Speedskaters' mighty thighs will say 'Colbert' Nov 8, 2009
Speedskating has produced some of the most iconic figures in U.S. Olympic history, from Eric Heiden to Dan Jansen and Bonnie Blair. In all, Americans have claimed 75 medals - 32 of them gold - on the traditional long track oval and the wild-and-wooly short track rink. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Colbert to the Rescue: Can He Save U.S. Speedskating? Nov 4, 2009
Joined by U.S. Speedskating executive director Robert Crowley, front left, and Olympic gold medalist Dan Jansen, rear left, Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert announces his show's sponsorship of the U.S. Speedskating team Kris Long / Comedy Central / AP. MORE. (Time.com)
Colbert backs Olympic squad Nov 4, 2009
The team has quite the track record, including 75 Olympic medals and such alumni as Dan Jansen, Bonnie Blair and Eric Heiden. It ranks as the most successful of any United States winter sports team. (CNN)
Colbert goes for gold Nov 3, 2009
This photo provided by Comedy Central shows left foreground, U.S. Speedskating executive director Robert Crowley, Olympic gold medalist Dan Jansen and host Stephen Colbert on the set of "the Colbert Report" Monday in New York ... Speedskating has produced some of the most iconic figures in U.S. Olympic history, from Eric Heiden to Dan Jansen and Bonnie Blair. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Winter sports Jul 10, 2009
Posted: Thursday July 9, 2009 10:14AM; Updated: Thursday July 9, 2009 1:07PM. INSIDE OLYMPIC SPORTS. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Nominees Announced for 2009 U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, Presented by Allstate Apr 17, 2009
During the company's five-year tenure as a partner, the Hall of Fame has inducted numerous decorated Olympic athletes including: Bonnie Blair, Janet Evans, Florence Griffith Joyner, Dan Jansen, Kristi Yamaguchi, and the 1996 "Magnificent Seven" U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team. Following last June's induction of the Class of 2008, the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame currently consists of 213 Distinguished Athletes and 13 special contributors. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Writer is over Pepper scare Apr 17, 2009
Pepper is one of 18 subjects for "Breaking the Slump," a look at how people from Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer to Dan Jansen and former President George H.W. Bush "survived their darkest moments in golf.". "I started out to write a book about golf," Roberts said. (Albany Times Union)
