Stephen Colbert, decked out in speedskating uniform, lands on cover of Sports Illustrated

[a kennedy]

Associated Press

NEW YORK - Stephen Colbert (kohl-BEHR') has joined the legions of athletes and swimsuit models to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated.

The host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" appears on the front of the magazine's latest issue wearing an Olympic speedskating uniform. The issue is devoted to sports media. It's on newsstands Wednesday.

In November, devoted Colbert fans known as the Colbert Nation became the official primary sponsor of U.S. Speedskating. The team's largest annual cash sponsor, DSB Bank NV, left the team in the lurch after it declared bankruptcy in October.

With contributions from fans, more than $250,000 has been raised.

Colbert has made Olympics-related material a nearly nightly fixture on his show.

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[seabeyond]

1. that part of his show has been a hoot. the orange suit he wore the other day

was so funny. ballsy of him.

[Captain Hilts]

4. I think it's a photoshop, but it's terrific. nt

[seabeyond]

5. do you? was curious. i was doing something last night and only got pieces

of the show. and something going on with some guy mouthing off about colbert. so i didnt get it all.

he was really flustered signing the girls leg

[Captain Hilts]

6. I don't have cable, so I didn't see the show. nt

[calico1]

2. Good for him! n/t

[dysfunctional press]

3. "*a truthy tale of a sport getting the colbert bump"

[a kennedy]

8. thanks for posting the cover picture....

Love it. :thumbsup: :hi: :patriot:

[kirby]

9. But...

With him in that tight speed skating outfit, I do not want to see his Colbert bump.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

7. will he suffer from the SI curse?

Wasn't there a string of pro athletes who got hurt, fired, traded, shortly after they appeared on the cover?
I can't say for sure, because I take the time to only look at one issue a year.