Katherine Reutter of Champaign became one of the first Colbert Nation citizens to be decorated with gold when she won the 1,500 meters at the short track World Cup in Montreal.
And U.S. Speedskating made $202,000 in the week since Stephen Colbert signed on to have the Colbert Nation become an official sponsor of a federation that was trying to fill a $350,000 hole in its budget.
The whole story is in the Tribune's Globetrotting Blog.
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