Darryl Seibel
Darryl Seibel
forward move olympic seeing winter
You move forward now to '05-06, and I think you're seeing a continuation of all of this, a continuation of the recognition of Winter Olympic athletes.
finish given likely
He skis on the edge. He's as likely to finish on the podium as not, given his style.
ability country express ideals olympic reflection stands team
The Olympic team is a reflection of our country and what our country stands for, and one of the most important ideals our country stands for is the ability to express yourself.
afternoon completed fell friendly run understand
It was a friendly afternoon of sledding, and as I understand it he completed his run and fell off the sled.
absolutely aware comply concern confusion expect federation governing handled leadership matter national review skeleton strictly
There should be absolutely no confusion about how a matter such as this is to be handled by a National Governing Body. We review the anti-doping protocols with our N.G.B.'s and we expect every N.G.B. to strictly comply with these protocols. We have made the leadership of the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation acutely aware of our concern over how this matter was handled.
bumps few good nature others
We feel we're off to a good start. We've had a few bumps and bruises, but that's the nature of sport. We've had some surprises, some good, others not.
ahead exciting happy stand week
We're very happy competitively with where we stand after the first week. And we've got an exciting week ahead with some high-profile sports.
announced behind nobody until
Until we have announced our process, and finalized it, nobody is behind the curve.
athletes flag perfectly pride wave
We have indicated to our athletes it is perfectly appropriate to wave the flag and when they do so they should wave it with pride and honor.
active asked basically cities developing forming interested logos lots money speak spending start telling
We have asked that those cities interested in bidding for 2016 to just basically not become too active at this point. We've asked them not to start forming committees, developing logos or spending lots of money just yet. We are not telling them they can't speak about it.
assess date purpose schedule speak time willing
The purpose is twofold. One, to assess their willingness to speak with us and, two, if they're willing to do so, to schedule a time and date to get that done.
bid decision pursue states united whether
We haven't made a decision about whether we would pursue a 2016 bid for the United States at this point.
determination forward
We have not yet made a determination how we will go forward with that position.
announced apart decision focused impact olympic separate states united
The decision announced (Monday) by the arbitrator is separate and apart from our investigation, which is focused on how these allegations impact the United States Olympic Team.