Paul and Hopefully Morgan as well are now at the White House meeting with President Bush out on the White House Lawn.
This is 10am October 18, 2004. It may be aired later today on CNN News Or you can go to www.cnnnews.com To see if they have anything on it. But it's suppose to air around 1pm today.
United States Olympic Committee Announces 2004 U.S. Olympic Spirit Award Winner.
U.S. Olympic Gold Medalists Paul Hamm To Be Honored.
Colorado Springs, Colo. -- The United States Olypic Committee announced today that 2004 U.S. Olympic gold and two-time silver medal gymnast Paul Hamm (Waukesha, Wis.) has been named the winner of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Spirit Award, presented by Nu Skin Enterprises.
"It's an honor for the U.S. Olympic Committee to recognize these athletes. We are grateful to our sponsor, Nu Skin Enterprises for their ongoing support," said Jim Scherr, Chief Executive and Cheif of Sport Performance for the United States Olympic Committee. "The accomplishments of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams, and all of the athletes who competed in Athens, reflect the true meaning of the Olympic spirit. It is through their efforts that the ideals of the Olympic Movement are demonstrated and furthered."
Nu Skin Enterprises is the official sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Spirit Award for the years 2000, 2002, and 2004. The company will donate $2,000 to each male and female winner/team, which will then be given to an Olympic-related charity of their choice. In addition, Nu Skin Enterprises has provided ongoing support of Olympic-related charities through the sale of their Olympic-licensed Epoch products.
Winners for the 2004 U.S. Olympic Spirit Award were selected by the public via online voting at www.usolympicteam.com and NuSkin Enterprises internal voting at www.nuskinenterprises.com. More than 20,000 U.S. Olympic Team fans submitted online votes for the U.S. Olympians they believed best represented the ideals reflected in the U.S Olympic Spirit Award.
Abourt the Recipients/Honorees
Ranking a disappointing 12th after four rotations in the men's gymnastics all-around competition at the 2004 Olympic Games, Paul Hamm stormed back to post consecutive 9.837 scores on the parallel bars and horizontal bar to capture the USA's first ever all-around gold medal. The win was the first Olympic medal for the U.S. in the all-around since Peter Vidmar took the silver at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Just five days later, Hamm executed a near flawless routine to earn the silver in the high bar final, but missed capturing a third medal in the parallel bars by just .05 points. Hamm was also awarded the silver medal in the team competition.
"I was really surprised when I found out I won the Spirit Award," said Paul Hamm. "I am really honored to have been nominated with athletes who have a ton of Olympic Spirit, like Michael Phelps. People on the street have been telling me 'congratulations, you made us all proud and represented us well.' It is great to see that so many Americans felt that I had enough Olympic spirit to earn this award."
For more information, please contact the USOC Media and Public Relations Division (719-866-4529) or Sydnee Fox, Nu Skin Enterprises, at (801) 345-2110 or by e-mail at [email protected]. This release is also availavle on the USOC's media-specific web site at http://usocpressbox.org.