ADVISORY, Nov. 5, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What:
Olympic snowboardcross gold medalist Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME)
along with Paralympian Ralph Green (Brooklyn, NY) and freestyle
skiing World Cup winner Shelly Robertson (Reno, NV) will preside over
the Closing Bell Thursday, Nov. 6. The U.S. athletes, who are aiming
to compete at the 2010 Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, will
ring the Bell in recognition of the sponsors and donors that support
the Team many of which will be attending the Team's annual Ski and
Snowboard Ball at the Hammerstein Ballroom Thursday evening.
U.S. Ski Team/U.S. Snowboarding Sponsors traded on NASDAQ include:
* Charles Schwab (SCHW), official brokerage firm of the Team
* X Box 360 by Microsoft (MSFT), official video gaming partner of
the Team
* Yahoo! (YHOO), official internet services of the Team
* Sorel boots by Columbia (COLM), official lifestyle boot of U.S.
Snowboarding
Where:
NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio
When:
Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. ET
Contacts:
U.S. Ski Team/U.S. Snowboarding:
Juliann Fritz (media)
435.647.2061
jfritz@ussa.org
Shannon Brady (on-site)
435.714.1948
sbrady@ussa.org
NASDAQ MarketSite:
Jolene Libretto
646.441.5220
Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQOMX.com
Feed Information:
The Closing Bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on AMC-3/C-3 (ul 5985V; dl 3760H). The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.
Radio Feed:
An audio transmission of the Closing Bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.
Webcast:
A live webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx
Photos:
To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.
About the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding:
The U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding are governed by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, the national Olympic organization for skiing and snowboarding. The century old organization manages year-round nationwide development and elite programs, including the national teams, in six distinctly different Olympic sports: alpine, cross country, freestyle, nordic combined, ski jumping and snowboarding, as well as two Paralympic sports -- disabled alpine and disabled cross country. USSA is based in Park City, Utah. For more information about the Teams, visit www.usskiteam.com or www.ussnowboarding.com.
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