US Olympic team gets digital sendoff - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

Social media is expected to play a big role in this year's Olympic games, and today, you can join in as Team USA gets a digital sendoff!

Until five o'clock today, the United States Olympic Committee brings you athlete chats on Facebook along with live athlete question and answers sessions on Twitter.

You can send the athletes your good wishes before they head to London in search of gold. On Twitter, you can tweet to the @USOlympic handle or use the hashtag #GoTeamUSA, and the USOC and athletes will retweet your messages.

WTHR Olympic Zone - Slide shows, video, stories and more on the Indiana athletes who are heading to the games.

Chats on Facebook.com/USOlympicTeam

1:00 p.m. EDT: Tyson Chandler (basketball)
1:30 p.m. EDT: Kayla Harrison (judo)
2:30 p.m. EDT: Anna Johannes (Paralympic swimming)
3:00 p.m. EDT: Connor Fields (BMX)
3:30 p.m. EDT: Maya Moore (basketball)
4:00 p.m. EDT: Marcus Browne (boxing)
4:30 p.m. EDT: Tony Azevedo (water polo)

Q&A sessions on athlete Twitter handles

12 - 1 p.m. EDT: Ryan Lochte (swimming), Jason Richardson (track & field), Mariya Koroleva (synchronized swimming),Conor Dwyer (swimming), Brendan Hansen (swimming), Mary Killman (synchronized swimming), Ricky Berens (swimming)
1 - 2 p.m. EDT: Joshua Richmond (shooting), Amanda Furrer (shooting), Glenn Eller (shooting), Corey Cogdell (shooting), Sara Hendershot(rowing), Sarah Lihan (sailing), Nick McCrory (diving), Silas Stafford (rowing)
2 - 3 p.m. EDT: Mariel Zagunis (fencing), Lea Davison (cycling), Tim Morehouse (fencing)
3 - 4 p.m. EDT: Natalie Coughlin (swimming), Lauren Crandall (field hockey), Michelle Kasold (field hockey), Reed Kessler (equestrian), Diana Lopez (taekwondo), Steven Lopez (taekwondo), Sarah Groff (triathlon), Manuel Huerta (triathlon)
4 - 5 p.m. EDT: Merrill Moses (water polo), Heather Petri (water polo), Casey Eichfeld (canoe), Caroline Queen (kayak)