Darryl Seibel
Darryl Seibel
broadcast matters olympic
It does matter. Not just to the U.S. Olympic Committee. It matters to the American public. It matters to our broadcast partners. Now, to us as an Olympic Committee, it is not the only thing that matters.
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It is in process and we are awaiting final approval from the organizing committee and the international federation.
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I don't know enough about the concept. But until we have finalized our process and announced our process, no one is behind.
candid conversation opportunity
By doing it this way, you have an opportunity to have a candid conversation with all those involved.
course handled positive situations stories strong
If we had our preferences, of course we'd like all the stories to be good, strong positive stories. But even when we've had stories that are something other than that, I think the situations are being handled the right way.
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This is a significant step. Our interest in the short term is in preserving opportunities for athletes to train and compete. In the long term, we want to see a governance and managerial structure that better serves the sport.
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During the last three weeks ... we should have been reading and hearing about the remarkable stories of athletes attempting to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team in the sport of skeleton. We have instead heard about serious allegations of misconduct. This story has taken a great deal of attention away from the athletes.
ability effect hinder letting singled
No one is being singled out. But the accumulated effect of letting that go unchecked would hinder the ability we have to do what we do.
direct olympic strength
In the long term, there is a direct correlation between the strength of the N.G.B.'s and the strength of the U.S. Olympic team.
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I think there is a greater level of awareness and recognition of these athletes further out from the games than we've seen in the past. I think that phenomenon really began before Salt Lake City.
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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.