U.S. Olympians, 2014 Olympic Hopefuls to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

ADVISORY, Feb. 5, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:

U.S. Olympians, 2014 Olympic Hopefuls will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square.

In honor of the one year countdown to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, Patrick Sandusky, Chief Communications & Public Affairs Officer, Unites States Olympic Committee,will ring the Closing Bell along with US Olympians:

Sasha Cohen, 2006 Olympic figure skating silver medalist

Emily Hughes, 2006 Olympic figure skater

Sarah Hughes, 2002 Olympic figure skating champion

Tara Lipinski, 1998 Olympic figure skating champion

Chuck Berkeley, 2010 Olympic bobsledder and 2014 Olympic hopeful

Keri Herman, 2014 Olympic hopeful for slopestyle skiing

Tom Wallisch, 2014 Olympic hopeful for slopestyle skiing

Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET  

Contact:

Vanessa Virbitsky

(719) 237-3588 

vanessa.virbitsky@usoc.org

NASDAQ MarketSite:

Jen Knapp

(212) 401-8916

Jennifer.knapp@nasdaqomx.com

Feed Information:

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Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West

18 mhz Lower

DL 3811 Vertical

FEC 3/4

SR 13.235

DR 18.295411

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Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at:

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Photos:

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