Today I witnessed two heroes of speedskating, and both experiences left me breathless.This afternoon at the Richmond Olympic Oval, Team USA speedskater Shani Davis won the gold in the 1000m race (astounding!), while this morning, U.S. Speedskating sponsor Stephen Colbert played to a staggering outdoor crowd gathered for "The Colbert Report" taping on the banks of False Creek in Vancouver.
I don't want to spoil the surprises that Colbert unleashed on the show taped to air next week, but let's just say that Mr. Colbert was absolutely hilarious both on stage and backstage, where my Edelman colleague Shari and I were staked out to deliver some client news and information to Colbert's producers (we happened to also visit with two of several attending media there, too, including LA Times reporter/Olympic blogger Mr. Chris Erskine and Ms. Tiffany Campbell, doing the online thing for The Seattle Times).
As an Olympic fan and a Colbert Nation member, I am in awe of the Colbert team of writers for their creativity and for their hard work. We're heading back tomorrow to delivery the next batch of client details, and hopefully there will be time to post photos, videos and more details from Feb. 17, a day of Olympic heroes.
Congratulations, Shani Davis! What an amazing race!
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What a great day for Team USA! We have been reading our mascots book a lot and thinking of you. Keep the stories coming.
Thank you, Carol. Glad the book is off the shelf. I think Colbert may want to create an Olympic moose mascot.
This year has been my favorite for speed skating since the Dan Jansen days! Love Shani and Apolo! And have especially like the back stories/interviews.
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