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Two-time Olympic gold medalist gymnast Peter Vidmar and retired Paralympic track and field athlete Aimee Mullins were named chef de missions Thursday by the U.S. Olympic Committee to act as liaisons during the Olympics and Paralympics next year in London. The 15-person USOC board tabbed Vidmar, 49, of Los Angeles, and Mullins, 34, of New York, as Team USA representatives, tasked with being leaders for the U.S. delegations if issues arise between the USOC and the London Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee and other Olympic entities.
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This rule establishes procedures and assigns responsibilities for Special Events, sets forth procedural guidance for the execution of Special Events support when requested by civil authorities or qualifying entities and approved by the appropriate DoD authority, or as directed by the President, within the United States, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States or any political subdivision thereof and elsewhere if properly approved.
...These national or international events, occurrences, contests, activities, or meet... NSSE Executive Steering Committee. Established when the Secretary of Homeland Securi... (B) The Paralympics. (C) Sporting events sanctioned by the United ...
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FORT KENT - Just months after hosting the 2004 Biathlon World Cup, the Maine Winter Sports Center has been designated as the site for another global event early next year. The International Paralympic Committee chose the center's 10th Mountain Ski Club in Fort Kent to serve as host for the 2005 International Paralympic Committee Nordic World Championships.
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A University of Utah sports medicine and rehabilitation doctor has been tapped to oversee medical efforts during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. The U. Orthopaedic Center's Dr. Stuart Willick was named IPC Medical Officer by the International Paralympic Committee, an appointment that lasts through the Beijing event. He served a scaled- down version of the role during the the Salt Lake City Paralympics in 2002, overseeing the poly clinic at the U., among other duties. And he's traveled to other Paralympics, including Torino and Sydney, to do sports-medicine research.
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The muddy ground leading up to the 10th Mountain Ski Center gave way to trails of groomed snow and skiers everywhere. On the first day of spring, athletes from 17 countries met Sunday in Fort Kent to complete the International Paralympic Committee Nordic World Skiing Championships. The final day of the 12-day competition featured men's and women's relay races at the Maine Winter Sports Center.
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FORT KENT - The talk has started, committees have been meeting and banners are starting to wave in the winds along Main Street in preparation for the TD Banknorth Festival at Fort Kent where the final qualifying event for selection of the U.S. Biathlon Team for the 2006 Olympics will be held in late December and early January. While the event won't be as hyped as the World Cup and International Paralympic Committee celebrations of the last two years, the meet is expected to be intense for the country's 40 best female and male biathletes who will be vying for selection to the team that will represent the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics at Torino, Italy, in February.
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Paul DePace looked apprehensive as he tried to maneuver his wheelchair across the busy street. Motorcycles were parked along the sidewalk and blocked his path. An International Paralympic Committee official, DePace was on an accessibility test of central Athens three days into the Paralympics. He was less than upbeat.
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FORT KENT - Steve Cook, a member of the U.S. Disabled Nordic Ski Team competing at the International Paralympic Committee's Nordic Skiing World Championships, loves the kids who have come to cheer on the athletes. For the second time this week, the stands at the 10th Mountain Division Lodge at the Maine Winter Sports Center were filled with hundreds of kids from schools in Fort Kent, St. Francis, Madawaska, Fort Fairfield and Frenchville.
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LewisGale Medical Pavilion ushers in new day for Botetourt By Cathy Benson cathy.benson@botetourtview.com
...- Cathy Benson. Republican committee's annual ham dinner Sept. 24. Join us for an eveni...Peter Tainer named All American Paralympics and ranked 6th in world. Botetourt has an All Amer...on the international stage" said U.S. Paralympics Track and Field High ...
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FORT KENT - Nancy Thibodeau, event director for the International Paralympic Committee Nordic Skiing World Championship held at Fort Kent last month, was named Woman of the Year by the Fort Kent Chapter of the Business and Professional Women's Club on Monday night. The women's group cited Thibodeau, a health information director, for her leadership and work ethic. She will be one of four women in competition for the BPW's Maine Woman of the Year in June.
