[Colorado-Talk] Fwd: USABA Monthly: How to Follow the USA Goalball Teams at the Tokyo Paralympic Games

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> From: USABA <donotreply at usaba.org>
> Date: August 18, 2021 at 6:32:07 PM MDT
> To: kevan at nfbco.org
> Subject: USABA Monthly: How to Follow the USA Goalball Teams at the Tokyo Paralympic Games
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> Follow USA Goalball Teams in Tokyo   
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> The USA Men's and Women's Goalball Teams are ready to take on the world's best at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and you can follow all the action on NBC Sports Network and NBCOlympics.com. Live broadcast coverage will be available on NBCSN and live streaming of all goalball matches will be shown on NBCOlympics.com. If you can't watch the live stream, the USABA Twitter account will provide goal-by-goal coverage during each match with daily recaps posted on usaba.org.
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> Below is the goalball match schedule for the U.S. teams with all times approximate and subject to change. 
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> Wednesday, August 25 (preliminaries)
> USA Women vs. Brazil - 7:30am EDT 
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> Thursday, August 26 (preliminaries) 
> USA Men vs. Brazil - 12:15am EDT 
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> Friday, August 27 (preliminaries) 
> USA Men vs. Japan - 12:15am EDT 
> USA Women vs. Egypt - 6:00am EDT 
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> Saturday, August 28 (preliminaries) 
> USA Women vs. Japan - 12:15am EDT 
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> Sunday, August 29 (preliminaries) 
> USA Men vs. Algeria - 4:30am EDT 
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> Monday, August 30 (preliminaries) 
> USA Men vs. Lithuania - 12:15am EDT 
> USA Women vs. Turkey - 6:00am EDT 
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> Tuesday, August 31
> Men's Quarterfinals - 12:15, 2:15, 4:45 & 6:45am EDT 
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> Wednesday, September 1 
> Women's Quarterfinals - 12:15, 2:15, 4:45 & 6:45am EDT 
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> Thursday, September 2 
> Men's Semifinals - 12:15 & 4:45am EDT 
> Women's Semifinals - 1:45 & 6:15am EDT 
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> Friday, September 3 
> Women's Bronze Medal Match - 12:15am EDT 
> Men's Bronze Medal Match - 1:45am EDT 
> Women's Gold Medal Match - 4:45am EDT 
> Men's Gold Medal Match - 6:15am EDT
> Show Your Support For USA Goalball With Team USA Athlete Collection                 
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> Introducing the Team USA Athlete Collection available at TeamUSAshop.com The first-ever co-branded collection will provide athletes with a portion of each sale made. With your purchase today, you can rep Team USA and support our athletes at the Tokyo Games! Support the USA Men's and Women's Goalball teams HERE. Customize with your favorite team member!
> DONATE NOW & Take Off to Tokyo With USABA   
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> As our U.S. Men's and Women's Goalball Teams arrive in Tokyo this week, here's your opportunity to support them and future generations of blind and visually impaired athletes with big dreams of their own. During the week of August 18-22, YOU can win a variety of prize packages from USABA and its corporate partners. Want your own set of Team USA Goalball thunder sticks to sound your support halfway across the world while you watch the live action at 3am? Or maybe all this exercise you've been getting warrants your own personal Hyperice Hypervolt GO device? We'll be awarding prizes daily during USABA's "Takeoff to Tokyo Week" exclusively available to our Facebook fans. Check out today's promotion and prizes at https://www.facebook.com/UnitedStatesABA.
> Hyperice Partners with Blind Athletes   
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> USABA recently announced that Hyperice, the industry leader in recovery technology and pioneer of percussion, vibration, dynamic air compression and thermal technology, has officially signed a two-year sponsorship deal as the Official Recovery Technology Partner of USA Goalball, the USA Blind Soccer Development Program and USABA. 
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> "The commitment from a world-class brand like Hyperice to support our blind athletes' recovery and performance in preparation to compete at the highest level is a game-changing difference-maker for a high-performance management organization like ours," said USABA CEO Molly Quinn. Read more...
