Jim Scherr
Jim Scherr
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The wrestling world and the state of South Dakota can be very proud of what Jim has accomplished in his life; I know I am. There aren't many jobs in the sports world as powerful as the one he has. And to have someone in that job who comes from a wrestling background is great. He is dealing with some of the most influential business and sports leaders in the world on a weekly basis.
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The United States Olympic Committee is pleased to work with Visa to provide the U.S. delegation of athletes, coaches and staff with a tool that will simplify all their financial transactions and needs during the Olympic Winter Games. These easy-to-use cards provide tremendous advantages. We are thrilled U.S. Team Olympic sponsors, Visa and Bank of America, have come together to provide these cards to athletes and operational staff during a busy time.
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This has been an incredible performance. It's probably our fault that it's been viewed a little less than that.
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As a result, America's skeleton athletes have had to deal with an unnecessary distraction during their preparation for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games, and that is unacceptable.
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That was absolutely improper and something we have taken great measures to have our athletes not do,
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So overall these Games have seen both mismanaged expectations and some unfortunate and unforeseen circumstances.
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Prior to Salt Lake, we were an afterthought as a winter sport nation. We had won a few medals, the highest being 13. But we really weren't considered one of the powers in the Winter Olympic Games.
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Many people don't realize that women's wrestling is now an Olympic sport, ... It was a great experience for me to coach that team. It was an honor to be selected to do so.
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We want to make sure to emphasize that the action of a few will reflect on the many.
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We don't know if that's true or not, and we won't know until after the games are over. But we do know, on paper, this is our most accomplished team.
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It's unpredictable. They compete on snow and ice and anything can happen. But we feel good about it.
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It's unfortunate that a few colored the rest of the delegation. We will be making some significant adjustments going into Beijing and Vancouver.
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They have a very defined strategy for success at these games. They'll focus on sports where they've traditionally been strong, then they'll look to pick up opportunities in sports where they can, and maybe take a few medals from us in track and field and swimming. If you look at it, it's a very cost-effective, smart strategy.
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They have a very defined strategy for success at these games.