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Team USA athletes show holiday spirit

Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center Athletes showed up in full force for the annual Festival of Lights Parade Saturday December third in Colorado Springs handing out flags and showing their holiday spirit. Read More

An Athlete's Journey: Reach the Peak

This week's An Athlete's Journey piece is about the annual USOC "Reach the Peak" event which is held to motivate Team USA's athletes to work harder and reach new highs. Read More

An Athlete's Journey: Inspired by Louis Zamperini

Judo athlete Anna Palmer reflects on hearing the inspirational story of 1936 Olympian and WWII veteran Louis Zamperini. Read More

An Athlete's Journey: The support it takes

There is much more to being an elite athlete chasing a chance to medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Apart from the hard work in the gym and time put in with coaches, there is the responsibility of arranging and budgeting for a lot of travel. Read More

An Athlete's Journey: Memorial Children's Hospital reading

Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center Athletes make a weekly visit to read to children recovering from illness at the Memorial Hospital for Children. Read More

An Athlete's Journey: Reaching and revisiting goals

Each new year, many people make new year’s resolutions or set goals, but as the year passes how often are those goals revisited and progress tracked? Read More

An Athlete's Journey: USADA Whereabouts

Most Americans are probably not aware that the nation’s top athletes have tabs kept on them at all times by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Read More

An Athlete's Journey: Labor Day

While most of America celebrates the day off from work, Team USA's athletes will be in the gym training or on the road competing along with their devoted coaches. Read More

Focus & Perspective: Youth Olympic Inspiration

Olympic achievement can bring inspiration to the world. It can also bring inspiration to those shooting for their own Olympic glory, even if it is from an unlikely source. Read More

Focus & Perspective: Room for Improvement

Focus and Perspective is a weekly feature written by judo athlete Anna Palmer which provides first-hand insight into the elite athlete experience. This week's topic is constant improvement. Read More

Focus & Perspective: Giving Back

Focus and Perspective is a weekly feature written by resident judo athlete Anna Palmer which provides first-hand insight into the elite athlete experience. This week's topic is giving back. Read More

Focus & Perspective: Battling Back

Focus and Perspective is a weekly feature written by resident judo athlete Anna Palmer which provides first-hand insight into the elite athlete experience. This week's topic is returning from injury. Read More

Focus & Perspective: Afternoon vacations

Focus & Perspective is a weekly editorial highlighting the behind-the-scenes struggles, dedication and insight of the elite amateur athlete experience. Read More

Focus & Perspective: Relaxation

Focus & Perspective is a weekly editorial highlighting the behind-the-scenes struggles, dedication and insight of the elite amateur athlete experience. Read More

Focus & Perspective: Let the qualification for the Games begin!

Focus & Perspective is a weekly editorial highlighting the behind-the-scenes struggles, dedication and insight of the elite amateur athlete experience. This week learn how the qualification process works for Judo. Read More

Focus & Perspective: Giving back

Focus & Perspective is a weekly editorial highlighting the behind-the-scenes struggles, dedication and insight of the elite amateur athlete experience. Read More

Focus & Perspective: A basic foundation

Focus & Perspective is a weekly editorial highlighting the behind-the-scenes struggles, dedication and insight of the elite amateur athlete experience. Focus & Perspective is written by Judo athlete Anna Palmer who is training for the London 2012 Games. Read More

Focus & Perspective: 'Psyched at One'

Focus & Perspective is a weekly editorial highlighting the behind-the-scenes struggles, dedication and insight of the elite athlete experience. Focus & Perspective is written by Judo athlete Anna Palmer who is training for the London 2012 Games. Read More

Denver Nuggets share the court with Olympians and Paralympians

The NBA's Denver Nuggets coordinated with the USOC and CSOTC to host an Olympic and Paralympic appreciation night in Denver, Colo. Read More

USOTC in full holiday swing

The holidays are a time to remember and rejoice, and this is especially true for the athletes and staff at the United States Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo. Read More

JUDO: Continental Crown Results

Nearly 100 athletes competed in the senior elite divisions of the Continental Crown, a USA Judo Senior E-Level Point Tournament, on Saturday in Seattle, Wash. Read More

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Arrival in Japan

Japan TrainI am traveling to Japan for Judo training at Nihon University in Tokyo, and then a multi-university training camp in… Read More

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Day 2: Aya & Taka

After a good night sleep at western style hotel, I was met in the morning by Aya, a student and judoka at the Nihon University. She lead me through the metro with my luggage and walked me to her small but comfortable apartment that she shares with another judoka named Taka. She speaks very… Read More

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Day 3: Asakusa

Today the coach decided to take me and three other girls on the team to Asakusa during the day. Asakusa is a touristy area with a long line of souvenir and food stalls all leading up to the gate entrance of a large temple.

Sayaka, a judoka on the Nichidai University team, met me at… Read More

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Day 6: Takaoka

We arrived to pouring rain in Takaoka this morning on a bus from Tokyo. It was a seven-hour ride that surprisingly went by fairly quickly. The ten of us are the first group here and it is interesting watching these girls run around and tend to their usual routine.

Once we got into… Read More

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Navigating the Tube to the London Olympic Village

How to get to the London 2012 Olympic Village from downtown London:

Sdc12530I was in the area for a competition, the British Open Judo… Read More

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  • CSOTC: 2010 Pikes Peak Regional Volunteer Day Awards Luncheon

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    Tags: Anna Palmer, Colorado Springs OTC, Ileana Rodriguez, Lopez Lomong, OTC, Paul Wegeman, Pikes Peak Regional Volunteer Day, Ryan Reser

  • CSOTC athletes read at Memorial Hospital for Children

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    Tags: Adeline Gray, Alicia Hubbard, An Athlete's Journey, Anna Palmer, Jessica Medina, Memorial Hospital for Children

  • Behind the Scenes of Can Dan Do It?

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    Tags: Andrew Elkind, Anna Palmer, Ashley Jackson, Barb Kunkel, Can Dan Do It?, Casey Burgener, Cody Mattern, Dan O'Brien, Greg Morava, Greta Neimanas, Jimmy Moody, Michael Hunter, Natalie Burgener, Paul Lewis, Sarah Haskins, Scotty Gregg, USA Boxing, USA Fencing, USA Field Hockey, USA Gymnastics, USA Handball, USA Judo, USA Shooting, USA Taekwondo, USA Triathlon, USA Weightlifting

  • "Reach the Peak" at the CSOTC

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    Tags: Anna Palmer, Brad Vering, Cindy Stinger, Colorado Springs OTC, Curt Tomasevicz, Dan O'Brien, Jimmy Moody, John Naber, John Register, Louis Zamperini, Natalie Burgener, OTC, Reach the Peak, Ryan Reser, Susan Katz, U.S. Olympics

  • Festival of Lights Parade

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    Tags: Adeline Gray, Andrew Jisekwalk, Anna Johannes, Anna Palmer, Ben Collins, Caroline White, Dan Kamber, Dartanyon Crockett, Donovan Ford, Elizabeth Stone, Festival of Lights, Iliana Rodriguez, Isabella Isaksen, Jason Pryor, Jessica Long, Jillian Petersen, Jimmy Moody, Joe Betterman, Jonathan Heider, Lauren Kintzing, Michael Prout, mobile, RC Johnson, Renee Metivier-Baillie, Robbie Smith , Samantha Achterberg, Tucker Dupree, Wynn Michalak

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