[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 2964]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           NEBRASKA OLYMPIAN

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate 
Curt Tomasevicz of Shelby, NE, and his teammates who won the gold medal 
in the four-man bobsled at the Winter Olympic games in Vancouver, 
British Columbia, Canada. It was the first gold medal for the United 
States in this event since the 1948 St. Moritz, Switzerland, games more 
than 60 years ago.
  After blistering the course with back-to-back track records, the U.S. 
sled only needed to post a solid fourth run to give the United States a 
gold medal. The Americans made it through the course in 51.52 seconds, 
resulting in a total time of 3:24.46, 0.38 seconds ahead of second 
place.
  Curt got his start in sports at Shelby High School, where he helped 
the football team to the State semifinals and was an all-conference 
pick as both a linebacker and a fullback. After high school, Curt 
attended the University of Nebraska, where he continued his football 
career as a Cornhusker.
  In 2004, Curt began bobsledding; and just 2 years later, he earned a 
spot on the U.S. Olympic team competing in Torino, Italy. Since then, 
he has continued to compete in international bobsledding events and 
took home a World Cup gold medal in two-man sledding in 2007.
  Curt's dedication and hard work is an inspiration to all Nebraskans. 
He showed what can be accomplished through determination and teamwork. 
Congratulations, Curt, on your inspiring achievement of Olympic gold. 
It is a tremendous accomplishment and instills pride in all Nebraska.

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