The USA Olympic & Paralympic Committee right now introduced the finalists for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Corridor of Fame, Class of 2025. The listing consists of 15 Olympians, 9 Paralympians, three Olympic groups, three Paralympic groups, six legends, three coaches and three particular contributors.
Two Paralympic swimmers are on the listing – Susan Hagel and Cortney Jordan – in addition to coach Doc James Counsilman.
“On behalf of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, we’re proud to announce the finalists for induction into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Corridor of Fame, Class of 2025,” mentioned USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland. “All of those outstanding athletes, groups and contributors have left an enduring legacy on Group USA and have helped form the Olympic and Paralympic Motion. We rejoice their dedication to excellence and look ahead to honoring the Class of 2025.”
Group USA followers can forged their votes beginning right now and operating by way of April 14 for the Olympian, Paralympian, Olympic crew, and Paralympic crew classes at TeamUSA.com/HOF to assist decide the Class of 2025.
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Corridor of Fame Class of 2025 will likely be formally inducted throughout a particular ceremony on Saturday, July 12 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The weekend may even function the 2025 U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum’s Fan Pageant, going down July 10-13 in Colorado Springs, referred to as Olympic Metropolis USA. The competition will function particular occasions, athlete appearances, and interactive experiences celebrating Group USA’s wealthy historical past and legacy.
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Corridor of Fame finalists for 2025 embrace:
Olympic:
Carmelo Anthony, Basketball; Kristin Armstrong, Biking; Sue Chicken, Basketball; Gabby Douglas, Inventive Gymnastics; Ashton Eaton, Observe and Subject; Allyson Felix, Observe and Subject; Francis ‘Conn’ Findlay, Rowing, Crusing; Cammi Granato, Hockey; Kayla Harrison, Judo; Kerri Walsh Jennings, Volleyball; Bode Miller, Snowboarding; John Smith, Wrestling; Daybreak Staley, Basketball; Serena Williams, Tennis; Mariel Zagunis, Fencing
Paralympic:
Steve Money, Sled Hockey; Bart Dodson, Para Observe and Subject; Susan Hagel, Wheelchair Basketball, Para Archery, Para Observe and Subject; Sharon Hedrick, Para Observe and Subject, Wheelchair Basketball, Para Swimming; Cortney Jordan, Para Swimming; James Mastro, Para Observe and Subject, Para Judo, Goalball, Wrestling; Brad Parks, Wheelchair Tennis; Marla Runyan, Para Observe and Subject; Andy Soule, Para Nordic Snowboarding
Coach:
Doc James Counsilman, Swimming; Mike Krzyzewski, Basketball; Ron Lykins, Wheelchair Basketball
Olympic Group:
1996 Girls’s Basketball Group; 2010 4-Man Bobsled; 2012 Girls’s 4×100 Observe and Subject Relay Group
Paralympic Group:
2004 Girls’s Wheelchair Basketball Group; 2008 Crusing Group; 2008 Wheelchair Rugby Group
Legend:
Anita DeFrantz, Rowing; Billy Fiske, Bobsled; Flo Hyman, Volleyball; Darrell Tempo, Archery; Norbert Schemansky, Weightlifting; Peter Westbrook, Fencing
Particular Contributor:
Phil Knight; David Wallechinsky; John Williams
The finalists will likely be narrowed down to 5 Olympians, three Paralympians, one Olympic crew, one Paralympic crew, one legend, one coach and one particular contributor for induction into the category of 2025.
Along with the general public vote, U.S. Olympians, Paralympians and members of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic household will vote on the legend, coach and particular contributor classes. The Olympic and Paralympic household consists of the Group USA Athletes’ Fee, Nationwide Governing Our bodies, the USOPC board of administrators, the Paralympic Advisory Council and choose members of the media.
“The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Corridor of Fame serves as a significant steward of Group USA’s storied legacy,” mentioned USOPC Board Chair Gene Sykes. “We’re deeply grateful to all of the finalists for his or her extraordinary dedication, for embodying the Olympic and Paralympic values, and for utilizing sport as a pressure for optimistic change of their communities and past.”
The Class of 2025 will likely be introduced on Tuesday, Could 6, and inducted on Saturday, July 12, throughout a ceremony in Colorado Springs. Data for media excited about protecting the induction will likely be shared in Could.
“We rejoice the unimaginable legacies and influence of those athletes and groups as finalists for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Corridor of Fame,” mentioned Jackie Washington, U.S. Olympians & Paralympians Affiliation president. “They’re a mirrored image of the broader Group USA group, and we’re grateful for his or her dedication to sport and for uplifting future generations of athletes.”
Go to TeamUSA.org/HOF25 discover the historical past and achievements of all present corridor of fame members.
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