Black Ice in Italy

In light of the recent Bryant Gumbel remarks about the Winter Olympics not being black enough, I wanted to point out a great series of posts on another blog that is highlighting some of the outstanding black athletes that are participating in the Olympics this winter. Shay of Booker Rising has been presenting this series that is as informative as it is enjoyable.

The athletes that have been featured so far:

• Morgan Alexander, Canadian men's bobsled team
• Bill Schuffenhauer, US men's bobsled team
• Randy Jones, US men's bobsled team
• Lascelles Brown, Canadian men's bobsled team
• Shani Davis, US speedskater [Gold medal winner]
• Aaron Parchem, US figure skater
• Jarome Iginla, Canadian hockey player
• Vonetta Flowers, US women's bobsled team
• Lorenzo Smith, US men's bobsled team
• Robin Szolkowy, German figure skater

[Originally posted 02/18/2006, updated with latest 'Black Ice' series links.]