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> Episode 25: Janet Rowley-Cebula
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> Episode 24: Dr. Genie (Kriebel) Scott
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> Episode 23: David Beaver
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> Episode 22: Angelo Montagnino 
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> Episode 21: Dan Parisi
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> Episode 19: Matt Simpson 
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> Episode 18: Asya Miller
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> Episode 17: Lisa Czechowski 
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> Episode 16: Eliana Mason 
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> Episode 15: Amanda Dennis
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> Episode 14: Calahan Young
> Tokyo Tidbit: Countdown Underway to Paralympic Games Opening 
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> The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games begin on Aug. 24, with athletes gearing up to compete in 539 events across 22 sports. Shooting returns to the Paralympic program at Tokyo 2020 alongside two sports that made their debut in Rio: canoe and triathlon. 
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> Two new sports have been added to the program as well: Para badminton and Para taekwondo. New disciplines have been included too. In Para canoe, the va'a event will be part of the Paralympic program for the first time as well as R9 mixed prone SH2 in Para shooting. Plus, Para rowing will use the same distance as their Olympic counterparts - 2,000 meters.
> Get To Know Goalball   
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> Paralympic History 
> The U.S. Women's Goalball Team is the most successful in the history of the sport with six Paralympic and eight world championship medals to their name. Team USA is the most decorated overall at the Paralympics with 11 medals shared between the men and the women, including three gold medals. At the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, the United States was the only nation to have both its men's and women's team reach the podium.
> Goalball Gametime Q&A: Tyler Merren  
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> As we count down the days until the Tokyo Paralympic Games, get to know the goalball athletes representing Team USA this August through USABA's Goalball Gametime series. 
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> The series showcases the stories and personalities of our USA Men's and Women's Goalball Teams.
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> Tyler Merren is the most experienced member of the U.S. Men's Goalball Team competing in Tokyo. These Games will mark his fourth Paralympics and he has two medals in his collection...a bronze from 2004 and a silver from 2016. Tyler and his teammates will be gunning for that elusive gold medal in Tokyo. Learn more about Tyler.
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> Other profiles in the series include interviews with John Kusku, Marybai Huking, Eliana Mason, Mindy Cook, Zach Buhler, Libby Daugherty, Sean Walker, Amanda Dennis, Lisa Czechowski, Matt Simpson, Asya Miller, Daryl Walker and Josh Welborn.
> USABA Board of Directors Q&A: Jennifer Demby, Constituent Director  
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> HOMETOWN: Wharton, New Jersey
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> WHY DO YOU FEEL THE WORK OF USABA IS IMPORTANT TO AMERICANS WHO ARE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED?: The facilitation of adaptive sports activities through the USABA is a great opportunity for Americans who are blind and visually impaired. Spreading awareness and information about sports for the blind and participation in physical activity is essential for better overall health. I believe that we can all contribute our talents and creative abilities toward inclusion and positive social change for underserved communities that need our help. I am in alignment with the USABA's mission to provide life-changing experiences through adaptive sports to create value for athletes with disabilities.
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> Learn more about Jennifer Demby.
> Athlete Spotlight: Wren Zimmerman, Show Jumping           
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> As a teenager, Wren Zimmerman was diagnosed with Stargardt's disease and became legally blind halfway through college, but she chose the sport of show jumping after her diagnosis. Her goal is to rise to the highest level -- Grand Prix -- and become ranked among the best in the world.
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> "I feel amazing when I'm on that horse," she says. "It's definitely freedom from a disability, and nothing compares to it." Wren's story.
> BLIND, Inc. Participates in 5k Wellness Activity Challenge   
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> As part of the USABA Wellness Activity Challenge, staff and students at Minnesota-based BLIND, Inc. participated in the YWCA Race Againts Racism 5k at Lake Nokomis on Sunday, August 8. Participants were greeted by beautiful weather and everyone involved completed the course.
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> "We got to spend time with others, meet new people, and give back to our community," said Kyle Hanneman, facilities manager and physical fitness instructor at BLIND, Inc. 
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> USABA's Wellness Activity Challenge encourages persons who are blind or visually impaired to increase their physical activity level and develop a daily routine that endorses a healthy lifestyle during and following completion of the program.
> Eyecycle Visits U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum 
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> Denver-based Eyecyle, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the quality of life and independence of their blind and visually impaired stokers by offering organized tandem rides, recently spent a day riding the trails around Colorado Springs and visiting the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum. In addition to touring the museum and its interactive exhibits, the group of 21 pilots and stokers enjoyed a lunch in the museum's Flame Cafe and a welcoming talk by USABA CEO Molly Quinn. The group of cyclists included Eyecyle founder Randie Polidori and president Theresa Montano, as well as 1992 Paralympian Bob Bradler.
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