time in her career. In the third round she defeated rising star Regina Kulikova 6-4 2-0 (ret.). She then defeated the former Wimbledon finalist and number 11 seed Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-4 in the fourth round. In the quarterfinals, Pironkova shocked second seed and five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams 6-2, 6-3 to become the first Bulgarian to reach a semi-final of a Grand Slam tournament after Manuela Maleeva (although Maleeva was playing under the Swiss banner) achieved this feat at the US Open in 1992 and 1993. Pironkova was ranked eighty places lower than Williams, making this defeat for Williams her most lopsided in her time playing at Wimbledon.
In 2001, Pironkova won the Atlantic Cup International Junior Tournament held in Bulgaria,[4] and her career high in juniors was world no. 227 on March 25, 2002.
In August 2002 at the age of 14, Pironkova played her first professional tournament at the $10,000 International Tennis Federation Tournament in Bucharest, Romania. Pironkova won 3 qualifying matches before reaching the final in the main draw, where she lost to Monica Niculescu of Romania, 6–1, 7–6(1).[6]
In September 2002, Pironkova played in the $10,000 ITF event in Volos, Greece, where she lost only one set playing through the qualifying and main draw. She defeated Tina Schmassmann of Switzerland 7–6(3), 7–5[7] to win her first professional ITF event.[2]
In 2003, she won three ITF singles titles: one in Orestiada, Greece and two in Istanbul.
On the week of May 14–21, 2005, at the age of 17, Pironkova played in her first WTA level tournament, the Tier III event in Istanbul, Turkey. After winning two qualifying matches, Pironkova won three matches in the main draw before she lost in the semi-finals to Venus Williams.[8]
In January 2006, Pironkova made headlines by defeating tenth-seed Venus Williams in the first round of the 2006 Australian Open by a score of 2–6, 6–0, 9–7[9]. Pironkova was ranked 94th in the world.[10][11][12] She lost to Laura Granville in the second round.
Pironkova started the year with early-round losses in Australia - she lost to World no.67 and no.7 seed Anna-Lena Groenefeld in the qualifications in Sydney in three sets (5-7 in the third set) and the second round of Australian Open - after defeating unseeded Galina Voskoboeva with 6-4 6-4, she suffered a 6-1 6-4 loss to World no.28 Shahar Peer.
In February she fell to non-top 100 players Darya Kustova and Tamira Paszek in the qualies in Paris and Dubai (lost to Paszek after 5-7 in the third set; won the first set with 6-1 after leading 5-0).
In early June she suffered second round of qualifying loss to World no.344 and US Open Girl s Champion Heather Watson; it was her 7th non-top 100 loss of the year.Entering Wimbledon with a career 1-4 record at the event, she defeated Anna Lapushchenkova in the first round 6-0, 7-67. In the second round Pironkova beat former Wimbledon Girl's Champion Vera Dushevina 6-3, 6-4 to reach the third round of Wimbledon for the first time in her career. In the third round she defeated rising star Regina Kulikova 6-4 2-0 (ret.). She then defeated the former Wimbledon finalist and number 11 seed Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-4 in the fourth round. In the quarterfinals, Pironkova shocked second seed and five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams 6-2, 6-3 to become the first Bulgarian to reach a semi-final of a Grand Slam tournament after Manuela Maleeva (although Maleeva was playing under the Swiss banner) achieved this feat at the US Open in 1992 and 1993. Pironkova was ranked eighty places lower than Williams, making this defeat for Williams her most lopsided in her time playing at Wimbledon.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Agnieszka Radwanska Polish tennis player
Agnieszka Radwańska (born 6 March 1989 in Kraków, full name Agnieszka Roma Radwańska) is a WTA Tour Polish tennis player.
Her career high singles ranking is World No. 8, which she achieved on 22 February 2010. As of 11 October 2010, she is ranked World No. 14. In 2007, Radwańska became the first Polish player in history to claim a Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title when she won the Nordea Nordic Light Open. In 2008, she won three more singles titles: the Pattaya Women's Open, the Istanbul Cup, and the International Women's Open. Radwańska has also reached three Grand Slam Quarterfinals, becoming the first Polish woman in WTA to reach that far in a Grand Slam. On 24 May 2008, she became the first Polish female tennis player to surpass US$1 million in career prize money.
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Her career high singles ranking is World No. 8, which she achieved on 22 February 2010. As of 11 October 2010, she is ranked World No. 14. In 2007, Radwańska became the first Polish player in history to claim a Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title when she won the Nordea Nordic Light Open. In 2008, she won three more singles titles: the Pattaya Women's Open, the Istanbul Cup, and the International Women's Open. Radwańska has also reached three Grand Slam Quarterfinals, becoming the first Polish woman in WTA to reach that far in a Grand Slam. On 24 May 2008, she became the first Polish female tennis player to surpass US$1 million in career prize money.
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