USOC Olympic Scene - October 17 - October 23

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Basketball: (Oct. 23) Behind 16 points and eight rebounds from Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury) and a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds from Janel McCarville (New York Liberty), the 2007 USA Basketball Women's Select Team fought back from a 13-point first-half deficit, but fell just short as TEO Vilnius edged the U.S., 79-76, at the FIBA World League Tournament in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The day before, Kara Lawson (Sacramento Monarchs) scored 20 points off the bench as the U.S. opened the tournament with a 93-49 victory over the Canberra Capitals. For more information, log on to www.usabasketball.com
Beach Volleyball: (Oct. 20) The U.S. beach volleyball teams of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh and Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers earned postseason beach volleyball honors both domestically and internationally. Among their many honors, May-Treanor (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Walsh (Saratoga, Calif.) swept the major awards at the AVP Crocs Tour's annual postseason awards ceremony for players on the U.S. domestic tour, while an AVP Team of the Year award highlighted the honors for Dalhausser (Orlando, Fla.) and Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.). For more information, log on to www.usavolleyball.org
Bobsled and Skeleton: (Oct. 22) U.S. National Team Trials for bobsled and skeleton will begin at the Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid, N.Y., Oct. 25 and Oct. 26, as 62 hopefuls vie for spots on the 2007-08 World Cup teams. Races for all disciplines will be held in a two-heat format, with the lowest combined time determining the winner. For more information, log on to www.usbsf.com
Boxing: (Oct. 23) Bantamweight Gary Russell, Jr. (Capitol Heights, Md.) led off the 2007 AIBA World Championships in Chicago, Ill. for the U.S. team, and he did so in victorious fashion with a win against Rudolf Dydi of Slovakia. Light welterweight Javier Molina (Commerce, Calif.) fought in the second match of the tournament for the U.S. and recorded a 36-17 victory over Jamaica's Rikardo Smith. (Oct. 22) The U.S. team joined the delegations from across the globe in parading north on State Street to the historic Chicago Theatre before attending the Opening Ceremonies for the AIBA World Championships. The U.S. Team co-captain Christopher Downs (Fort Carson, Colo.) took the athletes' oath on behalf of all the participants in the event. For more information, log on to www.usaboxing.org
Bowling: (Oct. 23) With a combined 102 career titles on the Denny's Professional Bowlers Association Tour, bowling's "Dream Team" is becoming a reality with Walter Ray Williams Jr., Parker Bohn III, Chris Barnes, Tommy Jones, Patrick Allen and Sean Rash being named to Team USA 2008. Four additional men will be added at the 2008 USBC Team USA Trials. For more information, log on to www.bowl.com
Curling: (Oct. 22) Ash Nelson (Medford, Wis.) was named the 2006 recipient of the USOC's Jack Kelly Fair Play Award during a reception in Houston, Texas, at the U.S. Olympic Assembly. The award is presented to an athlete, coach or official in recognition of an outstanding act of fair play and sportsmanship displayed during the past year. For more information, log on to www.usacurl.org
Cycling: (Oct. 18) Jared Graves (AUS) and Melissa Buhl (Chandler, Ariz.) were crowned overall champions of the inaugural USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Gravity Calendar as the Gravity East Finals in Plattekill, N.Y. marked the conclusion of the season-long calendar. Buhl dominated the calendar with 1,054 points, while second-place finisher Jacqueline Harmony (Tucson, Ariz.) finished with 648 points. (Oct. 18) Following this months USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships, six additional athletes qualified for the 2008 USA Cycling Track Talent Pool, the group of athletes eligible to represent the United States at major international competitions throughout the 2007-08 season, including the 2008 Olympic Games. Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo.) and Dotsie Bausch (Irvine, Calif.) were among those added. For more information, log on to www.usacycling.org
Equestrian: (Oct. 23) Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pa.), riding The Foreman, won the USEF National Eventing Championships in Elkton, Md. on a score of 46.4, adding one rail to his dressage score. Dutton was also third on Woodburn. For more information, log on to www.usef.org
Gymnastics: (Oct. 18) "USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team" spent time at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., to show fans the everyday life of resident gymnasts in the newest episode of the online series available only on the AT&T Blue Room Team USA site. David Durante (Garwood, N.J.) and Yewki Tomita (Tucson, Ariz.) talked about the full-time training program at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. For more information, log on to www.usa-gymnastics.org
Judo: (Oct. 21) Ryan Reser (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Jeanette Rodriguez (Coral Springs, Fla.), Valerie Gotay (Harlingen, Texas) and Melinda Swanson (Honolulu, Hawaii) each made return trips to the top step of the podium at the U.S. Open in Duluth, Ga. with their first-place finishes. The tournament serves as one of the largest qualifiers for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo. (Oct. 20) Brian Olson (Boulder, Colo.) won a gold medal at the U.S. Open in his first tournament since retiring after the 2004 Olympic Games. Olson's win virtually guaranteed him a slot in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo, June 13-14 in Las Vegas, Nev. Ronda Rousey (Wakefield, Mass.) also won the title in the 70kg division, which was her third one in as many years after taking the 2005 and 2006 titles in the 63kg division. For more information, log on to www.usjudo.org
Sailing: (Oct. 17) After a nine-day regatta that took place on Oct. 6-14 off Rhode Island's Aquidneck Island and in Southern Californian waters, winners in 11 classes were named to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams. Among the winners were tornado Olympic veterans John Lovell (New Orleans, La.) and Charlie Ogletree (Houston, Texas), who will sail their fourth Olympic Games and Nancy Rios, who (Cocoa Beach, Fla.) will make her first bid for Olympic glory in the RS:X. For more information, log on to www.ussailing.org
