by Associated Press Published: May 24,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs, deal, General Electric, USOC
General Electric extended its sponsorship with the U.S. Olympic Committee through 2020 in a deal that provides U.S. team doctors with groundbreaking technology to manage the health care of the athletes. The deal, financial terms of which were not disclosed, will put thousands of pages of medical records into a computerized database that will [...] [...]
by Monica Mendoza Published: May 11,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs, Economic impact, USA Pro Cycling Challenge
Cycling enthusiasts can now take a virtual ride of stage five of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge and see how the race winds from Breckenridge to Colorado Springs. Vladimir Jones, the Colorado Springs firm working on public relations for the state race, designed a website called RideStage5.com. The site provides details about the route’s terrain [...] [...]
by Monica Mendoza Published: April 30,2012
Tags: chip timing, Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak Marathon, Pikes Peak Road Runners Club
It would be someone’s worst nightmare to be running a marathon up Pikes Peak and get caught in a blizzard. It has happened. Not this year, say the organizers of Pikes Peak Marathon and the Pikes Peak Road Runners Club. They have laid out the cash, $40,000, for a chip timing system that will give [...] [...]
by Monica Mendoza Published: April 26,2012
First lady Michelle Obama will speak Monday in Colorado Springs at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Warrior Games, a competition for more than 200 wounded, ill and injured military members and veterans. Back for a third year, the Warrior Games will be April 30 – May 5 at the U.S. Air Force Academy. More [...] [...]
by Monica Mendoza Published: April 24,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs, Garden of the Gods Club, Golf, initiation fees
Golfers are scrambling this week to get a membership at the exclusive Garden of the Gods Club before the rates increase by a couple thousand dollars. For the first time in several years, the Garden of the Gods Club is raising its membership fees, going from a $12,500 initiation membership fee to $15,000. Monthly dues [...] [...]
by Monica Mendoza Published: April 18,2012
Tags: Chris Carmichael, Colorado Springs, USA Pro Cycling Challenge
An Ohio native is the winner of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge Colorado Springs Stage 5 poster contest. James Billiter’s design won over judges Mayor Steve Bach, Chris Carmichael of Carmichael Training Systems and Steve McCauley of USA Cycling. “With family in Colorado, I am fortunate enough to visit every couple of years,” Billiter said. [...] [...]
by Monica Mendoza Published: April 13,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs, Teresa Edwards, U.S. Olympic Committee
This year’s Salute to the Olympic Family Luncheon is on track to be bigger than last year’s inaugural event. About 400 sports fans already have booked tickets for the event, which features basketball great Teresa Edwards, a five-time Olympian, winner of four Olympic gold medals and one bronze. She will be the guest speaker at [...] [...]
by Monica Mendoza Published: April 12,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Assembly
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Assembly will bring its annual two-day meeting back to Colorado Springs this fall. The meeting, held in Colorado Springs for the third consecutive year, will be at the Antlers Hilton Hotel from Sept. 20-21, just after the conclusion of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. More than 400 participants [...] [...]
by Monica Mendoza Published: April 5,2012
Tags: Business of Sports, Colorado Springs, London games, Olympics, Tourism, United States Olympic Committee, walk
It’s more than 5,000 miles to London and Olympians and Paralympians are challenging the community to walk there with them. In celebration of the 2012 summer Olympic games, Colorado Springs Olympians and Paralympians will be part of the “Walk to London 2012” event, joining residents in community walks and rallies where every step will be [...] [...]
by Monica Mendoza Published: March 28,2012
Tags: National Collegiate Boxing Association Championships, U.S. Air Force Academy
An all out slug fest is coming to the U.S. Air Force Academy next month. The nation’s best up and coming collegiate boxers will descend on the academy April 5-7 to compete in the National Collegiate Boxing Association Championships. Boxers in a rage of weight classes will duke it out on the daily card during [...] [...]
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