LANE ONE: Could Kasper’s outburst lead to a reduction in the size of the...
In case you missed it, there was a huge explosion inside the Olympic Movement last week after an interview with Federation Internationale de Ski...
THE BIG PICTURE: Int’l Paralympic Committee reinstates Russia, but with lot of conditions
Since the Russian doping scandal broke in 2015, the International Paralympic Committee has been much stronger in its dealings with its Russian National Paralympic...
THE BIG PICTURE: Race walking desperate to save its place on the Olympic program
It’s no secret that when discussions about contracting the number of athletes and events in the Olympic Games come up, race walking is always...
GLOBETROTTING by Phil Hersh: In men’s skating, Nathan Chen now a real challenger to...
All you Hanyu bots can start getting your fingers near the send button.
Because no figure skating fans get more dyspeptic than many of Yuzuru...
THE BIG PICTURE: IOC starts boxing inquiry with 41 questions
The International Olympic Committee’s inquiry into boxing has finally gotten started.
The International Boxing Association, known by its old French acronym of AIBA, is in...
LANE ONE: To grow track & field, Sebastian Coe of 2019 needs to talk...
Britain’s Sebastian Coe was one of the finest middle-distance runners of all time. He was so good and so special that he sold thousands...
SPEED READ: Headlines from The Sports Examiner for Monday, 4 February 2019
Welcome to The Sports Examiner SPEED READ, a 100 mph (44.7 m/s) review of what happened over the last 72 hours in Olympic sport:
LANE...
PAN AM-O-RAMA: Three candidates for new Junior Pan American Games
The Panam Sports Organization announced on Thursday that three cities have applied to host the first Junior Pan American Games in 2021:
● Cali, Colombia
●...
TOKYO 2020 Panorama: Government costs are still an issue, but there will be lots...
The cost to the Japanese taxpayer for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo is holding steady – sort of – according to a Thursday...
SPEED READ: Headlines from The Sports Examiner for Friday, 1 February 2019
Welcome to The Sports Examiner SPEED READ, a 100 mph (44.7 m/s) review of what happened this week in Olympic sport:
LANE ONE
Wednesday: The United...
THE BIG PICTURE: Court of Arbitration for Sport confirms 12 Russian track & field...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) came under enormous criticism after reversing 28 suspensions handed out by the International Olympic Committee’s Disciplinary Commission...
LANE ONE: Appreciating another legacy of the 1984 Olympic Games: David Simon
The modern Olympic Movement was dramatically changed with the staging of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad in Los Angeles in 1984.
The private financing,...
LANE ONE: The USOC figured out that it has an undiscovered sponsor: the NCAA
With all of the news about Congressional commissions and inquiries into the United States Olympic Committee, an important story appeared in the 21 January...
THE BIG PICTURE: USA Gymnastics stays on course, makes new hires
For an organization that the United States Olympic Committee is trying to destroy, USA Gymnastics seems quite alive and even well.
New USAG chair Kathryn...
LANE ONE: International Paralympic Committee to Malaysia: no Israel, no World Championships
It has not been lost on observers of the Olympic Movement that if you want to find an organization with a disciplinary backbone, look...
SPEED READ: Headlines from The Sports Examiner for Friday, 25 January 2019
Welcome to The Sports Examiner SPEED READ, a 100 mph (44.7 m/s) review of what happened over the last 96 hours in Olympic sport:
LANE...
THE BIG PICTURE: Bad news for weightlifting after six Thai positives
The International Weightlifting Federation has turned itself inside out trying to eliminate the scourge of doping, but it has been difficult.
Despite a massive education...
LANE ONE: WADA lets Russia skate for now, but there is a new line...
There wasn’t much surprise from the conference-call meeting of the World Ani-Doping Agency’s Executive Committee on Tuesday (22nd) as it confirmed the continuation of...
SPEED READ: Headlines from The Sports Examiner for Monday, 21 January 2019
Welcome to The Sports Examiner SPEED READ, a 100 mph (44.7 m/s) review of what happened over the last 72 hours in Olympic sport:
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LANE ONE: More projections on what the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics...
Last Tuesday’s introduction of a bill by U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-Colorado) may be the start of a process which will empanel a 16-member...
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