The?Olympic & Paralympic Torch?Award?is presented to an individual in recognition of outstanding service to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic movements. We are proud to recognize Paralympian SFC Elizabeth Marks for her athletic achievements and commitment to promoting the Olympic and Paralympic values through service to her community and country. She will be honored alongside the rest of the USOPC’s 2024 community award winners and recognized this week at our annual U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Assembly.? https://lnkd.in/gEXEzb_5
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
观赏性运动
Colorado Springs，Colorado 53,678 位关注者
The Team Behind Team USA – empowering Team USA athletes.
关于我们
At the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, our mission is empowering the competitive excellence and well-being of Team USA athletes, championing the power of sport, and inspiring the nation. We do this with a commitment to our core principles: - We promote and protect athletes’ rights, safety and wellness. - We champion the integrity of sport. - We respect the important role of our member organizations and support their need for success. - We set clear standards of organizational excellence and hold ourselves and all member organizations accountable. - We engage as a trusted and influential leader to advance the global Olympic and Paralympic movements. - We honor and celebrate the legacy of Olympic and Paralympic athletes. A federally-chartered nonprofit, the USOPC oversees both Olympic and Paralympic sport in the country – one of less than five National Olympic Committees to do so. Through a commitment to supporting and empowering America’s athletes, the USOPC is driven to bring the very best of the United States of America to the world through sport.
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https://www.usopc.org/
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 观赏性运动
- 规模
- 201-500 人
- 总部
- Colorado Springs，Colorado
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 1894
- 领域
- Sports和Non- profit
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United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee员工
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Geoff Yang
Geoff Yang是领英影响力人物 Founder and investor in early stage start-ups in media, consumer, and communications companies.
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Gregg Renfrew
Founder | Entrepreneur | Community-Builder | Mother | Advisor
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Gordon Rubenstein
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Dylan Casey
Chief Product Officer @ WISEcode | Founder of WEDū.team | Product Advisor | LP | Olympian
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The Dorothy Franey Langkop Ambassador Award recognizes an individual or a program associated with a U.S. Olympians & Paralympians Chapter that has illustrated the Olympic and Paralympic ideals through their actions or have rendered outstanding services to the Olympic and Paralympic cause. This year, we recognize Jackie Washington, Oly for her service as president of the Houston U.S. Olympians & Paralympians Association Chapter where she helps Olympians and Paralympians navigate the journey from sports to the professional world.
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This week, we are honored to recognize two of our National Governing Bodies with the most impactful diversity, equity & inclusion initiatives, as voted on by their NGB peers. Please congratulate our 2024 DE&I Choice Award winners USRowing (over $10 million revenue category) for its United We Row Grant Program?and USA Ultimate (under $10 million revenue category) for its Verified Providership Program. We appreciate these groups' commitment to creating a more diverse future of sport in our country.
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We are excited to recognize our 2023 Team USA Community Champions in partnership with Comcast this week during our annual U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Assembly. Congratulations to Staci Mannella (Sisters In Sports Sports), Kait Miller (New England Nordic Ski Association), Peter Westbrook (The Peter Westbrook Foundation), and Jamal J. Hill (Swim Up Hill Foundation) To read more about this program and our #TeamUSA athletes who are being recognized, click here: https://lnkd.in/gnQ4pttu
Join us in celebrating the remarkable contributions of the 2023 Team USA Community Champions in partnership with Comcast. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Foundation and Comcast have granted $12,500 to each athlete and each nonprofit to support their initiatives.? We proudly recognize #TeamUSA athletes Jamal Hill, Peter Westbrook, Staci Mannella and Kait Miller for their dedication to creating transformative impact within their communities. To learn more about the program and this year’s winners, visit: https://lnkd.in/gnQ4pttu
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The?Jack Kelly Fair Play?Award?honors an athlete, team, coach or official in recognition of an outstanding act of fair play and sportsmanship. Congratulations to our 2024 award winners Olympians Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles of USA Gymnastics, who exemplified this spirit during the Olympic Games Paris 2024. https://lnkd.in/gEXEzb_5
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Congratulations to the USOPC’s 2024 community award winners, which will be presented this week at our annual U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Assembly.? The?Rings of Gold?Awards?recognize?both a program and an individual dedicated to helping children reach their highest potential and supporting their Olympic or Paralympic dreams. We are thrilled to honor Move United Sanctioned Competition Series as our program recipient, and Teresa Skinner as our individual recipient. Thank you for your efforts to inspire the Olympic and Paralympic values for future generations. https://lnkd.in/gEXEzb_5
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Join us for the?2024 U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Performance Innovation Summit at the Colorado Springs Olympic & Paralympic Training Center from Dec. 4-5, 2024. The summit brings together a robust high performance community across the Olympic and Paralympic movements to share recent work by experts from NGBs, the USOPC, professional sports organizations and universities to leverage data, analytics and technology to support athlete performance, health and wellness. The summit will again feature a Technology Vendor Fair with leading companies in this space. ? There is a limit of 130 attendees for the event. Registration entrance fee is $50. Please contact?[email protected]?with any questions. Register by?Friday, November 15: https://lnkd.in/gETkJF35
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Cheering on Team USA athletes just got even more meaningful. ? 531 Team USA milestones later, as part of its Milestones into Meaning? program, Team USA partner?Eli Lilly and Company?has committed to donate $2.65 million to support charitable health equity efforts thanks to the milestones achieved at the #ParisOlympics and #ParisParalympics! Every milestone has made an impact to support charitable organizations working to improve health equity. #LillyPartner ? Learn more >> https://lnkd.in/gvH_z3Dm
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Congratulations to Neven Ilic on his reelection as President of Panam Sports today at the LXII General Assembly held in Asuncion, Paraguay. We are also thrilled to share USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland was elected to serve as one of three vice presidents. Learn more >> https://lnkd.in/gEu8ySR5
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We are thrilled to celebrate Nicole Deal, our chief of security and athlete services, who was named a 2024 Sports Business Journal Women in Sports Business Game Changer! Over the past six years, Nicole has transformed how the USOPC protects athletes and provides support for them at every stage of their athletic journey. She is at the center of Team USA’s security planning for international competitions – including the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer – to ensure a safe environment. We are so grateful for her leadership and the expertise she brings to the Team Behind the Team. Congratulations to Nicole, and to all the 2024 honorees! Read more >> https://lnkd.in/gDhxv6qc
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