Darryl Seibel
Darryl Seibel
announced behind nobody until
Until we have announced our process, and finalized it, nobody is behind the curve.
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.
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.
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.
approval committee final organizing process
It is in process and we are awaiting final approval from the organizing committee and the international federation.
athletes awareness began further games greater lake level phenomenon salt seen
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.
good olympic perennial winter
We feel good about where we are. We're up there with perennial Winter Olympic powers.
believe document
We do not believe that any such document exists.
determination forward
We have not yet made a determination how we will go forward with that position.
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.
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.
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.
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.