The forgotten USA Archer: Victor Wunderle

Just a note here. Lots of Olympic news are crossing my desk, lots of profiles and insights into the Olympic archers. All except one: Victor Wunderle. Silence. Nada.

Victor Wunderle

I take this to mean one thing: FOCUS. This gentleman from Illinois must have his focus set on technique, procedure, and target. I’ll keep you informed.

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USA Olympic Archer :Khatuna Lorig

This is a great picture of Khatuna Lorig from the LA Times. Good luck in the games! We’ll be cheering for you.

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Brady Ellison – On mental training

Olympic archer Ellison lets competition ‘go to his head’

Brady Ellison

“It’s all mental,” says the 19-year-old Ellison, a native of Glendale , Ariz. , who won the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials gold medal in May. “I train more mentally than I do technically. When you’re working on form and shooting, it’s good to work on your technique, but at the same time, you have to work on your mental routine and your mental game.

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Quotes from the USA Olympic Archery Team

Archery Press Conference quotes

Check out this posting to hear from coach Kisik Lee and the other team mates.

“The facilities are excellent, probably the best I’ve best Olympic venue and village that I’ve been at yet. We have a great team. Individual in our sport is very difficult. It’s 12 arrows to a guy and who knows what will happen. We all have a definite chance at medaling and honestly I’d be kind of surprised if our team doesn’t medal in the team event.” — Butch Johnson

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US Olympic Archer Profile : Khatuna Lorig

USAToday : Archer Lorig’s journey leads her to fourth Olympic appearance

Khatuna Lorig By Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY

She is at her fourth Olympics with her third country, this time hoping the “Star Spangled Banner” will be played in her honor. She begins competing Saturday.

“It would be a great pleasure to stand up there — me, personally — and to hear the national anthem,” says Lorig, 34. “The whole world would hear it.”

U.S. head coach Kisik Lee ranks Lorig among the top 11 archers in the world. He says her focus and technical skills have improved in her time with the team.

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Jennifer Nichols : Olympic Archer

The Rocky Mountain News gives us a further insight into the USA Olympic archer, Jennifer Nichols.

Jennifer Nichols practices her form

During a promotional tour in New York, she shot an apple off a mannequin’s head, a strawberry off a piece of cheesecake, a cluster of cream cheese out of the hole of a bagel. She chatted with Matt Lauer on NBC’s Today Show and popped up with the morning crew at ESPN.

But archery is a grind, and Nichols is a perfectionist. The willowy 24-year-old shoots up to 230 arrows a day in her backyard, six days a week, pumps iron and follows a strict cardio training regimen.

Rocky Mountain News.com : Cheyenne archer at home on the range

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Olympic Archer Profile : Brady Ellison

Olympic Archer Brady Ellison

“I want to be one of the best that has ever lived,” said the Arizona native. “My personal thing is I’m really dedicated. I’ve got a lot of drive. My parents are very supportive and I’ve got the best coach in world.”

The Foothills Focus: Taking aim at olympic gold

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TSN: 2008 Summer Olympic Games Preview of Archery

The Sports Network: 2008 Summer Olympic Games Preview – Archery

The sports network gives a great overview of what is the outlook for the US Archery team. The Koreans will definitely be tough. Will the US team have enough to overthrow them?

The U.S. Archery Team will look for success at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing with the recent hiring of world renowned archery coach Kisik Lee. Coach Lee will try to help the U.S. men bring home a medal in 2008 after falling just short (fourth) at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

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