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Anne Merklinger, twice a runner-up at the Canadian women's curling championship, is the new chief executive officer of Own the Podium, the Olympic organization's chairman, John Furlong, announced Thursday. Merklinger, 53, of Ottawa replaces Alex...
The Podium promoted from within Thursday, naming Anne Merklinger as its new chief executive officer. Merklinger was OTP’s director of summer sport under former CEO Alex Baumann, who stepped down Oct. 1 to take a similar position in the New Zealand sport...
Switzerland's Gregor Baumann, left, and his teammates Patrick Bloechliger, Alex Baumann, Juerg Egger start their run down the track during the four-man World Cup bobsled event in Calgary, Alberta, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. View Photo »
It made me think a lot about family and what was important in life
The Podium promoted from within Thursday, naming Anne Merklinger as its new chief executive officer. Merklinger was OTP's director of summer sport under former CEO Alex Baumann, who stepped down Oct. 1 to take a similar position in the New Zealand sport...
Merklinger, whose career in high-performance sport spans more than four decades as an athlete and leader, has been named as the chief executive officer of Own the Podium, succeeding Alex Baumann. The 53-year-old former swimmer, and top curler and...
The Podium promoted from within Thursday, naming Anne Merklinger as its new chief executive officer. Merklinger was OTP's director of summer sport under former CEO Alex Baumann, who stepped down Oct. 1 to take a similar position in the New Zealand sport...
Switzerland's Gregor Baumann (LtoR), Patrick Bloechliger, Alex Baumann and Juerg Egger speed down the horse shoe bend at the natural ice track during the first run of the four-man competition at the FIBT Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup tournament in the... View Photo »
She then became a world-class curler, finishing third at the 1990 world championships as an alternate before skipping her own team to silver-medal finishes at the 1998 and 2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts. Merklinger replaces Alex Baumann, the two-time...
The fear from this corner was that they would hire a big name just for the sake of having one, but that it wouldn’t be the right fit for Canadian sport. Merklinger is the right fit. “I’m not an Alex Baumann, I didn’t win two Olympic gold medals and set...
Alexander ("Alex") Sasha Baumann (born April 21, 1964) is a Canadian athlete, who won two gold medals and set two world records in swimming at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Full Article
Switzerland's team Gregor Baumann (L) and Alex Baumann speed down the horse shoe bend at the natural ice track during a training session of the two-man competition at the Bobsleigh World Cup tournament in the Swiss mountain resort of St. Moritz January 19, 2012.
View Photo »Gregor Baumann, Patrick Bloechliger, Alex Baumann and Juerg Egger on Bob Switzerland I compete in the four men FIBT Bobsleigh World Cup competition in Schoenau am Koenigssee January 15, 2012.
View Photo »Gregor Baumann, foreground, and Alex Baumann of Switzerland bob 2 react after the Men's Bob World Cup in Koenigssee, southern Germany, on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. Switzerland 2 placed fourth. AP Photo/Matthias Schrader).
View Photo »Gregor Baumann and Alex Baumann on Bob Switzerland II compete in the men's FIBT Bobsleigh World Cup competition in Schoenau am Koenigssee January 14, 2012.
View Photo »Gregor Baumann and Alex Baumann of Switzerland starts with 2-men bob Switzerland 2 during the Men's Bob World Cup in Koenigssee, southern Germany, on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012.
View Photo »Switzerland's Gregor Baumann (LtoR), Patrick Bloechliger, Alex Baumann and Juerg Egger speed down the horse shoe bend at the natural ice track during the first run of the four-man competition at the FIBT Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup tournament in the Swiss mountain resort of St. Moritz...
View Photo »Switzerland's team Gregor Baumann (front) and Alex Baumann speed down the natural ice track during the first run of the two-man competition FIBT Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup tournament in the Swiss mountain resort of St. Moritz January 21, 2012.
View Photo »Swiss bob team with Gregor Baumann, Patrick Bloechliger, Alex Baumann and Juerg Egger compete during the first competition race of the four Men Bob World Cup in Schoenau, southern Germany, on January 15, 2012.
View Photo »Team Switzerland with driver Gregor Baumann, Patrick Bloechliger, Alex Baumann and Juerg Egger speeds down the track during the Men's Bob World Cup in Koenigssee, southern Germany, on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012.
View Photo »Switzerland's driver Gregor Baumann (front) and his pushers Patrick Bloechlinger, Alex Baumann and Juerg Egger compete on the track of the men's four man bobsleigh at the FIBT Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup and European Championships competition in Altenberg January 8, 2012.
View Photo »Switzerland's driver Gregor Baumann (R) and pusher Alex Baumann compete during men's two man bobsleigh at the FIBT Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup competition in Altenberg January 7, 2012.
View Photo »Driver Gregor Baumann of team Switzerland 1 crashes in the track together with his pushers Thomas Klettner, Alex Baumann and Patrick Bloechliger during the four-men bobsleigh World Cup competition in the western German town of Winterberg December 18, 2011.
View Photo »Team Switzerland with Gregor Baumann (front), Patrick Bloechliger, Alex Baumann and Juerg Egger race down the ice track during their first run of the four-men's FIBT Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships competition in the Bavarian resort of Schoenau am Koenigssee February 26, 2011.
View Photo »Switzerland's team Gregor Baumann (L) and Alex Baumann speed down the horse shoe bend at the natural ice track during a training session of the two-man competition at the Bobsleigh World Cup tournament in the Swiss mountain resort of St. Moritz January 19, 2012.
View Photo »It made me think a lot about family and what was important in life
