Understanding true meaning of the fictional apocalypse
Wasted a part of a sunny Saturday afternoon last weekend sitting through this season’s mega-disaster movie, “2012.” And no, the mega-disaster featured therein doesn’t have anything to do with the...
View ArticleJet Set Sports/CoSport extends USOC sponsor contract
Jet Set Sports/CoSport, a longtime supporter of the U.S. Olympic Committee, has extended its USOC sponsorship through 2020. The company provides hospitality package and event tickets for the Olympic...
View ArticleOlympic sports, businesses generate $215 million for local economy
Olympic-related organizations and businesses pumped $215 million into the local economy and employed more than 2,100 people in the Pikes Peak region last year. The U.S. Olympic Committee commissioned...
View ArticleMayor hosts town hall meeting about downtown
Mayor Steve Bach will host his first town hall meeting to discuss his vision for downtown Colorado Springs and upcoming downtown events and festivals tonight. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the...
View ArticleLocal Olympic athletes host “Walk to London” to celebrate the summer games
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...
View ArticleEmbassy Suites offers CS suite in Olympics-themed competition
The Colorado Springs Embassy Suites has launched a Facebook contest in honor of the summer Olympics and will give away a two-night stay for up to four people. “The idea behind the contest is to create...
View ArticleDowntown ready to celebrate Olympic-style
Downtown Colorado Springs will become “Little London” for an Olympic-style kick-off party July 27. The Olympic Downtown Celebration, sponsored by the Downtown Development Authority with support from...
View ArticleCEO says NBC set to ‘break even’ on Olympics
NBC is set to “break even” on its Olympics coverage, rather than lose money as previously expected, the head of NBCUniversal said Wednesday. The company had expected at one point to take a $200...
View ArticleFan Zone downtown today celebrates 2012 Olympics
Day two of Fan Zone begins at 1 p.m. today in front of the Antler’s Hilton Hotel. The event, hosted by the U.S. Olympic Committee, celebrates Team USA’s performance at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic...
View ArticleOlympian planning Manitou therapy spa for Incline athletes
Former United States Olympic wrestler Thomas “T.C.” Dantzler was sick of driving all the way home for a shower after climbing the Manitou Incline and missing his key recovery and nutrition window. “My...
View ArticleSister City arranged with Ancient Olympia, Greece
Colorado Springs, the home of the United States Olympic Committee, this week became a Sister City to Ancient Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games. Ancient Olympia, a city of 14,000...
View ArticleAthletes find help in real world
More than a decade. That’s how long many Olympians devote to their crafts. Year after year of training, sacrifice, dieting, training, traveling, grinding … and training. Once that commitment comes to...
View ArticleRegional leaders hope to learn from Utah
As many of you read this, about 40 of us will be spending a few days in Salt Lake City, the destination for this year’s Regional Leaders Trip, checking out what that area does well and what we can...
View ArticleHow to make the Olympics work
Here’s a business model for you, one guaranteed to rake in the bucks. Organize a really fancy, week-long track meet. Invite countries large and small to send teams. Add other sports — swimming,...
View ArticleOlympic City USA highlights all that’s positive about Colorado Springs
For the past week, people around the globe have been glued to their television sets, watching athletes perform gymnastic feats, break records in the swimming pool, win at rugby — and compete in a...
View ArticleDon’t force the Olympic City branding
Thirty miles into a long weekday ride on my road bike in (I think) 2004, I stopped at a downtown coffee shop for a quick break. I thought I looked pretty cool, even in a splashy spandex U.S. Postal...
View ArticleCorsini seeks perfection at U.S. Figure Skating
Mia Corsini says her job as an event planner with U.S. Figure Skating is a lot like trying to build a better mousetrap — mistakes are just part of what she does. “I’m a perfectionist,” she said. “So...
View ArticleOne last shot to think big
Nine years ago there was a gathering of 75 civic leaders at Phantom Canyon, talking about ideas for a multi-use downtown stadium. In the back of the room, local attorney and native Terry Rector and...
View ArticleTV commercials to highlight Olympic City USA
A pair of 30-second commercials highlighting Colorado Springs as Olympic City USA will air Aug. 10 on NBC as part of the network’s live international coverage of the first stage of the Colorado Classic...
View ArticleRizzo cites grit for marathon success
After going deaf from an undiagnosed allergic reaction to braces as a teenager, Patrick Rizzo quit wrestling, a sport he’d participated in since the second grade. But instead of feeling sorry for...
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