By: Melissa S. Wollering While you and I were watching the Opening Ceremonies Friday, Tucker Fredricks (who had the opportunity to experience it live) wasn't. He was training for his event, the Men's 500m Speedskating. Tucker made his Olympic debut in 2006 in Torino, Italy and finished 25th with a performance he admits he was less than pleased with. He says his results … [Read more...] about Wisconsin’s Tucker Fredricks Goes for Gold Tonight
Tucker Fredricks
Couch Potato’s TV Guide to the Vancouver Olympics
By: Melissa S. Wollering Part two in this three-part series will help you earn a Gold Medal in Olympic Channel Surfing. Yesterday, we gave you dozens of reasons to watch by telling you about all of the Olympic athletes from the Midwest. Today, we offer you the verbal genius you'll need to repetitively make excuses as to why you’re not available for the next month or … [Read more...] about Couch Potato’s TV Guide to the Vancouver Olympics
TSB’s Guide to the Vancouver Olympics
By: Melissa S. Wollering As the Midwest’s premiere sports website, we wouldn’t leave you hanging by one of five multi-colored rings prior to Opening Ceremonies. We know you want to watch Olympians from the Great Lakes region and sports you’ve only dreamed of trying, like the luge. No wait; the bobsled. No, definitely the luge. You might start to make excuses as to … [Read more...] about TSB’s Guide to the Vancouver Olympics
Sidetracked: Tucker Trains Stephen Colbert
By: Melissa S. Wollering When Stephen Colbert stepped up to sponsor the U.S. Olympic Speedskating Team, he went all-in. First, he (with the help of fans) dished out $300,000 to cover what Dutch Bank DSB wouldn’t. Then, he challenged Shani Davis to a skate-off, after Davis allegedly called him a jerk. When Davis accepted, Colbert decided he needed a teacher. Not just any … [Read more...] about Sidetracked: Tucker Trains Stephen Colbert
Sidetracked: Sconnie Speedskater May Go for Gold
By: Melissa S. Wollering With the Olympics fresh on the minds of many Midwesterners as a result of the Chicago 2016 bid, we here at The SportsBank.net wanted to share one of the region’s best-kept secrets. You know, things that are “kind of a big deal.” Every so often in our new column Sidetracked, we’ll branch out to bring you the best in non-mainstream Midwestern sports … [Read more...] about Sidetracked: Sconnie Speedskater May Go for Gold