No Medals for USA Olympics Funding

The current recession has certainly caused teams to scramble for sponsorship. USA Curling has taken one of the more drastic approaches, by lending its image to a condom manufacturer. The rest of USA Olympics has seen dramatic cutbacks in sponsors. Even though the Vancouver Games were supposed to bring in tons of money, USA Luge sponsor Verizon has cutback funding, DSB Bank- a USA Speedskating partner- has stopped operations, and donations funding USA Bobseld and Biathalon have been reduced to just a trickle of money. However, USA Olympics is optimistic about the next four years.

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