Olympic Training Center

While on the same trip that took me to Philmont, we stayed at my cousins for a few days in Colorado Springs. One of the things that we viewed while there was a tour of one of the U.S.'s Olympic Training Centers. The neat part was seeing where all the athletes train, especially with the Bejing Olympics coming this August. The training center focused on more indoor events, so a lot of the outdoor events train other places.

When we drove into the the parking lot this sign greeted us to state where we were.

A long sidewalk connected all of the buildings together. It also had every olympic sport portrayed with statues. You can see soccer on the right side.

This was the main training room for the wrestlers, who do two styles: Greco Roman and freestyle

There was a big pool where many of the water athletes practice such as the polo team or a lap swimmer. Unfortunately most of the big name swimmers train elsewhere, so we weren't able to glimpse Michael Phelps.

Inside the main building we could see an Olympic Hall of Fame made up of fabled Olympians from the US, like the 1980 Miracle Hockey team.

Outside you could see a statue of athletes holding up the world. It was very complex and detailed.

Here you can read "Amazing Awaits" which is the motto from the U.S. Olympic team right now.

This was a one of the gyms where the gymnists could practice. A basketball team could also use this facility, as there was a gym floor under the mats.

The weight room was huge, like it needs to be to build up an Olympian body.