[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2739]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING CURT TOMASEVICZ OF SHELBY, NEBRASKA

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                           HON. ADRIAN SMITH

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 4, 2010

  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize a 
rare achievement, the pursuit of which took years of hard work and 
dedication. On February 27, 2010, Curt Tomasevicz became the first born 
and raised Nebraskan to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. The 
gold medal ended a 62-year drought for the United States in the 4-man 
bobsled event.
  Curt Tomasevicz was born and raised in Shelby, Nebraska. He attended 
the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, where he walked on to play 
football for the Cornhuskers and was named to the Academic All Big XII 
team in 2002. He began his bobsledding career in 2004, just two years 
prior to being named to the United States 4-man bobsled team.
  Curt made his first appearance in the 2006 Olympics, when he and his 
team brought home sixth place. With this first taste of competing on 
the world stage, he used his Nebraskan spirit and work ethic to strive 
for excellence in the 2010 games. The United States bobsled team, known 
as the ``Night Train,'' set records as they accumulated a time of 3 
minutes, 24.46 seconds which proved to be nearly four-tenths faster 
than second place.
  He has made all of Nebraska and America proud and is an inspiration 
to younger generations. His intensity, work ethic, and service to the 
country was on display for all the world to see during the Winter 
Olympics. His efforts and accomplishments are remarkable and I thank 
him for his dedication to the country and excellent example to our 
State.

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