Sport
Olympic medal hopeful Shani Davis shows no sign of slowing down at 31
Hansen respects what Davis means to the sport, but he is eager to make his mark in Sochi. “It’s exciting for me,” Hansen said. “I’m happy for Shani that he’s going for such a great achievement. At the same time, I am hoping I can put down my best race come Sochi. That is the nature of sport.”
Davis relishes the competition from a teammate. “It is only going to make us stronger,” he said. “They are pushing me. I am pushing them. We are all striving to be the best we can be.”
Davis knows what it’s like to be an Olympic favorite. In Sochi, he will attempt to join Bonnie Blair of the U.S. and Germany’s Claudia Pechstein as the only skaters to pull off a three-peat. Blair won the 500 in 1988, 1992 and 1994, while Pechstein took the 5,000 title in 1994, 1998 and 2002.
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