Joey Cheek

...of U.S. Speedskating after their sponsor declared bankruptcy, and encouraged "Colbert Nation" to make a donation. Speedskater Joey Cheek was a guest on the show, calling the alleged Canadian venue-hogging "a dick move" on the part of the...

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...at 11:35: Bill Maher; Conan at 11:35: Jim Carrey; Stewart at 12:05: Susan Rice; Kimmel at 12:06: Jesse Williams; Colbert at 12:35: Joey Cheek; Ferguson at 12:37: Denis Leary; Fallon at 12:37: Ian McKellan; Daly at 1:36: Newt Gingrich

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...squads. The American team's record is 11 medals in 2002, including a 1,000-meter bronze by Greensboro's Joey Cheek. In 2006, gold and silver by Cheek helped U.S. skaters win 10 medals. Goskowicz said Richardson is right in the mix.

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...who made the transition from inline skating barely two years ago as she followed in the footsteps of Greensboro Olympic medalist Joey Cheek. "This was not what I expected, this quick." Ochowicz was the only woman to crack 39 seconds,...

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...to Denmark as part of the U.S. bid for the 2016 Olympic Games. Below are contributions from Tony Fratto, Grover Norquist, Joey Cheek and Ed Rogers. TONY FRATTO Deputy assistant to President George W. Bush and deputy press secretary from...

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William Joseph Cheek (born June 22 1979 in Greensboro , North Carolina) is an American speed skater and former inline speed skater . He specializes in the short and middle distances. Cheek's breakthrough was in the 2002 Winter Olympics in...

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...U.S. speedskating team. "You come off the Olympic gold, and you think you're going to conquer the world," Cheek says. "So I thought, 'I want to get straight A's and party every night and do all this stuff!' " He says he is determined to...

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...denying him entrance into the country and were "not required to give a reason." "I didn't see it coming," Cheek said. "I figured once they gave me a visa, I wouldn't imagine they wouldn't allow me to come in later. That was a big shock. I...

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...call. He said they told him they didn't have to have a reason to deny him entrance into the country. "I didn't see it coming," Cheek said. "I figured once they gave me a visa, I wouldn't imagine they wouldn't allow me to come in...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gold medal long-track speedskater Joey Cheek and snowboarder Hannah Teter were named the U.S. Olympic Committee's 2006 athletes of the year on Tuesday. Cheek raced to victory in the 500 meters and a silver in the...

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