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TV Squad (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
As you've probably heard, Stephen Colbert is sponsoring the U.S. Olympic speedskating team. He raised around $300,000 for it. But that's not good enough for at least one of the players, Shani Davis. At a press conference yesterday, he called Colbert a jerk for making jokes about Canada in an episode of The Colbert Report last month. Here's the segment. You be the judge. The Colbert Report...
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Lausanne (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2009 file picture German speed skater Claudia Pechstein skates during her practice in Berlin, Germany. Five-time Olympic speedskating champion ...
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Lausanne (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2009 file picture German speed skater Claudia Pechstein skates during her practice in Berlin, Germany. Five-time Olympic speedskating champion ...
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Examiner (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Five-time Olympic speedskating champion Claudia Pechstein lost her appeal against a two-year ban for blood doping Wednesday and will miss the Vancouver Games.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Five-time Olympic speedskating champion Claudia Pechstein lost her appeal against a two-year ban for blood doping Wednesday and will miss the Vancouver Games.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Five-time Olympic speedskating champion Claudia Pechstein lost her appeal against a two-year ban for blood doping Wednesday and will miss the Vancouver Games.
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Lausanne (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
FRANKFURT — Five-time Olympic speedskating champion Claudia Pechstein lost her appeal against a two-year ban for blood doping Wednesday and will miss the Vancouver Games. ...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Five-time Olympic speedskating champion Claudia Pechstein lost her appeal against a two-year ban for blood doping Wednesday and will miss the Vancouver Games.
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Lausanne (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
FRANKFURT — Five-time Olympic speedskating champion Claudia Pechstein lost her appeal against a two-year ban for blood doping Wednesday and will miss the Vancouver Games. ...
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No Fact Zone.Net (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... gosh! That was the ride of my life,” said Colbert, who is urging his viewers to support the U.S. Olympic speedskating team. “I’ve ridden with the Thunderbirds. They have nothing on you.” … “Evidently, I am very good at having weight and allowing gravity to drive me downhill. That’s all I contributed to the team. Did you hear me screaming like a little girl? I had my shoulders up around...
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No Fact Zone.Net (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Hey, kids, we’re back with more Olympic-related hijinks! I don’t know how anyone is maintaining the willpower to remain unspoiled these days, but I’m reveling in the spoilers that are now leaking out, fast and furious. I’ll put most of this behind a cut in deference to you strong-minded few but, for those of [...]
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Media Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
CNN : (CNN) -- Stephen Colbert may have lost his bid as an underdog presidential candidate last year, but he still wants to represent America any way he can. The "Colbert Report" host said that his viewers. the "Colbert Nation," will now be the primary sponsor for the U.S. Olympic speed skating team when the squad goes to the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver,...
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Lausanne (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Five-time Olympic speedskating champion Claudia Pechstein must wait to discover if she has won her appeal against a two-year ban for blood ...
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Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Comedy Central star and former Second City player Stephen Colbert continues to reach new, er, tights of fame. Colbert and his show are now the lead sponsor of the U.S. Speedskating team and "Colbert Nation" will be printed on the team's uniforms.The team was left without financial support a short time before the 2010 Vancouver Olympics when primary sponsor DSB Bank NV declared...
