At this moment, I’m headed to New York for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Media Summit. What happens is the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee brings together a bunch of athletes — one or two from almost every summer sport — and puts them all into a hotel for a three-day media event.
There is then a complicated schedule of press conferences, roundtables, and a mixed zone video row. This allows media organizations to get a whole bunch of interviews, podcast clips, and video bits done now. This is important since athletes typically will go on media blackouts closer to the Games, and it becomes difficult to navigate media rights on any competition content shot at the Trials/Games.
Here are some of the athletes. What would you ask them?
USOPC’s Rocky Harris & Sarah Hirschland (head)
Grace Norman & Morgan Pearson (tri)
Rose Lavelle, Crystal Dunn, Emily Sonnett, Trinity Rodman (soccer)
That's a good question. I think the longer form interviews -- like where they were doing roundtables with a few reporters -- had more time. I was in the video row, where it was like under 2 minutes, capturing social clips, and it was head spinning!
I have so many questions about breakdancing as an official sport to begin with! I want to know about the racial diversity. I saw Sunny Choi is obviously Asian-American and I wasn't sure if it was unusual for that sport but stalking her IG it seems like some of the international podiums are like all Asian 🤯
Kelly- thanks for sharing this. I'd probably ask them a longform question, like what are they thinking just before 'go.' :)
That's a good question. I think the longer form interviews -- like where they were doing roundtables with a few reporters -- had more time. I was in the video row, where it was like under 2 minutes, capturing social clips, and it was head spinning!
Omg the artistic swimming guy will be there! Ask all the questions about being a dude in a female dominated sport!!
Wait. What? Break dancing is an Olympic sport? Please explain
I have so many questions about breakdancing as an official sport to begin with! I want to know about the racial diversity. I saw Sunny Choi is obviously Asian-American and I wasn't sure if it was unusual for that sport but stalking her IG it seems like some of the international podiums are like all Asian 🤯
They call it breaking!