Six of the 12 participants in the “Athlete Ambassador” program, a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency initiative, pose for a picture Friday at the Olympic Training Center.
An overhead shot of Big House Sports, where a USA Volleyball coaching education seminar began Friday. Photo courtesy of Big House Sports general manager Joe Harmon.
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Olympic Training Center wrestler Andy Hrovat will compete Friday in the 211.5-pound division of a freestyle exhibition between the U.S. and Russia in New York.
It’s a tune-up for the New York Athletic Club International Open, which is Sunday. The competition should be tough, since Russia is the reigning world champion. Hrovat will be joined by Shawn Bunch, Jared Frayer, Sam Hazewinkel, Jake Herbert, Trent Paulson and Scott Steele. Herbert won a silver medal last month at the world championships.
A 2008 Olympian, Hrovat, 29, placed second at the U.S. world team trials behind Jake Varner. The 2007 Pan American Games silver medalist has had success in the Big Apple, with two golds, a silver and a bronze at the New York Athletic Club International Open.
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The 15-person U.S. luge team is training in Calgary for the first of four World Cup events used to determine the Olympic squad that will compete in February in Vancouver. The season-opening World Cup is Friday and Saturday in Calgary.
A teleconference was held Wednesday with members of the team. For opening remarks from Tony Benshoof, Erin Hamlin, Kate Hansen and Brian Martin, visit http://usaluge.org/team/nov18teleconferencepart1.mp3. For Julia Clukey, Erin Hamlin, Kate Hansen, Emily Sweeney and Megan Sweeney, visit http://usaluge.org/team/nov18teleconferencewomen.mp3. For Tony Benshoof, Trent Matheson, Chris Mazdzer and Bengt Walden, visit http://usaluge.org/team/nov18teleconferencemen.mp3. For doubles teams Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin; Matt Mortensen and Preston Griffall; and Christian Niccum and Dan Joye, visit http://usaluge.org/team/nov18teleconferencedoubles.mp3.
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FEB. 14
10 a.m. Individual normal hill/10-kilometer cross-country, trial round
11 a.m. Individual normal hill/10-kilometer cross-country, competition round
2:45 p.m. Individual normal hill/10-kilometer cross-country finals*
FEB. 23
10 a.m. Team/20-kilometer cross-country, trial round
11 a.m. Team/20-kilometer cross-country, competition round
2 p.m. Team/20-kilometer cross-country finals*
FEB. 25
10 a.m. Individual long hill/10-kilometer cross country, trial round
11 a.m. Individual long hill/10-kilometer cross country, competition round
2 p.m. Individual long hill/10-kilometer cross country finals*
*Denotes medal event
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FEB. 13
6 p.m. Men’s singles, first run
8 p.m. Men’s singles, second run
FEB. 14
2 p.m. Men’s singles, third run
4 p.m. Men’s singles, fourth run*
FEB. 15
6 p.m. Women’s singles, first run
7:30 p.m. Women’s singles, second run
FEB. 16
2 p.m. Women’s singles, third run
3:30 p.m. Women’s singles, fourth run*
FEB. 17
6 p.m. Men’s doubles, first run
7 p.m. Men’s doubles, second run*
*Denotes medal event
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FEB. 13
1 p.m. Men’s 5,000 meters*
FEB. 14
2 p.m. Women’s 3,000 meters*
FEB. 15
4:30 p.m. Men’s 500 meters, first race
6:28 p.m. Men’s 500 meters, second race*
FEB. 16
2 p.m. Women’s 500 meters, first race
3:52 p.m. Women’s 500 meters, second race*
FEB. 17
5 p.m. Men’s 1,000 meters*
FEB. 18
2 p.m. Women’s 1,000 meters*
FEB. 20
5:15 p.m. Men’s 1,500 meters*
FEB. 21
4 p.m. Women’s 1,500 meters*
FEB. 23
12 p.m. Men’s 10,000 meters*
FEB. 24
2 p.m. Women’s 5,000 meters*
FEB. 26
1:30 p.m. Men’s team pursuit quarterfinals
2:20 p.m. Women’s team pursuit quarterfinals
3:07 p.m. Men’s team pursuit semifinals
FEB. 27
1:30 p.m. Women’s team pursuit semifinals
1:51 p.m. Men’s team pursuit D final
1:57 p.m. Men’s team pursuit C final
2:13 p.m. Women’s team pursuit D final
2:19 p.m. Women’s team pursuit C final
2:49 p.m. Men’s team pursuit B final*
2:55 p.m. Men’s team pursuit A final*
3:12 p.m. Women’s team pursuit B final*
3:17 p.m. Women’s team pursuit A final*
*Denotes medal event
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FEB. 13
1 p.m. Women’s preliminary round: Sweden vs. Switzerland
6 p.m. Women’s preliminary round: Canada vs. Slovakia
FEB. 14
1 p.m. Women’s preliminary round: U.S. vs. China
5:30 p.m. Women’s preliminary round: Finland vs. Russia
FEB. 15
3:30 p.m. Women’s preliminary round: Switzerland vs. Canada
8 p.m. Women’s preliminary round: Sweden vs. Slovakia
FEB. 16
1 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: U.S. vs. Switzerland
3:30 p.m. Women’s preliminary round: Russia vs. U.S.
