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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We share the point of view offered by CAS in its decision, which is that Zach Lund is an honest athlete who was poorly served by the international anti-doping system.
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I think we're going to again surprise the world with how the U.S. does. They view our performance in Salt Lake as an aberration. I think our athletes and our national governing bodies, both individually and collectively, are out to prove that their performance wasn't an aberration that we are collectively a winter sports power in the world.
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Overall, we see this as a great performance, even if it has been viewed generally as a little less than that because of the high expectations we all had.
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It is a little bit our fault that this team has been viewed a little bit less than that because of the high expectations we all had.
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They're both very competitive individuals. It's an individual sport that seldom comes together as a team. We just want to make certain that they understand our position and, in moving forward, understand how their actions are viewed by others.
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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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The Chinese public will have the chance to view our country through the conduct of our athletes.
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We have serious concerns over the actions of this particular N.G.B..
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There are a couple areas where we thought we'd perform better but we didn't. We just have to go back and work a little harder for Vancouver.
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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 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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This team has taken a bit of a hit because of their comportment.
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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.