“Behind the Team” visits the U.S. Olympic Training Center

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 18, 2007 — “USA Gymnastics:  Behind the Team” heads to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., where fans are given a look at the everyday life of resident gymnasts in the newest episode of the online series available only on the AT&T blue room Team USA site (www.attblueroom.com/teamusa).

2007 U.S. all-around champion David Durante of Garwood, N.J., 2005 World Championships Team member Yewki Tomita of Tucson, Ariz., and eight-time U.S. trampoline champion Ryan Weston of Chubbuck, Idaho, talk about the full-time training program at the U.S. Olympic Training Center that allows men’s artistic gymnasts and trampolinists to train alongside Olympic hopefuls from other sports and access state-of-the-art sports medicine and sports science facilities. Fans will see the athletes’ dining hall, communications center, and rooms.

“USA Gymnastics:  Behind the Team” is a joint initiative of USA Gymnastics and AT&T.

Visitors to the AT&T blue room Team USA site can sign up to receive e-mail alerts when new “Behind the Team” episodes are launched. Visitors can also download a free, customizable USA Gymnastics Desktop Communicator. The Communicator includes an RSS news feed, alerts users to breaking gymnastics news, runs a countdown to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, displays weather information for selected ZIP codes and showcases special promotions and offers.

The AT&T blue room Team USA site gives sports fans intimate access to U.S. Olympic Team hopefuls across a range of sports.  AT&T is an official partner of USA Gymnastics.

Based in Indianapolis, USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. Its mission is to encourage participation and the pursuit of excellence in the sport. Its disciplines include men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, and acrobatic gymnastics. For more information, log on to www.usa-gymnastics.org.