Today in sports history: Feb. 19
In 2017, Anthony Davis scores 52 points in the NBA All-Star Game, 10 more than Wilt Chamberlain’s record that had stood for 55 years.
1984: Americans Phil and Steve Mahre become first brothers to finish 1-2 in an Olympic event
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.
Phil Mahre from Yakima, Wash., center, is flanked by his twin brother Steve, left, and French skier Didier Bouvet on the podium at Mt. Bjelasnicain, Sarajevo after the men’s special slalom event, the last alpine competition on the last day of the Winter Olympics, Feb. 19, 1984. Phil caught gold while Steve placed second winning silver, and the Frenchman bronze. (AP Photo/Kurt Strumpf)
1994: Speedskater Bonnie Blair wins fourth gold of her Olympic career
1994 — Speedskater Bonnie Blair wins the fourth gold of her Olympic career with her third consecutive 500-meter victory.
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. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)
2002: American Vonetta Flowers becomes first Black athlete to win gold at Winter Olympics
2002 — Bobsledders Jill Bakken and Vonetta Flowers give the U.S. 21 medals in the Salt Lake City Games. Flowers becomes the first Black athlete to win a gold medal at the 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. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
2012: Steven Holcomb and brakeman Steve Langton win two-man bobsled in Lake Placid
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.
USA pilot Steven Holcomb, right, and brakeman Steven Langton react after winning the men's two-man bobsled world championships in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
2014: Ole Einar Bjoerndalen becomes most decorated Winter Olympian with 13 medals
2014 — Norway wins the first Olympic mixed relay in biathlon at the Sochi Games and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen becomes the most decorated Winter Olympian with 13 medals. Ted Ligety wins the giant slalom, becoming the first American man to win two Olympic gold medals in Alpine skiing.
Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen skis during the mixed biathlon relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
2017: Anthony Davis scores 52 points in the NBA All-Star Game, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record
2017 — Anthony Davis scores 52 points in the NBA All-Star Game, 10 more than Wilt Chamberlain’s record that had stood for 55 years. The Western Conference beats the Eastern Conference 192-182 — the highest-scoring game in league history.
Western Conference forward Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans (23 ) slam dunks during the first half of the NBA All-Star basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, Pool)
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