Claim: Joey Mantia partcipated in the 2011 US speed skating championships and World Cup competition circuit in 2013 but was disqualified in the Berlin World Cup in 2013 and  2014 Sochi Winter Olympics/
Evidence: He found success less than a year later, at the Berlin World Cup in December 2013 where he finished first in the 1500 m, beating out his teammate Shani Davis, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 1500 m, and Russia's Denis Yuskov, the reigning world champion, to win gold. Mantia represented Team USA at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics where he finished 15th in the 1000 m, 22nd in the 1500 m and 7th in the team pursuit.