Apolo Ohno Helps Announce New US Olympic Partnership with BMW

8-Time Olympic Speed-skating Medalist Apolo Ohno (After a great visit to the Today Show) along with other members of the US Olympic Family were on-hand at the BMW dealership on 57th and 11th street in NYC for the big announcement that BMW has re-joined the Olympic Movement as a sponsor of Team USA!

BMW will be sponsoring the USOC directly as well as four sports: Speedskating, Bobsled/Skeleton, Swimming and Track and Field.

What is most interesting about this partnership is that they plan to not only provide funds, but also be a resource for improving the technology of our athlete’s equipment to help them go faster!

So, what has Ohno been doing since the Olympics? He’s got a book coming out in October (I will definitely check that out) and he’s currently trying to build a career in TV.  (Best of Luck Apolo! You’re a true Olympic hero!)

Tonight, I’ll be joining teammates Keeth Smart, Erinn Smart, Susie Paxton for an event with the British Consulate to celebrate the two-year countdown to the London Olympics!!!

Apolo Ohno and other Olympians in NYC to celebrate 2 Years Until the London Olympics!

New York City will be in the Olympic spirit on Monday with multiple Olympic countdown events taking place.   In the morning, Olympic Champion speed skater Apolo Ohno will speak at a press conference to announce a new Olympic sponsorship with a major brand who will be sponsoring the US Olympic Committee directly along with 4 Olympic sports. (Sadly, fencing is not one of them)

I’ll be on-hand for the announcement along with a host of other folks.   In the evening, the British Consulate is hosting Olympic athletes, dignitaries and Olympic sponsors for an event celebrating 2-years until the start of the London Games! Crazy!  I have the honor of speaking at that event to convey our country’s excitement for the Games in London 2012.

Should be a fun day tomorrow with practiced sandwiched in between!

Help AT&T Support Team USA!

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Sweeps to win a trip to Vancouver!

Help AT&T Support Team USA by downloading never-before-released Ring Tones and Answer Tones, from top recording artists like Mariah Carey, 3 Doors Down and Rascal Flatts. Proceeds from downloads support Team USA. To purchase, go to www.att.net/TeamUSA.

Trip Details: Winner leaves to Vancouaccommodations, tickets to 5 Olympic Events, airfare and tax incentivever on 2-20 and returns on 2-24. 5 day 4 nights in 4 Star.

Olympian and Model Tim Morehouse Aims to Put Fencing on the Map with Polo Player and Ralph Lauren Model Nacho Figueras as a Role Model

Apparently this modeling thing has some legs…

Never in my life, especially while working at Teach For America teaching 7th grade Social Studies did I think I’d be a Wilhelmina Model doing photo shoots for fashion brands and magazines, but since the Beijing Olympics as we’ve tried to promote fencing it seems like the fashion world has really been a great ally.  Who knew?

The past two weeks we’ve been doing  a number of exciting shoots and I guess we’ll see how far this will go!  The NY Post’s Page 6. The Huffington Post and Vanity Fair can’t be wrong, right? They’ll all discussed our modeling adventures…

I love the idea of promoting fencing in a similar manner to what Nacho Figueras the Polo player has done, but to even a greater level since our sport is much more accessible…(we don’t need horses and fields to play!)

Check out this article on him from the New York Times on him:”Putting Glamour on Horseback“.  The gist, he’s a Polo player, Ralph Lauren model and does an amazing job promoting his sport and finding it a unique niche for sponsors.  

Nacho Figueras

My vision for fencing’s niche in our modern-day society is  that  it can be both unique social gathering and sporting event for adults and a learning tool and participation sport for children.   

It’s an expanded vision built on what Nacho has done with Polo matches in the Hamptons except we can do these in the major cities like NYC and LA and we also can teach tons of children to do it in schools and clubs.   

 The sport would be on display in an elegant manner both in regards to where its taking place and how the fencers and crowd interact and dress.   Think old school chivalry and honor meets modern-day fashion and technology.   It would be a re-branded modern version involving fencing’s spectacular history as a sport of Kings and Nobility with its new benefits as a safe (no one gets stabbed anymore!) sport of  strategy and athleticism for people to do to be healthy at all ages.

The Italian Fencing Association is doing this the best right now.   See my “Fencing Done Right…” article for some pictures of what fencing could be.  

 Plus, wouldn’t it be cool to have people settling their differences again with a duel?

Stay tuned!

Olympian and Wilhelmina Model Tim Morehouse Aims to Put Fencing on the Map with Polo Player and Ralph Lauren Model Nacho Figueras as a Role-Model

Apparently this modeling thing has some legs…

Never in my life, especially while working at Teach For America teaching 7th grade Social Studies did I think I’d be a Wilhelmina Model doing photo shoots for fashion brands and magazines, but since the Beijing Olympics as we’ve tried to promote fencing it seems like the fashion world has really been a great ally.  Who knew?

The past two weeks I’ve been doing  a number of exciting shoots and I guess we’ll see how far this will go!  The NY Post’s Page 6. The Huffington Post and Vanity Fair can’t be wrong, right? They’ll all discussed our modeling adventures…

I love the idea of promoting fencing in a similar manner to what Nacho Figueras the Polo player has done, but to even a greater level since our sport is much more accessible…(we don’t need horses and fields to play!)

Check out this article on him from the New York Times on him:”Putting Glamour on Horseback“.  The gist, he’s a Polo player, Ralph Lauren model and does an amazing job promoting his sport and finding it a unique niche for sponsors.  

Nacho Figueras

My vision for fencing’s niche in our modern-day society is  that  it can be both unique social gathering and sporting event for adults and a learning tool and participation sport for children.  

It’s an expanded vision built on what Nacho has done with Polo matches in the Hamptons except we can do these in the major cities like NYC and LA and we also can teach tons of children to do it in schools and clubs.   

The sport would be on display in an elegant manner both in regards to where its taking place and how the fencers and crowd interact and dress.   Think old school chivalry and honor meets modern-day fashion and technology.   It would be a re-branded modern version involving fencing’s spectacular history as a sport of Kings and Nobility with its new benefits as a safe (no one gets stabbed anymore!) sport of  strategy and athleticism for people to do to be healthy at all ages.

The Italian Fencing Association is doing this the best right now.   See my “Fencing Done Right…” article for some pictures of what fencing could be.  

Plus, wouldn’t it be cool to have people settling their differences again with a duel?

Stay tuned!

Tim Morehouse interviews Olympic Figure Skaters Melissa and Denis Petukhov at 100 Days to Vancouver

The Flying Aces!!!

The Flying Aces just performed! They’ll be performing again later in the day! AMAZING!

More to come! GO TEAM USA!

Tim Morehouse Welcome to 100 Days to Vancouver Celebration

Tim Morehouse interviews Olympic Gold Medalist and Master of Ceremonies Rowdy Gaines