Media Opportunities Announced for Olympic BMX Trials
Colorado Springs, Colo. (June 6, 2008)â€USA Cycling announced today several media-related opportunities in conjunction with the upcoming 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Cycling (BMX). Throughout the week preceding the event, members of the media will have several opportunities to collect video and still photos or conduct interviews with the eight competing athletes.
The following events have been scheduled to allow journalists access to the race venue and athletes prior to competition on June 14:
MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL
WHEN: Tuesday, June 10, 12:00 p.m. EDT (9:00 a.m. Pacific)
DIAL IN #: 1-800-311-9410
PASSCODE: Beijing08
ATHLETES PARTICIPATING: Steven Cisar (Altadena, Calif.), Bubba Harris (Goodyear, Ariz.), David Herman (Wheat Ridge, Colo.), Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif.)
*This conference call will provide members of the media with an opportunity to discuss the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Cycling (BMX) with four of the athletes who will be competing in the event.
OPEN TRAINING SESSIONS & MEDIA AVAILABILITY PERIODS
WHEN: Thursday, June 12, 9:00- 11:00 a.m. & 3:00-5:00 p.m.
WHERE: BMX Track, U.S. Olympic Training Center – 2800 Olympic Parkway, Chula Vista, CA 91915
ATHLETES: Tyler Brown (San Clemente, Calif.), Danny Caluag (Chino, Calif.), Steven Cisar (Altadena, Calif.), Mike Day (Santa Clarita, Calif.), Kristopher Fox (Phelan, Calif.), Bubba Harris (Goodyear, Ariz.), David Herman (Wheat Ridge, Colo.) & Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif.)
*The open training sessions and media availability periods will be open to all accredited broadcast journalists, internet media and photographers seeking practice footage, B-roll, on-camera interviews and still photography. All material obtained during these sessions may be distributed according to the attached News Access Guidelines and its accompanying internet-specific supplement. Please note, there will be two separate training sessions, one from 9:00-11:00 a.m., and a second one from 3:00-5:00 p.m. All other training sessions throughout the week will be closed to the media.
PRE-RACE PRESS CONFERENCE
WHEN: Friday, June 13, 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Olympic Training Center Classroom, U.S. Olympic Training Center
ATHLETES: Tyler Brown, Danny Caluag, Steven Cisar, Mike Day, Kristopher Fox, Bubba Harris, David Herman & Donny Robinson
*The pre-race press conference will be the best opportunity for non-rights holding broadcasters and print and internet journalists to conduct interviews with the athletes. All media are encouraged to attend.
POST-RACE PRESS CONFERENCE
WHEN: Saturday, June 14, approximately 1:30 p.m. (immediately following the awards ceremony)
WHERE: NGB Building (adjacent to the field of play)
ATHLETES: Winner of the event, plus the two other automatic qualifiers to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for Cycling (BMX), Kyle Bennett (Conroe, Texas) and Jill Kintner (Seattle, Wash.).
*The post-race press conference will be the best opportunity for non-rights holding broadcasters and print and internet journalists to conduct interviews with the overall winner of the event, plus the two previously qualified athletes to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for Cycling (BMX), Kyle Bennett and Jill Kintner. All media are encouraged to attend.
