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Team USA's secret weapon is a high-performance training center

Team USA's secret weapon is a high-performance training center
Before going all out at an Olympic venue. Team USA athletes, they break it all down at their home, away from home. It's not the same song and dance for team USA. In 2024 the team's rating the vibe's right, just as breaking is making its big debut. So too are the fields and structures making up team U SAS high performance center. And we are tasked with ensuring that uh team USA athletes have the best opportunity to perform on the field of play. And uh for us, this location, this facility is the embodiment of that. It's *** meeting point with training and nutrition in mind, *** heavy lift, creating *** home away from home and inspiring the athletes who use it. I mean, being around greatness all day, every day is amazing. So I think they're really motivating to me to see how everybody else is just working just as hard as you are. And it's, it's *** really great environment. Half of the 800 plus us, Olympic and Paralympic athletes will spend time here and all this activity will call for fuel, that's 25,000 meals with 80% locally sourced food the only thing that I had to bring from the US was ranch powder. Um, so we can make ranch dressing for athletes. Um And uh we brought some Hershey's chocolate medals. The only medal on their mind is gold now with just the right training to do it.
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Team USA's secret weapon is a high-performance training center
Team USA athletes are always seeking an edge over their opponents, and the secret lies in their training methods."The team is great. The vibe is right," said Jeffrey Louis, also known as B-boy Jeffro, a breaker for Team USA.Just as Breaking is making its debut at the Olympics, so are the fields and structures that make up Team USA's High-Performance Center."We are tasked with ensuring that Team USA athletes have the best opportunity to perform on the field of play and for us. This building, this facility, is the embodiment of that," said Finbarr Kirwan, USOPC Chief of Olympic Sport.The center is a meeting point with training and nutrition in mind, aiming to create a home away from home for the athletes."Being around greatness every day is amazing. I think they are really motivating to me to see everyone working just as hard as you are. It's a great environment," said Daniella Ramirez, an artistic swimmer.Half of the 800-plus U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes will spend time at the center, which will serve 25,000 meals, 80% of which will be locally sourced food. "The only thing I had to bring with me was ranch powder so I could make ranch dressing for athletes and Hershey's Chocolate Medals," joked Brian Knutson, USOPC Director of Food & Nutrition Services.The athletes, however, have their sights set on gold medals. The center's success is evident: 60% of medalists in Tokyo used the Olympic's High-Performance Center, proving that the right training can indeed lead to victory.

Team USA athletes are always seeking an edge over their opponents, and the secret lies in their training methods.

"The team is great. The vibe is right," said Jeffrey Louis, also known as B-boy Jeffro, a breaker for Team USA.

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Just as Breaking is making its debut at the Olympics, so are the fields and structures that make up Team USA's High-Performance Center.

"We are tasked with ensuring that Team USA athletes have the best opportunity to perform on the field of play and for us. This building, this facility, is the embodiment of that," said Finbarr Kirwan, USOPC Chief of Olympic Sport.

The center is a meeting point with training and nutrition in mind, aiming to create a home away from home for the athletes.

"Being around greatness every day is amazing. I think they are really motivating to me to see everyone working just as hard as you are. It's a great environment," said Daniella Ramirez, an artistic swimmer.

Half of the 800-plus U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes will spend time at the center, which will serve 25,000 meals, 80% of which will be locally sourced food.

"The only thing I had to bring with me was ranch powder so I could make ranch dressing for athletes and Hershey's Chocolate Medals," joked Brian Knutson, USOPC Director of Food & Nutrition Services.

The athletes, however, have their sights set on gold medals.

The center's success is evident: 60% of medalists in Tokyo used the Olympic's High-Performance Center, proving that the right training can indeed lead to victory.