Road to Beijing: Video interviews provide insight as U.S. athletes, coaches prepare for 2008 Olympics

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Craig Sesker (USA Wrestling)
01/24/2008


COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - For America's top wrestlers, the road to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China will run through the U.S. Olympic Training Center.

TheMat.com has unveiled a new feature called "The Road to Beijing" where U.S. Olympic hopefuls and coaches will be doing video interviews with USA Wrestling's Craig Sesker.

The videos, most of which will be shot at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, will provide an up-close look at what these athletes and coaches are doing in preparation for the Olympics.

Interviews were posted this week featuring Olympic freestyle hopefuls Mo Lawal and Ben Askren, and Olympic freestyle coach Lee Kemp.

"The Road to Beijing" feature appears on the front page of TheMat.com. New videos will be added regularly on USA Wrestling's Website.

Video interviews with U.S. athletes and coaches