Video Skype Interview: Erin Kennedy USOC Youth Ambassador

Port Townsend Library - 10-year-old Brennan LaBrie, TIME For Kids, chats with Erin Kennedy, 2010 Youth Olympic Games U.S. Olympic Committee's Young Ambassador.

Kennedy, who serves as the Youth Development Manager for USA Rugby, was selected as the U.S. Young Ambassador in January. Her role at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games will be to encourage Team USA athletes to participate in the cultural and educational activities that will be part of the Games, along with supporting the U.S. Chef de Mission. As a new initiative developed by the IOC, the Young Ambassador will also participate in the youth sport forums and report on the activities for the IOC and USOC. - USOC Press Release March 2010

Youth Olympics: First Year

By Brennan LaBrie

Now that the Vancouver Games have come to an end, the next stop for this reporter will hopefully be Singapore. That's were the Youth Olympic Games, starting August 14 and running though August 26, will take place.

It will consist of 3.600 young athletes, ranging from ages 14-18, and 26 sports, including archery, football, kayaking and horse-back riding.

But what make this Olympics stand apart the most from the regular Olympic Games is their culture and education program, which over 50 interactive activities crafted along the five, educational themes of "Olympism, skills developmental, well-being, healthy lifestyle, social responsebility, and expressiion, helping them become well-rounded." The Olympic Committee has not launched something new like this for a long time, but have high hopes for this new undertaking.