Its Olympic Family house in London allowed Team USA family to come together, eat together, watch together and celebrate together.
In the winter, a former Olympic skater with a house in the neighborhood clears the lake for skating.
As in, I avoid it much the way I steer clear of house cats, Olympic figure skating and radio stations that play Taylor Swift.
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The inn was originally constructed to house the 1960 Winter Olympic delegation a half-century ago.
It opened a showpiece building called Cisco House across from the Olympic Park.
Recently, the President and First Lady honored the 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams at the White House.
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Conservative peer Lord Moynihan, chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA), told the House that the BOA would "seek to ensure that all contractors... can seek recognition" when the Olympic rights pass from Locog to the BOA at the end of 2012.
Last month, they held an event on the White House lawn to help rally support for the Olympic bid.
The Royal Navy's largest ship, the helicopter carrier HMS Ocean, is moored in the Thames off Greenwich, where it will be a base for helicopter operations and house troops providing security at the Greenwich Park Olympic venue.
The Royal Navy's largest ship, the helicopter carrier HMS Ocean, is now moored in the Thames off Greenwich, where it will act as a base for helicopter operations and house 400 troops providing security at the Greenwich Park Olympic venue.
Warner has previously been outspoken over Gold's suggestion that a separate, much smaller venue should be built to house future athletics events, allowing West Ham to lease the Olympic Stadium.
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Her new home is, without doubt, the house that Beijing built - financed by her winnings since the last Olympic Games.
All Team GB's Olympic and Paralympic athletes are due to parade from the City's Mansion House to the Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace the day after the Paralympics ends.
Dubbed simply "The Cloud, " the structure would consist of two 400-foot tall mesh towers that are linked by a series of interconnected plastic bubbles, which would themselves house an observation deck inside and be used to display everything from Olympic scores and highlights to a "barometer of the city's interests and moods" outside (that latter bit comes courtesy of the group's partnership with Google).
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Even the best efforts of the Royal house, the King himself, his courtiers and lawyers are not helping the former Olympic handball-playing Urdangarin.
Paralympic GB athletes will be honoured alongside Team GB's 541 Olympic athletes with a parade through the streets of London on 10 September, beginning from Mansion House and ending at Buckingham Palace.
And to this end coupled with affordable ticket prices, the LOC is banking that packing the house will fuel increases in concessions and merchandise revenue that will more than make up for selling Olympic tickets at prices below market value.
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The White House confirmed Monday that President Obama will fly on Thursday to Copenhagen, Denmark, where the International Olympic Committee will be reviewing bids from several countries on Friday.
Mr Obama, who was senator for Illinois and lived in Chicago before his election to the White House, will be the first sitting US president to take on such a direct role in an Olympic bid.
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