Timothy Nardiello Explained

Timothy Nardiello
Sport:Luge
Birth Date:5 October 1960
Birth Place:Lake Placid, New York, United States

Timothy Nardiello (born October 5, 1960) is an American former luger and coach.[1] [2] He competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1988 Winter Olympics.[3] He later went on to coach the US national skeleton team.[4]

Biography

Nardiello was born in Lake Placid, New York, in 1960.[1] At high school, Nardiello played hockey, and was on the team that won the New York State Championship.[1] He took up luge, while working in a variety of jobs, including carpentry and fishing.[1] In 1986, Nardiello and Miro Zajonc became the first team from America to win a medal at a Luge World Cup race, finishing in second place.[1]

At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Nardiello competed in the men's singles event, finishing in 21st place.[5] Four years later, Frank Masley and Nardiello were the first two to qualify to the American Olympic luge team following their qualification runs at the US national trials.[6] At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Nardiello and Miro Zajonc competed in the doubles event, where they finished in eleventh place.[7]

Following his luge career, Nardiello became the coach of the US skeleton team.[1] However, just prior to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Nardiello was fired from the team.[8] Initially, he had been accused of the sexual harassment of members of the skeleton team.[9] After no supporting evidence was found for the claims against him,[10] he was reinstated a few weeks later.[1] Despite this, the US Olympic Committee then fired Nardiello after they had found he was still working as a coach while under suspension.[1] [11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Timothy Nardiello . Olympedia . February 25, 2022.
  2. Web site: Sex and drugs rock Olympics! . Hindustan Times . February 25, 2022.
  3. Timothy Nardiello Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111844/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/tim-nardiello-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . April 6, 2020.
  4. Web site: Around the World in Sports . Spectator News . February 25, 2022.
  5. Web site: Singles, Men (1984) . Olympedia . February 25, 2022.
  6. Web site: Frank Masley and Tim Nardiello became the first 1988 . UPI . February 25, 2022.
  7. Web site: Doubles, Open (1988) . Olympedia . February 25, 2022.
  8. Web site: Nardiello in court Monday in attempt to get job back . ESPN . February 25, 2022.
  9. Web site: Olympics notebook . The Augusta Chronicle . February 25, 2022.
  10. Web site: Nardiello Won't Join World Cup Team . AP News . February 25, 2022.
  11. Web site: U.S. Group Fires Skeleton Coach . Los Angeles Times . February 25, 2022.
  12. Web site: Nardiello won't coach Olympic team . Arizona Daily Sun . February 25, 2022.