5:30 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: Canada vs. Norway
8 p.m. Women’s preliminary round: Finland vs. China
10 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: Russia vs. Latvia
FEB. 17
1 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: Finland vs. Belarus
3:30 p.m. Women’s preliminary round: Canada vs. Sweden
5:30 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: Sweden vs. Germany
8 p.m. Women’s preliminary round: Slovakia vs. Switzerland
10 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: Czech Republic vs. Slovakia
FEB. 18
1 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: U.S. vs. Norway
3:30 p.m. Women’s preliminary round: U.S. vs. Finland
5:30 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: Switzerland vs. Canada
8 p.m. Women’s preliminary round: China vs. Russia
10 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: Slovakia vs. Russia
FEB. 19
1 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: Belarus vs. Sweden
5:30 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: Czech Republic vs. Latvia
10 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: Finland vs. Germany
FEB. 20
1 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: Norway vs. Switzerland
3:30 p.m. Women’s classifications
5:30 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: Latvia vs. Slovakia
8 p.m. Women’s classifications
10 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: Germany vs. Belarus
FEB. 21
1 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: Russia vs. Czech Republic
5:40 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: Canada vs. U.S.
10 p.m. Men’s preliminary round: Sweden vs. Finland
FEB. 22
1 p.m. Women’s semifinals
3 p.m. Women’s seventh-place game
6 p.m. Women’s semifinals
8 p.m. Women’s fifth-place game
FEB. 23
1 p.m. Men’s qualifications
5:30 p.m. Men’s qualifications
8 p.m. Men’s qualifications
10 p.m. Men’s qualifications
FEB. 24
1 p.m. Men’s quarterfinals
5:30 p.m. Men’s quarterfinals
8 p.m. Men’s quarterfinals
10 p.m. Men’s quarterfinals
FEB. 25
12 p.m. Women’s bronze-medal game
4:30 p.m. Women’s gold-medal game
FEB. 26
1 p.m. Men’s semifinals
7:30 p.m. Men’s semifinals
FEB. 27
8 p.m. Men’s bronze-medal game
FEB. 28
1:15 p.m. Men’s gold-medal game
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FEB. 13
5:30 p.m. Women’s moguls qualification
8:30 p.m. Women’s moguls finals*
FEB. 14
3:30 p.m. Men’s moguls qualification
6:30 p.m. Men’s moguls finals*
FEB. 20
11 a.m. Women’s aerials qualification, first jump
11:50 a.m. Women’s aerials qualification, second jump
FEB. 21
10:15 a.m. Men’s ski cross qualification
1:15 p.m. Men’s ski cross elimination
1:44 p.m. Men’s ski cross quarterfinals
2:05 p.m. Men’s ski cross semifinals
2:20 p.m. Men’s ski cross finals*
FEB. 22
7 p.m. Men’s aerials qualification, first jump
7:50 p.m. Men’s aerials qualification, second jump
FEB. 23
11:30 a.m. Women’s ski cross qualification
2 p.m. Women’s ski cross elimination
2:29 p.m. Women’s ski cross quarterfinals
2:50 p.m. Women’s ski cross semifinals
3:05 p.m. Women’s ski cross finals*
FEB. 24
8:30 p.m. Women’s aerials finals, first jump
9:05 p.m. Women’s aerials finals, second jump*
FEB. 25
7 p.m. Men’s aerials finals, first jump
7:35 p.m. Men’s aerials finals, second jump*
*Denotes medal event
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FEB. 14
5:30 p.m. Pairs short program
FEB. 15
6 p.m. Pairs free skate*
FEB. 16
5:15 p.m. Men’s short program
FEB. 18
6 p.m. Men’s free skate*
FEB. 19
5:45 p.m. Ice dancing compulsory dance
FEB. 21
5:15 p.m. Ice dancing original dance
FEB. 22
5:45 p.m. Ice dancing free dance*
FEB. 23
5:30 p.m. Women’s short program
FEB. 25
6 p.m. Women’s free skate*
*Denotes medal event
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The former chief executive officer of the U.S. Olympic Committee believes the Colorado Springs-based organization’s much-questioned board could almost double in size and still maintain its effectiveness as a policy-setting group.
Jim Scherr says the nine-person board, which had a big role in his unexpected resignation in March, could easily expand without outgrowing its britches to give the USOC’s angry constituents, mainly Olympic national governing body leaders, a louder voice.
“I think the number can be expanded without detracting from the efficiency,” Scherr said Thursday after the USOC appointed former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue to lead an independent committee examining the board. “I wouldn’t recommend they go too large. If they go past 17, that’s too much. If the right number is 13 or 15 or 17, who knows?”
“The assembly really needs to be somehow given a more active role in the governance of the organization,” Scherr said, “so that those groups that make up the assembly feel more connected and have a more direct voice in the movement. I think the assembly has a lot to offer the movement.”
There’s already speculation that Tagliabue’s group will recommend lengthening the term of the USOC chairman. It’s currently four years – Larry Probst replaced Peter Ueberroth last October, and his term runs through 2012.
Scherr said, “There’s a tradeoff between good governance and a rotation in leadership. … It certainly is a disadvantage from an international stage where the chairperson revolves every four years. That’s probably a time period that is too short.”
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