Tag: U.S. Olympic Committee
LANE ONE: USOC Board focuses on Congress, athlete advocacy and gymnastics in L.A. Board...
The United States Olympic Committee has been battered by accusations and scandal, hammered in Congressional hearings, changed out its leadership ... and got the...
THE BIG PICTURE: With Congress on its tail, USOC is putting heat on its...
Stung by the multiple Congressional inquiries into its responses – or lack of responses – to the sexual-abuse situations in swimming, gymnastics and other...
THE BIG PICTURE: German Cartel Office relaxes IOC’s Rule 40 restrictions through 2026
A long administrative process that began in 2017 resulted in a decision issued Wednesday (27th) that “extended” the personal advertising activities of German athletes...
THE BIG PICTURE: USA Gymnastics hires a new chief executive (again)
USA Gymnastics has been targeted by the United States Olympic Committee for de-certification as the National Governing Body for the sport, but it isn’t...
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: Athlete protests about the USOC demonstrate how to miss an opportunity
Much has been made over the past several days about protests from a group of athletes calling themselves the “Committee to Restore Integrity to...
SPEED READ: Headlines from The Sports Examiner for Friday, 11 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:
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LANE ONE: Ready for chaos? This might be the year for it in Olympic...
If you thought 2018 was a rough year for the Olympic Movement, in board rooms, courtrooms and the halls of the U.S. Congress, get...
LANE ONE: The top Olympic-sport stories of 2018, part II: Nassar overshadows all
As 2018 fades away, what were the top stories of the year in the Olympic Movement, both in the U.S. and worldwide? We found...
LANE ONE: U.S. House committee report indicates little change coming to the Ted Stevens...
While the Ropes & Gray Report on the Larry Nassar sex-abuse scandal has grabbed most of the national headlines, an important report from one...
LANE ONE: U.S. Olympic Committee drops the hammer on USA Gymnastics, but also on...
The FIG World Championships in Artistic Gymnastics finished in Doha (QAT) on Saturday. On Monday, new U.S. Olympic Committee chief executive, Sarah Hirshland, announced...
LANE ONE: Mary Bono resigns from USA Gymnastics; Translation: “Who needs this !@#$ ?”
The world’s no. 1 women’s gymnastics team is now part of a worldwide laughing stock as Mary Bono, hired as the interim Chief Executive...
Katie Ledecky’s Star Trek problem: To boldly go where no one has gone before?
TSX HEADLINES – for May 18, 2018: In her first swim as a professional athlete, Katie Ledecky set a world record in the 1,500...
Katie Ledecky’s Star Trek problem: To boldly go where no one has gone before?
TSX HEADLINES – for May 18, 2018: In her first swim as a professional athlete, Katie Ledecky set a world record in the 1,500...
IAAF schedule for Doha’s 2019 Worlds admits track & field is boring
TSX HEADLINES – for May 11, 2018: The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced the schedule for its 2019 World Championships in Doha...
IAAF schedule for Doha’s 2019 Worlds admits track & field is boring
TSX HEADLINES – for May 11, 2018: The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced the schedule for its 2019 World Championships in Doha...
Endgame: Abused gymnasts asking for USOC & USA Gymnastics takeover
TSX HEADLINES – for Mar. 5, 2018: The legal entanglements concerning the Larry Nasser sexual abuse scandal will go on for years. But two...
Endgame: Abused gymnasts asking for USOC & USA Gymnastics takeover
TSX HEADLINES – for Mar. 5, 2018: The legal entanglements concerning the Larry Nasser sexual abuse scandal will go on for years. But two...
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