Dan Jansen
Speed Skater
This just in, Stephen Colbert sponsors U.S. speedskating...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 night Nov. 2, 2009 in New York. Colbert announced... In this article: Stephen Colbert, Colbert Nation, United States, Dan Jansen, 2010 Winter Olympics, Comedy Central, Chad Hedrick, Eric Heiden, and Apolo Anton Ohno |
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PR Newswire | November 03, 2009
The Colbert Nation to Sponsor the US Speedskating Team During Bid for Olympic Gold
...now the primary sponsor of the US Speedskating team. The announcement was made by Stephen Colbert, Olympic Gold medalist Dan Jansen and executive director of US Speedskating Bob Crowley. With Team USA having lost its previous sponsor when...
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CBS News | November 03, 2009
Colbert Laces Up for Speedskating Gold
...shows U.S. Speedskating executive director Robert Crowley, left foreground, Olympic gold medalist Dan Jansen, background, and host Stephen Colbert on the set of "The Colbert Report" Monday night in New York. Colbert announced his show has...
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Daniel ("Dan") Erwin Jansen (born June 17, 1965 in West Allis, Wisconsin, United States) is a former speed skater, best known for winning a gold medal in his final Olympic race after suffering through years of heartbreak. Inspired by his sister Jane, Dan Jansen took up speedskating while growing up in Wisconsin. He set a junior world record in the 500 meter race at the age of sixteen, and finished sixteenth in the 1,000 meters and fourth in the 500 meters at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
At the 1988 Winter Olympics, Jansen – having become World Sprint Champion one week before the Olympics – was a favorite for the 500 and 1,000 meter races, having improved in the years between Olympics, while overcoming a case of mononucleosis in 1987. However, in the wee hours of the day of the race, he received a phone call saying that Jane was dying of leukemia. He spoke to his sister, who was unable to respond. Later that morning, he was informed that she had died. He bravely went on to compete that night in the 500 meters, but fell early in the race. A few days later in the 1,000 meter race, he began with record-breaking speed but fell again. He left the 1988 Olympics with no medals, but he became the recipient of the U.S. Olympic Spirit Award for his valiant efforts through tragedy.
Jansen arrived at the 1992 Winter Olympics as a favorite yet again. A year before, he had set a world record in the 500 meters among his other accomplishments. But disaster struck again, as he finished fourth in the 500 meters and twenty-sixth in the 1,000 meters. So once again, Jansen left the Olympics with no medals.
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