USA Gymnastics national team members, from left, Mattie Larson of Los Angeles, Calif., Bridget Sloan, of Pittsboro, Ind., Alexandra Raisman of Needham, Mass. and Alicia Sacramone of Winchester, Mass., wear hotels robes along with towels on their heads in a light hearted salute to new corporate sponsor Hilton Worldwide during a press event at the Karolyi Ranch on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, in Huntsville, Texas.
Part of the Hilton deal sponsors specific athletes.
The 10 members of Team Hilton HHonors heading into Winter Cup are:
Alexy Bilozertchev of Hilliard, Ohio/U.S. Olympic Training Center
Chris Brooks of Houston/University of Oklahoma
Andrew Elkind of Cherry Hill, N.J./U.S. Olympic Training Center
Wes Haagensen of Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Olympic Training Center
Joey Hagerty of Albuquerque, N.M./U.S. Olympic Training Center
2004 Olympic all-around champion Paul Hamm of Waukesha, Wis./Swiss Turners
RJ Heflin of Harrisburg, Pa./Houston Gymnastics Academy
Jonathan Horton of Houston/Cypress Academy
Danell Leyva of Miami, Fla./Universal Gymnastics
Tim McNeill of Falls Church, Va./University of California, Berkeleyofficial USAG announcement
… The basics of the deal include a range of $1,000 to about $2,500 per month as a stipend along with bonuses for international medals. …
… According to several sources, Sasha (Artemev) has opted to sign with Team Gattaca for his 2012 Olympic Run. Details of the sponsorship will be announced soon but you can expect to see Sasha sporting Gattaca as (soon) as the upcoming Winter Cup. …
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