Team USA Athletes to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell to celebrate one year out mark to the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018

ADVISORY, Feb. 07, 2017 --

What: 
Team USA athletes will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square on one year out mark to the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018.

In honor of the occasion, Lisa Baird, Chief Marketing Officer, United States Olympic Committee, will join Team USA athletes to ring the Closing Bell. Participating athletes include:

• Maddie Bowman, freestyle skiing, 2014 Olympic gold medalist – halfpipe
• Joss Christensen, freestyle skiing, 2014 Olympic gold medalist – slopestyle
• Meghan Duggan, hockey, two-time Olympic silver medalist (2010, 2014)
• Gracie Gold, figure skating, 2014 Olympic bronze medalist – team event
• Hillary Knight, hockey, two-time Olympic silver medalist (2010, 2014)
• Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davison, hockey, two-time Olympic silver medalist (2010, 2014)
• Monique Lamoureux-Davison, hockey, two-time Olympic silver medalist (2010, 2014)
• Nikko Landeros, sled hockey, two-time Paralympic gold medalist (2010, 2014)
• Rico Roman, sled hockey, 2014 Paralympic gold medalist

Where:
Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43^rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET         

United States Olympic Committee Contact:
Lindsay Hogan
719-304-4516
[email protected]   

Nasdaq MarketSite:
Emily Pan
(646) 441-5120
[email protected]   

Feed Information:
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Webcast:
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Photos: 
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About the United States Olympic Committee
Founded in 1894 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the U.S. Olympic Committee serves as both the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the United States. As such, the USOC is responsible for the training, entering and funding of U.S. teams for the Olympic, Paralympic, Youth Olympic, Pan American and Parapan American Games, while serving as a steward of the Olympic and Paralympic movements throughout the country. For more information, visit TeamUSA.org.

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