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Prescott WongSPM 1006
http://www.olympic.org
Originated in ancient Greece
Revived in 1896 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Season: games occur every 4 years, most recently earlier this year in Sochi, Russia
Next games are in 2018 in PyeongChang, South Korea
International Olympics Committee (IOC) International Federations (IFs) National Governing Bodies (NGBs) National Olympic Committees (NOCs) Organizing Committees of the Olympic
Games (OCOG)
International Olympic Committee located in Switzerland
https://www.google.com/maps/place/International+Olympic+Committee/@46.518288,6.597065,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x478c30353bfca1b7:0x28f6622fb4a8e8cd
Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado
72 member organizations
Establish training programs and funds so athletes can have an opportunity to be on the team
Oversee any hosting bids from US cities
http://www.teamusa.org/Careers
President since September 10, 2013
Won a gold metal in fencing in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal
Member of the IOC since 1991
In the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, 88 nations competed in 15 sports and 98 events
Russia led the metal count with 13 gold metals and 33 metal overall
The Sochi Project Tonya-Nancy 20 years later
Athlete Ombudsman with USOC
https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=48717458&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=ctDf&locale=en_US&srchid=1396390571396251815127&srchindex=2&srchtotal=6&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A1396390571396251815127%2CVSRPtargetId%3A48717458%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary
“The Sochi project” Careers in Sports http://www.olympic.org/sochi-2014-winter-
olympics http://www.teamusa.org/For-Athletes/
Athlete-Ombudsman http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/
2014/2/23/5438982/2014-sochi-winter-olympics-medal-count-russia-usa-norway
Created in 2000 Headquarters in San Francisco Open marketplace for fans to buy and sell
tickets to sporting events, concerts, and other live entertainment
Generate revenue by charging commission the the buyers and sellers
Bought by eBay in 2007 for $310 million
Fiesta Bowl Boston Red Sox Washington
Redskins Alabama Crimson
Tide UFC
http://www.stubhub.com/