Shooting: (Oct. 20) Two-time Olympian Glenn Eller (Katy, Texas) proved himself to be one of the best Double Trap shooters in the world by winning the 2007 ISSF World Cup Final in Kovilovo, Belgrade. He finished the match easily in first place, winning by a four point advantage. For more information, log on to www.usashooting.org
Snowboarding: (Oct. 22) Adam Smith (Bend, Ore.) rocketed to third in the opening parallel giant slalom of the alpine snowboarding World Cup season on the Rettenbach Glacier in Soelden, Austia. It marked the third World Cup podium of Smith's career and the first alpine podium for U.S. Snowboarding since the 2006 season. For more information, log on to www.ussnowboarding.org
Swimming: (Oct. 22) USA Swimming was named one of the "15 Most Influential Sports Education Teams" in America by the Institute of International Sport. The three-year study honored 100 individuals and 15 organizations that "creatively and effectively used sport in the very best way - as a means to educate and shape positive values." For more information, log on to www.usaswimming.org
Track and Field: (Oct. 23) Jordan Hasay (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) was named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the 2007 Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif. She won for the third straight year in a personal-best time and now has sole possession of the fourth-fastest time ever by a girl at the course. (Oct. 23) The largest field since 1984 is set to line up on Nov. 3 for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon in New York, N.Y. Among the entrants are four previous national marathon champions, the American record holder and an Olympic medalist. For more information, log on to www.usatf.org
USOC: (Oct. 23) The U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. was evacuated after threatening winds and fire spread throughout San Diego County. With the help of friends, family and USOC Staff, 41 Athletes, seven coaches and 36 USOC Staff members were relocated to safe areas in the Chula Vista and San Diego community. (Oct. 23) Gateway Park at Chicago's Navy Pier is the host of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Landscape Sculpture Exhibition. Models of the top 110 sculptures were cast in bronze, iron, aluminum, stainless steel and other raw materials and approximately 80 will be on view until Nov. 3. (Oct. 20) The 2007 U.S. Olympic Assembly concluded in Houston, Texas after five days of meetings and panels involving more than 300 members of the U.S. Olympic Family. Former President George H. W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush were welcomed as special guests, and USOC Chairman of the Board Peter Ueberroth named President Bush the Honorary Chef de Mission of the 2008 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams for the 2008 Olympic Games. (Oct. 20) U.S. Olympic athletes and sports scientists were featured in a two-hour special presentation titled, Incredible Human Machine, on the National Geographic Channel. Among the featured athletes was Eli Bremer (Monument, Colo.), who appeared in the segment regarding muscle and the effects of oxygen on muscle. (Oct. 19) National Governing Bodies will send representatives responsible for the education of their sport's coaches to the Coach Educator Workshop, Oct. 25-26, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., with the intentions of improving the training athletes at all levels receive. The two-day event will reflect on different strategies that were designed in the past to expand a coach's knowledge in order to help each NGB create a program that will improve coaching within their sport. For more information, log on to www.usocpressbox.org
Water Skiing: (Oct. 17) USA Water Ski announced that Steve Locke will serve as the organization's new executive director. Locke served as the chief executive officer for USA Triathlon for 12 years between 1991 and 2004. For more information, log on to www.usawaterski.org
Wrestling: (Oct. 21) Damion Hahn (Ithaca, N.Y.) and Steve Mocco (Colorado Springs, Colo.) each won gold medals on the final day of competition at the Alexander Medved International in Minsk, Belarus. Their victories brought the three-day medal total for the U.S. at the tournament to eight. Prior to the final day, Zack Esposito (Stillwater, Okla.) and Andy Hrovat (Ann Arbor, Mich.) placed second in their weight classes. Matt Azevedo (Pismo Beach, Calif.) and Shawn Bunch (Colorado Springs, Colo.) won bronze medals in freestyle on the first day of competition. (Oct. 20) Freestyle wrestling concluded the 4th Military World Games in Hyderabad, India with U.S. Armed Forces wrestlers being shut out in the medal count. Russia dominated the field and won five gold medals in freestyle. (Oct. 19) USA Wrestling reported that the organization's membership set records in four major categories during the 2006-07 year. The organization set annual records for athletes, coaches, clubs and sanctioned events. (Oct. 18) USA Weightlifting announced that Dennis Snethen (St. Joseph, Mo.) will take on the role of Interim Executive Director and that First Vice President Frank Eksten (Crown Point, Ind.) was voted in to assume the role of President that Snethen is vacating. The appointments will help fill the leadership void left when USA Weightlifting suffered a tragic loss with the sudden and unexpected death of its Executive Director Rodger DeGarmo. (Oct. 18) USA Wrestling began the process to select their candidates to serve as coaches for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Teams in wrestling. Under consideration are coaching positions for the U.S. teams that will compete at the 2008 Olympic Games in men's freestyle, men's Greco-Roman and women's freestyle. (Oct. 17) The U.S. Olympic Education Center program at Northern Michigan University hosted aspiring Chinese Olympic athletes in Greco-Roman and women's freestyle wrestling during a 10-day camp. Chinese boxers and weightlifters also took part in the camp and visit to the USOEC. (Oct. 17) Jeremy McLean (Quantico, Va.) and Mark Simmonds (Minneapolis, Minn.) were both eliminated at the Military World Games on the final day of Greco-Roman competition. The U.S. military wrestlers finished the Greco-Roman competition without any medals. For more information, log on to www.themat.com
Updated on Friday, Oct 26, 2007 12:52 pm, EDT
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