Members of the U.S. Olympic Team worked out at SJSU during a practice session before leaving for Beijing on Thursday.
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Two-time Olympian Ronda Rousey poses with a fan. |
Two-time Olympian Valerie Gotay works on newaza with 2007 World Team member Marti Malloy. |
Athletes bow in. |
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Seven-time National Champion Sayaka Matsumoto looks excited to leave for her first trip to the Olympic Games. |
The Coaches for Practice (l-r): 1964 Olympic Coach Yosh Uchida, 2008 Coach Israel Hernandez, 2008 Team Leader Leo White, four-time Olympic Coach Eddie Liddie, 2008 Olympic Coach Jason Morris and 1996 Olympic Coach Mike Swain. |
Uchida talks to the players in the builidng named after him - Uchida Hall. |
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2008 Olympian Travis Stevens. |
2008 Olympian Daniel McCormick. |
Two-time Olympian Ronda Rousey. |
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Morris and Swain: Teammates in 1988 and 1992 and current National Training Site Coaches. |
Ryan Reser works out with Olympic alternate Jeremy Liggett. |
Matsumoto and 48kg alternate Annie Shiraishi take to the ground. |
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Two-time Olympian Valerie Gotay. |
Adler Volmar sports the USA logo after competing on his first Team for Haiti in 1996. |
Coaches need to stretch too! Liddie and Hernandez prepare for practice. |
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Hernandez has some alone time. |
Rousey's all smiles. |
Uchida Hall. |
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SJSU Team member Connor Driscoll. |
USA Judo banner. |
Matsumoto and Shiraishi. |
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Volmark takes a break. |
Shiraishi gets a breather. |
Matsumoto and Shiraishi. |
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Liddie, Swain and Morris. |
Jason waves to the camera. |
Reser and Liggett. |
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Matsumoto's cheesing. |
SJSU Team member Atsushi Yoshinaga. |
Two-time Olympian Taraje Williams-Murray pitches Liggett. |
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Volmar. |
Volmar throws Yoshinaga. |
Shiraishi. |
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Two-time Olympian Valerie Gotay. |
Volmar. |
Shiraishi and After-School All-Star Team member Lisette Abad. |
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Shiraishi and Gotay. |
Abad and Matsumoto. |
Reser and Liggett. |
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Matsumoto. |
Matsumoto. |
Yoshinaga's tired! |
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Williams-Murray and Matsumoto work out. |
Volmar and Yoshinaga. |
Shiraishi works on newaza. |
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Driscoll and Volmar. |
Rousey. |
Yoshinaga. |
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Lisette Abad works on newaza. |
Olympic medalists Swain and Hernandez. |
Williams-Murray and Liggett. |
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Swain stretching. |
Shiraishi. |
Yoshinaga watches practice. |
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Yoshinaga stretching. |
Williams-Murray and Liddie discuss strategy. |
Matsumoto holds down Abad. |
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Matsumoto and Shiraishi. |
Ryan Reser busts out a laugh. |
Matsumoto. |
