As Seen In Wisconsin - Filed under 'Olympics'

Chinese Olympians to arrive at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Posted on July 22, 2010

Nine elite Chinese athletes and coaches will be greeted at the Dane County Regional airport Friday night in true UW-Madison fashion - by Bucky Badger and the UW Marching Band.

The athletes will spend the fall semester here as part of the UW-Madison Chinese Champions Program, a formal exchange with Beijing Sports University.

They are world-class competitors in track, speed skating, swimming, table tennis, skiing, curling and gymnastics. Among them is Luo Xuejuan, who earned a gold medal in the breaststroke in the 2004 summer Olympics in Athens.

Story at Madison.com

Filed under // China Madison Olympics college

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U.S. Alpine Skier cures bruised shins by applying cheese to wound

Posted on February 12, 2010

Austrian cheese slathered over the badly bruised shin of U.S. Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn has been said to reduce swelling before the Olympics.

The cheese is apparently an un-named Wisconsin cheese.

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Oak Creek Firm Has Large Olympic Role

Posted on January 28, 2010

By George Mallet
OAK CREEK - John Schlueter walks down the aisles of his company's massive Oak Creek warehouse with an air of confidence. Business is good for Karl's Event Rental. The company just finished erecting 625 temporary structures (gigantic tents) for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
"It's the single largest contract that Karl's has ever fulfilled," Schlueter said thoughtfully.
Karl's, a 42 year old company, was already taking on large projects. The company has provided structures for everything from the Super Bowl to the Kentucky Derby to New York Fashion Week.
Karl's has roughly 60 Milwaukee-based employees in Vancouver and Whistler right now. They are handling the challenging work of erecting massive temporary structures on steep grades that can handle the extreme conditions of British Columbia.

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Filed under // Oak Creek Olympics businesses

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