INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 29, 2008- Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, USA Gymnastics President Steve Penny, and legendary coach Bela Karolyi announced today that all-session ticket packages for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials- Gymnastics, scheduled for June 19-22 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, go on sale on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 12 p.m. ET.
All-session ticket prices range from $100 to $500 and can be purchased online at ComcastTIX.com, charge by phone at 1-800-298-4200, at the Wachovia Center Box Office, or through participating area gymnastics clubs. Visa is the only card accepted for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials- Gymnastics.
“We have a deep and talented group of gymnasts in the United States who are all pursuing an Olympic dream,” Penny said. “The U.S. Olympic Team Trials will showcase the absolute best from these athletes.”
“Hosting the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Gymnastics is an honor for the City of Philadelphia," Nutter said. "As a City passionate for all sports, we’re excited about opening the doors of our great community to the thousands of fans who will come and experience Philadelphia this June.”
“Our previous Olympic bid efforts served as a great launching pad for Philadelphia to bring more Olympic-related sporting events to this region,” said Joseph M. Torsella, co-chairman, Philadelphia Olympic & International Sports Project, an initiative of the Philadelphia Sports Congress. “Hosting the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for gymnastics will help us to celebrate the 2008 Road to Beijing, and sets us well on our way to positioning Philadelphia as a truly international sports city.”
The U.S. Olympic Team Trials- Gymnastics begins on June 19 at 7 p.m. with the first day of the men’s competition, followed by the women’s competition on June 20 at 7 p.m. Competition for the men concludes on June 21 at 3 p.m., and the women wrap up competition on June 22 at 6 p.m.
Past sites for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for gymnastics are: 2004, Anaheim, Calif.; 1996 and 2000, Boston; 1992, Baltimore, Md.; 1988, Salt Lake City, Utah; and 1980 and 1984, Jacksonville, Fla.
The U.S. Olympic Team Trials for all sports is a collaborative, three-way partnership between the U.S. Olympic Committee, the national governing bodies and the local organizing committees.
About the Wachovia Center
The Wachovia Center, one of the nation's most premier facilities, has already hosted the l996 World Cup of Hockey, the l997 Stanley Cup Finals, the 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, l999 American Hockey League All-Star Game, the 2000 NCAA Women's Final Four, the 2000 Republican National Convention, the 2001 NBA Finals, the 2001 NCAA Men's East Regionals, the 2002 X Games, the 2002 NBA All-Star Game and the 2006 NCAA Men's First and Second Round Games.
About Comcast-Spectacor
Comcast-Spectacor (comcast-spectacor.com) is the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment company which owns the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), the Philadelphia 76ers (NBA), the Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL), the two arenas in which their teams play, the Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum, four Flyers Skate Zone community ice skating and hockey rinks and Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. In addition, Comcast-Spectacor is also the principal owner of Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field with more than 70 facilities throughout the United States and Canada; Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage service provider; New Era Tickets, a ticketing and marketing company for public assembly facilities; Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company; and 3601 Creative Group, a full-service in-house advertising agency. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces 10 nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC.
About the Philadelphia Sports Congress
The Philadelphia Sports Congress (PSC), a division of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, www.PhiladelphiaUSA.travel seeks to attract major sporting events and conventions to the Philadelphia area. The Sports Congress, working in conjunction with the City of Philadelphia, the city’s professional teams and universities, has attracted many events to the city and is currently working on bids for future sporting events. The Philadelphia Sports Congress operates the Army/Navy Game on behalf of the City of Philadelphia.
About 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 complete information, log on to www.usa-gymnastics.org.
