Stephen Colbert hits the skids in Lake Placid

Comedian and political satirist Stephen Colbert was in Lake Placid over the weekend. He compared riding with the US Olympic bobsled team to riding in a Thunderbird jet fighter.

Here's the AP treatment:

With the crowd at the finish line chanting his name, Colbert hopped into the third [bobsled crew] slot normally manned by Steve Mesler and tucked in tight between Justin Olsen and brakeman Curtis Tomasevicz.

About a minute later, Colbert emerged unscathed but breathing hard.

"Having won today's competition, you are today the fastest in the world at this," Colbert said to Holcomb and his team.

"I had to pick the fastest team. Thank you. It felt like I was being hit in the head with ice hammers. It was like losing the worst snowball fight of your life."