Rio Olympics: USA Men chat with media

As the countdown draws nearer to the start of the Olympic triathlon action, the men’s team for the United States, Greg Billington, Ben Kanute and Joe Maloy, sat down with media outlets from all over the globe to chat about the Olympic experience here in Rio. The men will take the stage on August 18th, while the women’s race is on the 20th.

You’ve raced on this course before, last summer. What makes it challenging for you personally, and how does it play to your strengths?Billington: “Any course, when you go to the Olympics, it’s going to end up being an extremely hard, extremely challenging race. The fact that there is an incredible climb that we do eight times and a really steep, technical descent, really choppy water, and a hot, hard run just adds to that excitement. For me, it’s a swim, bike, run. It’s what I do every day, so I’m just excited to get out there and see what is the best I can do. I’ve been training for this — I mean, I started triathlon 10 years ago, and this is the pinnacle of that, so I’m excited to go out and race a bunch of people.”

Maloy: “How this course plays to my weaknesses, that’s up for my competitors to figure out, so I won’t answer that one. In terms of my strengths, to tell you the truth, I just really like Rio. I enjoy it here. I enjoy the vibes, I enjoy the atmosphere, the people, the culture, and I plan on soaking all that in and feeding off a little bit of that Olympic energy.”

Kanute: “It’s an Olympic Games, so no matter what course you’re on it’s going to be very challenging, very fast the entire time. This course is pretty unique with a one-loop ocean swim, a steep, hilly bike, and it’s a hot, fast run at the end. I’m just excited to go out …

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