Maame Biney - Do you know her?



Well, Maame is the history-making Ghanaian born 17-year-old who became a viral sensation after making the U.S. Olympic short track speedskating team.

Maame Biney blew the world away when she became the first African American woman to make the U.S. Olympic speedskating team. As she trains in Salt Lake City for the games, she has become appreciated for her ability to keep everyone smiling.

Biney was born on January 28, 2000 in Accra, Ghana.

She started skating lessons at six years old after moving to Reston, Virigina to live with her father, Kweku.

The father and daughter were driving one day when Kweku saw a “learn to skate this fall” sign on the side of the road. He asked Biney if she was interested, then had to explain to her what ice skating was.

“She didn’t even know what that word [skating] was and I explained it to her. The only thing cold in Ghana is cold beer,” Kweku told the AP.

She started with figure skating lessons then switched to speed skating on a coach’s recommendation.

Maame Biney broke through on the world stage at the 2017 World Junior Championships, held last January in Innsbruck, Austria. Biney won a bronze in the 500m, and finished seventh overall.

2018 PyeongChang, South Korea Winter Games will be Biney’s first Olympics.

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