Olympics

USOC holds NYC festival for Vancouver Games kickoff

BRIAN GOMEZ

The next Olympics is around the corner, and the U.S. Olympic Committee celebrated the 100-day countdown Wednesday in New York by kicking off a new marketing campaign and officially nominating the first 20 Americans for the 2010 Vancouver Games.... Full story

Countdown to Winter Olympics reaches 100 days

A look at each sport from a U.S. perspective

BRIAN GOMEZ

Let the final countdown begin. The 2010 Vancouver Games are 100 days from today, with about 2,500 athletes from 80-plus countries, including an estimated 220 Americans, vying for 258 medals in 10 sports. Olympic Training Center bobsledder Steven... Full story

U.S. not surprised by limited access to Vancouver Games track

BRIAN GOMEZ

The head of bobsled and skeleton’s national governing body isn’t shocked 2010 Olympic organizers are giving American athletes limited access to the world’s most difficult track, maintaining Canada wants to capitalize on its... Full story

Olympic swimmer Hoelzer shares success story at OTC camp

BRIAN GOMEZ

A wide-eyed teenager not sure if swimming was in her future, Margaret Hoelzer listened to Rowdy Gaines speak and stared in amazement as he flashed an Olympic gold medal. “One of you guys might be an Olympian,” Gaines told Hoelzer and... Full story

U.S. Speedskating on thin financial ice after losing sponsor

BRIAN GOMEZ

The cash-strapped national governing body for speedskating might require a bailout from the U.S. Olympic Committee after its primary sponsor went bankrupt last week. U.S. Speedskating faces a $300,000 funding shortfall entering the heart of its... Full story

UCCS has program to prep for jobs with USOC, NGBs

BRIAN GOMEZ

Glenn Steimling beams as he talks about his students in the sport management program at Colorado-Colorado Springs, mentioning their variety of classes, endless opportunities for field experience and high-profile internships. He’s also... Full story

Altitude training seminar takes high ground

BRIAN GOMEZ

When Nordic combined skier Bill Demong readies for a competition, he conducts intense training at low altitude, then moves to high altitude for recovery and light workouts. He prepares like that not because it’s a proven method, endorsed by... Full story

Those with foresight visit her for sight

BRIAN GOMEZ

For more than two decades, Jeanne Derber has kept an eye on the eyes of Olympians. She has seen wrestlers jabbed with thumbs and decked with elbows. She has seen boxers pounded beyond recognition. She has seen shooters who can’t focus on... Full story

USOC shares coaching expertise on Internet

BRIAN GOMEZ

The U.S. Olympic Committee is spewing its training methods over the Internet, hoping to develop coaches who can produce athletes capable of winning Olympic medals. Coaching information for 49 sports and material for more than 300 programs were... Full story

Broadmoor Skating Club president says Springs group isn't to blame for departures

BRIAN GOMEZ

Jeremy Abbott dumped The Broadmoor Skating Club because his coach wasn’t spending enough time with him, and pair Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker skipped town over a soured relationship with their coach, the Colorado Springs group’s... Full story

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