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Overhaul would give Congress power to fire USOPC board

Bill could quadruple U.S. Center for SafeSport money

DATE: Jul 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Sports

Report urges new board, funding model for U.S. Olympic system

DENVER – A report examining the U.S. Olympic system urges a move away from the “money for medals” funding system and a reconfigured board of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee that wo...

DATE: Jul 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Sports

Olympic committee to change process of Olympic bid races, host elections

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Olympics hosted in multiple cities or countries. Bidders pro-actively invited. Candidates recommended with possibly no opponents. Radical changes in how an...

DATE: Jun 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Italy’s Milan-Cortina wins vote to host 2026 Winter Olympics

Sweden loses eighth bid in last 41 years

DATE: Jun 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

USOC changes name to US Olympic & Paralympic Committee

CHICAGO – The U.S. Olympic Committee is changing its name to include the Paralympic movement. The organization will be known as the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee under a cha...

DATE: Jun 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Sports

Nassar judge, Olympians back USOC oversight push in Congress

Commission set up to look into Olympic Committee

DATE: Jun 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Nassar judge, Olympians back USOC oversight push in Congress

DENVER – The judge who sentenced former sports doctor Larry Nassar to prison and a group of Olympians are backing an effort to create a committee to look into the operations of the U.S. Olym...

DATE: Jun 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Denver measure requires voter consent for any Olympics bid

DENVER – Denver voters have resoundingly approved a ballot measure requiring the city to seek their consent before spending public funds on any future Olympics bid. Colorado Polit...

DATE: Jun 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Sports

Lindsey Vonn to retire after world Championships

Final race to be Feb. 10 in downhill event

DATE: Feb 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

China’s Xi: 2022 Winter Games will be green, inclusive, open

BEIJING –Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country is well on track to deliver a “spectacular” 2022 Winter Olympic Games. China’s government was firmly committed to staging th...

DATE: Jan 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Russian Olympic Committee rejects prospect of 2020 ban

MOSCOW – The Russian Olympic Committee said Tuesday there is no chance its team could be banned from next year’s Olympics, even though that’s the consequence threatened by a key World Anti-D...

DATE: Jan 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Sexual abuse claims rock South Korean speedskating

More elite athletes step forward to accuse coaches of sexual abuse

DATE: Jan 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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