Jim Scherr
Jim Scherr
bit case few great hit hope incidents performance taken team view
This team has taken a bit of a hit because of the expectations of some high-profile athletes. It was a case of mismanaged expectations and some unforeseen circumstances. But we'd hope a few incidents would not overshadow what we view as a great performance by our team.
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This team has a taken a hit in terms of its comportment here in Italy because of a couple of incidents involving some high-profile athletes.
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We think there's an opportunity for a performance that could come close to or match what the athletes achieved in Salt Lake City. We hope they'll be able to achieve at that level. We'll tell you after the games how we did.
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We wanted to take a step that really drove and emphasized performance.
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We as an Olympic committee have to do a better job of holding them accountable and providing resources.
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We had 34 podium finishes in Salt Lake City and 75 top-eight finishes. We expect this team to do very well. We're not going to predict how many medals we might win in these games.
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Unfortunately a few can color the rest of the delegation, but that's life.
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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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That's something we were concerned about. There was such a lull after Athens.
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It's more of a direct competition and direct threat. While we have to learn how to compete for medals in those sports where we don't normally contend, such as the Nordic areas, we certainly have to take very seriously those threats to our current medals.
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It was a tough Games. Overall, this has been a great performance. We didn't achieve our total capability because of the high expectations coming in. It's a little bit our fault.
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It will be the largest Olympic sports competition in the history of the world.
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It's certainly the most significant challenge we've faced in a very long time as an Olympic movement in the United States.