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Chad Hedrick would like to get a shot at broadcasting, and he hopes to capitalize on his family’s sponsorship by Procter & Gamble. Sorry, your version of Flash doesn't support this video. Please download the latest version at adobe.com. You'll be glad Full Article at Houston Chronicle
U.S. speedskating team won 10 medals - six in short track and four in long track - but its funding is on shaky ground heading into the rest of the season. "I don't know what our budget is next year," U.S. national all-around coach Derek Parra said... Full Article at Cleveland Plain Dealer
U.S. coach Derek Parra (front) skates at the Richmond Olympic Oval during a speed skating training session ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics February 9, 2010. View Photo »
We're struggling just to get to the games and hopefully try to win a medal
The U.S. speedskating team won 10 medals - six in short track and four in long track - but its funding is on shaky ground heading into the rest of the season. It's going to be tight." Thanks to the help of Stephen Colbert's fans, who donated... Full Article at The Washington Post
US speedskating haven't changed - and they could get worse. The U.S. speedskating team won 10 medals - six in short track and four in long track - but its funding is on shaky ground heading into the rest of the season. "I don't know what our budget is... Full Article at US Olympic Team
Chad Hedrick settled for silver in his Olympic finale, joining legend Eric Heiden as the only American men to win five long-track medals. By the time speedskating competition finished up at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Saturday, the exploits of Shani Da Full Article at Sports Illustrated
FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 file photo, U.S. speedskating coach Derek Parra during a press conference ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. View Photo »
If we don't have any funding, we can't really do anything ... You can't go to the grocery store with a list if you don't have any money in your pocket.
After the semifinal, the U.S. elected to substitute Raney-Norman in for Nancy Swider-Peltz Jr. for the final round. On Friday, Swider-Peltz had helped the U.S. stage of shocking upset of gold-medal favorite Canada in the quarterfinals. "We wanted her... Full Article at USA Today
"It is a disastrous error," said Kemkers, still in shock because his faulty instructions had Kramer disqualified and moved Lee Seung-hoon of South Korea from silver to gold. "This is unprecedented in an Olympic Games," said U.S. coach Derek Parra. ... Full Article at Huffington Post
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U.S. coach Derek Parra (front) skates at the Richmond Olympic Oval during a speed skating training session ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics February 9, 2010.
View Photo »FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 file photo, U.S. speedskating coach Derek Parra during a press conference ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
View Photo »FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2006 file photo, Chad Hedrick, left, and Derek Parra of the United States share a laugh during a training day for the speedskating at Oval Lingotto during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Parra is taking over as U.S. speedskating national all-around...
View Photo »FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 file photo, U.S. speedskating coach Derek Parra during a press conference ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
View Photo »I haven't talked to her, but I imagine she's so devastated and she just had to get away for a few minutes
We wanted her to have that shot
We're struggling just to get to the games and hopefully try to win a medal
If we don't have any funding, we can't really do anything ... You can't go to the grocery store with a list if you don't have any money in your pocket.
Stephen Colbert and the Colbert Nation came in and bailed us out ... They were our knight in shining armor.
You can't go to the store with a list
Even if we have a plan of action, we have to have a sponsor
You cannot make fun of Chad anymore ... There is a whole new bar.
My only goal for Chad (in the 5,000) was to get a race in his body
That might be an issue ... If they were out more, doing more resurfacing, maybe they would have gotten the bugs out. You just never know.
It was leaving little ridges in the ice
They had to get it on (TV) or they were going to cancel the event
You just want the ice to be the same at the beginning of the event as the end
I've been trying to get him back to where he is comfortable, and he has found that ... He is more of a skater than he was four years ago, and now I'm trying to get him to retain some of his Chadisms (in his skating style) to be more efficient and gain speed.
It's like when he was born, God held him up and said, 'This is a skater,' ... He was always coachable, but you used to give him something and he'd run with it. Now he's a lot more analytical. He was a bit of an aggressive brash Texan before. It's good to see him grow up and become a man.
He used to be the Paris Hilton of speed skating
He used to be the Paris Hilton of speedskating
If he has a great race, he could get top five ... A shot for a medal? I don't know. Our focus has been on the 1,500. The better he does in the 5k, the better his chances are in the 1,500.
You have to be willing to work here
I definitely saw the benefits of it
He's just worried about skating his races
I see skaters who go out and practice all day, long hours, on their gliding.
I'd say it took me six years of making mistakes before I finally got it in 2002
The best way I can explain it is you have to push in a different way on the ice ... It's like a pitcher throwing sidearm in baseball. The ball gets to the same place, but the muscles work in a different way. The pros throw overhand, with more control. The side-armer is going to get more tired as the gam...
I grew up in Southern California. I didn't even know what snow was
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