Darryl Seibel
Darryl Seibel
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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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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.
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Our concerns would lie in two areas. One, the lack of communication with an athlete who ultimately will be affected by the outcome of an arbitration, and two, lawyers arguing over medals 14 months after the games are concluded is not good for the Olympic movement.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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We feel good about where we are. We're up there with perennial Winter Olympic powers.
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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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Until we have announced our process, and finalized it, nobody is behind the curve.
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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.
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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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I don't know enough about the concept. But until we have finalized our process and announced our process, no one is behind.
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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.