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ultimately fi nd that to be true.” T e event will be hosted by UNO’s Baxter Are-
na and the Omaha Sports Commission, in part- nership with the Aksarben Curling Club.
“We are very excited to host
our fi rst winter Olympic Tri- als, building on the success of the recent 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Swimming,” said Wesley Hall, Chief Op- erating Offi cer of the Oma- ha Sports Commission. “We worked closely with University of Nebraska Omaha offi cials and the Aksarben Curling Club in putting together this bid and believe Baxter Arena will be a great venue for the Olympic Curling Trials.”
“Hosting the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
for Curling in Omaha is sure to get Omaha ex- cited about curling,” said Steven Taylor, president of the Aksarben Curling Club, which currently has 136 members. “Centrally located in the Mid- America Region, Omaha is well-positioned to provide facilities, instruction, and competitive opportunities for junior, college, and adult curl- ers from Texas to South Dakota to develop the skills and experience necessary to compete on the national and international level. Aksarben is delighted to be able to work with Baxter Arena, our Nebraska universities, and local schools to leverage the upcoming Olympic buzz to grow our community into a regional curling hub.” T e Trials will take place Nov. 12-19, 2017*,
at Baxter Arena, a 7,800-seat multi-purpose fa- cility that opened in 2015 on the University of Nebraska Omaha campus across from Aksarben Village. T e 2018 Olympic Team Trials for Curl- ing will mark the fi rst time that Omaha, which hosted the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Swimming earlier this month, will host a major curling event. “Omaha has been the fi rst stop for many
world-class athletes on their way to the Olympic Games and we are grateful the University of Ne- braska Omaha will be a part of that tradition,” said Trev Alberts, University of Nebraska Omaha Vice Chancellor of Athletics. “We can’t wait to welcome local and national fans to experience this unique Olympic event and have the chance
Members of Erika Brown’s team celebrate aſt er winning the 2014 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Fargo. Photo by Rich Harmer for USA Curling
to show off UNO’s Baxter Arena to a world audi- ence.” “Before building Baxter Arena, we toured
some of the most highly-regarded arenas in the nation to guarantee we’d get it right,” said Mike Kemp, University of Nebraska Omaha Associate Athletic Director. “T is is more proof that we did just that. Everything from humidity levels to ice temperature are accounted for at Baxter. For curling, in particular, these world-class ice conditions are critical, especially at an event like the Olympic Trials. Future Olympians will soon learn UNO off ers some of the best competition ice in the nation.” Also in the running to host the Trials were
Jacksonville, Fla.; Ogden, Utah; Philadelphia, Pa.; and Provo, Utah. T e Olympic Team Trials
Selection Panel of Shawn Olesen, Allison Pot- tinger, Sam Williams, Jennifer Stannard, Derek Brown, Mike Dellemann, and Rick Patzke re- viewed the bids and made the fi nal site selection. T e 2018 Olympic Winter Games will take
place Feb. 9-25, 2018, in PyeongChang, South Korea. A fi eld of a maximum fi ve men’s teams and fi ve women’s teams will compete at the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling for a chance to represent the U.S. in South Korea. Teams can begin qualifying for the Olympic
Team Trials in 2017. To read the complete team selection procedures, go to
www.usacurl.org. Q
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