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W. Senior National Team. Adam Krikorian Named 2016 Team USA Coach Of The Games
- Updated: September 30, 2016
Sept. 30, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team Head Coach Adam Krikorian was named Team USA Best of the Games this past Wednesday at the Team USA Awards held at Georgetown University. In addition the U.S. Women’s Olympic Water Polo Team was a finalist for Team of the Olympic Games but in a rare defeat in 2016, came up short to the Women’s Gymnastic Team. It was part of a larger announcement from Team USA.Krikorian tweeted after the honor, “No such thing as individual awards, Coach of the Games is a tribute to this entire amazing group of people,” said Krikorian posting a photo of athletes and staff from the 2016 Olympic Games. The United States Olympic Committee today announced the 2016 winners for the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of the Games, recognizing Team USA’s outstanding performances and awe-inspiring achievements from the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the following categories:Coach of the Games – Adam Krikorian, Women’s Water PoloFemale Athlete of the Olympic Games, presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods – Katie Ledecky, SwimmingMale Athlete of the Olympic Games – Michael Phelps, SwimmingTeam of the Olympic Games, presented by Dow – U.S. Women’s Gymnastics TeamFemale Athlete of the Paralympic Games, presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods – Tatyana McFadden, Track and FieldMale Athlete of the Paralympic Games, presented by The Hartford – Brad Snyder, SwimmingTeam of the Paralympic Games, presented by Dow – U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball TeamThe awards were presented during a live taping of the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of the Games ceremony, held tonight at Georgetown University’s McDonough Arena in Washington, D.C. The awards show – which featured co-hosts Akbar Gbajabiamila and Matt Iseman from NBC’s Emmy nominated series American Ninja Warrior – will be televised on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) on Oct. 4 from 10-11 p.m. ET.The six athlete and team award winners were determined by online fan voting at TeamUSA.org/Awards, where nearly 400,000 fan votes determined 50 percent of the final tally. Members of the Olympic and Paralympic family – including an esteemed panel of Olympic and Paralympic journalists – accounted for the other 50 percent.The awards celebration also recognized Adam Krikorian, head coach of the gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team, as Coach of the Games; and North Baltimore Aquatic Club with the Building Dreams Award, presented by USG, which recognizes an individual, group or community that has gone above and beyond in its support of Team USA.The ceremony concluded with the presentation of the inaugural Jesse Owens Olympic Spirit Award, which was posthumously bestowed to Olympic boxing champion Muhammad Ali, who passed away on June 3 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Created in collaboration with the Owens family on the 80th anniversary of Owens’ record-breaking performances at the 1936 Olympic Games, the award annually recognizes an individual(s) who has served as a powerful force for good in society, inspiring others by contributing to a better world, uniting people or …
