Nike alone sponsors Gus Kenworthy, a U.S. Olympic freestyle skier who came out after he competed in the 2014 winter games for fear of losing his endorsements, Brittney Griner, and Megan Rapinoe, U.S. basketball and soccer Olympians respectively. The ship, which is in the Bay of Rio, includes a pool, gym, spa, and cigar lounge so the team can celebrate any routs that occur against foreign competitors. “I think the message we have an opportunity to send is big enough”. It all sounds like a pretty terrific way for the team to focus on the matter at hand – winning gold. “I don’t really see why”. They will have their first news conference in Rio on Thursday. And since then I’ve had the attitude “well I’ll just turn up and everything will be all right once you get there”.
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292: The number of women competing for Team USA.
In 2004, the US men’s team stayed on a cruise ship in Athens for the Olympic Games. They went 5-0 on their exhibition tour, averaging 102.8 point and overwhelming their opponents by 43 per game. The road to Rio was easy, but coach Mike Krzyzewski insists the Olympics won’t be.
“Sometimes you look around and you say, wow, there’s something that’s unusual here… but at the end of the day, you choose to be ignorant and you choose to trust the anti-doping association and hope they are doing their job properly”. “You know it hits home when it’s said by someone like Anna and she just speaks from the heart”.
We know Butler is Team USA’s official DJ, but it sure seems like Irving has some control over the playlist, too. The Americans beat Venezuela 80-45.
Americans will likely pick up a gold medal (or two) in beach volleyball, as they have every four years since the sport was added to the Olympic menu in 1996.
If he does it, Bolt will have a strong claim to be the greatest track athlete of all time. He said Tuesday that he plans another Wednesday after they arrive in Rio. “We’re going out there to take care of business”. “But now they have to prove it”.
The men’s basketball team is made up of 12 NBA stars, and they’ve always had a tradition of lodging at expensive resorts since they were allowed to participate in the Olympics in 1992.
Tuesday evening, authorities rushed to the Olympic Aquatic Center because of the presence of a suspicious package, just 90 minutes before the Australian swim team was scheduled to train.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
