Speedskating

Olympic Speedskating Champion Reportedly Considered Suicide

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Claudia Pechstein Considered Suicide, Claudia Pechstein Banned, Claudia Pechstein Suicide, Claudia Pechstein Olympics, Claudia Pechstein Charges, Claudia Pechstein Doping, Claudia Pechstein, Speedskating, Sports News

BERLIN — Five-time Olympic speedskating champion Claudia Pechstein said she considered taking her own life after being banned for doping. Pechs...

Read Whole Story

Mayor Of Evanston: April Is 'Shani Davis Month'

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois, Shani Davis, Speedskating, Evanston, Shani Davis Month, Chicago, Chicago News

A couple hundred speedskating fans packed the Robert Crown Ice Arena in Evanston on Thursday to meet and honor Olympic Speedskater Shani Davis. "I'm ...

Read Whole Story

Shani Davis Wins Gold In Men's 1,000 Speedskating

AP | PAUL NEWBERRY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mens Speedskating, Shani Davis, Speedskating, Olympics, Vancouver Olympics, Olympic Gold Medal, Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics 2010, Shani Davis Gold, Shani Davis Wins Gold, Sports News

RICHMOND, British Columbia — The color of the medal mattered, not the color of his skin. All Shani Davis was thinking about was gold....

Read Whole Story

A Raging Case of Olympic Fever (Plus My Favorite Johnny Weir Quotes!)

Erica Boeke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Olympics, Vancouver Olympics, Luge, Curling, Melissa Greenhawt, Bobsled, Speedskating, Figure Skating, Katie Uhlaender, Halfpipe, Skeleton, Opening Ceremonies, Michelle Gorgone, Hannah Teter, Johnny Weir, Erin Hamlin, Allison Baver, Speedy Peterson, GameOn Podcast, John Shuster, Snowboarding, Sundance Channel, Michelle Roark, Skiing, Katherine Reutter, Angela Ruggiero, Erica Boeke, GoGameFace.Com, Steve Holcomb, Aerialist, Giant Slalom, Shannon Bahrke, Jeret Peterson, Ellery Hollingsworth, Sasha Cohen, Winter Olympics 2010, Johnny Weir Fur, Sports News
Erica Boeke

I have Olympic Fever. I really do. Sure, others might call it a sinus infection, but I've got it bad. And it doesn't seem to be going away. The cure i...

Read Post

Claudia Pechstein, German Speedskater, Hopeful To Be Cleared For 2010 Winter Olympics

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Winter Olympics, Germany, Vancouver Olympics, Claudia Pechstein Charges, Claudia Pechstein Doping, Claudia Pechstein, 2010 Winter Olympics, German Speedskater, Speedskating, Sports News

BERLIN — The German speedskating association is hoping five-time Olympic champion Claudia Pechstein can still race at the Vancouver Games. Asso...

Read Whole Story

"Colbert Nation" To Sponsor U.S. Speedskating Team In Vancouver Olympics

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colbert Nation, Colbert Speedskating, Stephen Colbert, Speedskating, Colbert Olympics, U.S. Speedskating Team Colbert, Vancouver Olympics, Dan Jansen, Video, Colbert Speed Skating, Colbert Nation Speed Skating, Comedy News

(SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO) (AP) NEW YORK — Of the many countries participating at the Vancouver Olympics, add Colbert Nation to the list. On Mond...

Read Whole Story

The Winter Olympics -- Cough -- Welcomes You

Giles Slade | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richmond B.C., Alaska, Steven Colbert, Jim Carey, Winter Olympics, Anti-Americanism, Jon Stewart, Vancouver Olympics, Mormonism, Canada, Vancouver International Airport, Utah, Speedskating, Sarah Palin, Whistler Olympics, World News
Giles Slade

I warn you: smallness is what to expect of your Canadian hosts, and this is why tourism in this beautiful country is still a shabby disaster.

Read Post