In 2002, bobsledder Vonetta Flowers becomes the first Black athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. See more sports moments from this date:
1984 — Phil and Steve Mahre of the United States become the first brothers to finish 1-2 in an Olympic event, the men’s slalom, at the Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The Soviet Union beats Czechoslovakia 2-0 to win the gold medal in hockey.
Gold medalist Bonnie Blair, center, holds onto Canada's silver medalist Susan Auch, left, and Germany's bronze medalist, Franziska Schenk on the podium following the women's 500 meter event at Hamar Olympic Hall, Saturday, Feb. 19, 1994, Hamar, Norway. 2002: American Vonetta Flowers becomes first Black athlete to win gold at Winter Olympics
Vonetta Flowers, right, cries as she hugs her teammate Jill Bakken of the United States after their final and gold medal winning run in the Two Woman Bobsled inaugural event at Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002. 2012 — Steven Holcomb and brakeman Steve Langton win the two-man bobsled in Lake Placid, the first time the U.S. captures this event at the world championships.
Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen skis during the mixed biathlon relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. 2017: Anthony Davis scores 52 points in the NBA All-Star Game, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record
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