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Breakfast with Champions: Meet the Guest Speakers

On Friday, November 4th, we invite you to join us for a Breakfast with Champions in the newly renovated Hall of Fame Rotunda at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Former ESPN commentator and current USOC Director of Olympic Training Center Business Development, Michael Cain will sit down with Paralympians Lex Gillette, Amanda Dennis and Matt Simpson to talk about their experiences in Rio. Want a sneak peek? Meet our guest speakers before they take the stage: Michael Cain, Breakfast with Champions Emcee and USOC Director of Olympic Training Center Business Development Hometown: Bellevue, Nebraska Michael Cain’s broadcast career began at… Read More

Legendary Goalball Coach, Ken Armbruster, Retires

Winningest coach in USABA history retires with 4 Paralympic medals after 20 years of service. Colorado Springs, Colo. (October 14, 2016) - After 20 years as Head Coach of the USA Women’s Goalball team, Coach Ken Armbruster will retire effective 15 October 2016. “I depart from coaching with both a heavy heart and a sense of accomplishment,” said Armbruster. “The friends I gained with fellow coaches, players and officials are some of the most cherished of my life.” Coach Armbruster accumulated more wins than any other coach in USABA history with an international record that includes 284 victories and 4 Paralympic… Read More

U.S. Goalball Program Earns Paralympic Podium Finishes in Rio

U.S. Men’s and Women’s Goalball Teams Finish Paralympic Games on the podium for the first time in 12 years. RIO DE JANEIRO (September 22, 2016) – After nine days of competition at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, both U.S. Men’s and Women’s Goalball Teams had podium finishes. U.S. Men fought for silver while the U.S. Women earned a well-deserved bronze. The United States was the only nation to have both goalball teams medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games. The last time both U.S. Men’s and Women’s Goalball Teams made it to the podium at the Paralympic Games was 2004. In Athens, the women earned… Read More

Rio 2016: U.S. Men’s Goalball Wins Silver in Rio

The U.S. Men’s Goalball team entered this tournament drawn in arguably the most difficult group of the tournament, full of medal contenders. At the end of the tournament, Team USA finishes the tournament with a silver medal, hopeful about the future. Emerging from the ‘group of death’ with a 2-2 record, U.S. Men survived a quarterfinals knockout round against Germany and beat host nation Brazil in the semifinals for a chance at gold in the finals against Lithuania, a team that boasts medal finishes in the last four Paralympic Games. It took Lithuania nearly 7 minutes into the first half but they broke through… Read More

Rio 2016: U.S. Women’s Goalball Defeats Brazil to Win Bronze in Rio

U.S. Women began their fight for the Paralympic podium against Brazil, on the first day of competition in Rio. Team USA’s first preliminary game against the host nation resulted in a 7-3 loss with Brazil taking advantage of penalty shots to win the game. But at the bronze medal final, it was Team USA’s turn to take advantage of penalties. Team USA took the lead from the beginning, scoring on a Brazilian long ball penalty. Minutes later, Jen Armbruster pitched the goalball past Brazil’s right wing to extend their lead, 2-0. Brazil answered by popping the ball over Armbruster to… Read More