Stephen Colbert's Skate Expectations Kicking Ice and Taking Donations On The Slippery Slope Down The
A four part series where Colbert would profile a winter olympic sport in the 2010 Winter Olympics and try out for the corresponding US team. In each of the segments, skeleton, bobsledding, curling, and speed skating were all profiled. Luge was passed upon, due to it being considered the "gayest sport". The final segment featured the race between Colbert and olympic skater Shani Davis. Which was issued after Davis called Colbert "a jerk" for slamming Canada for not allowing the US speedskating team to practice in their arena.
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