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THE BIG PICTURE: IOC confident that Beijing Winter Games can proceed amidst Covid crackdowns...
“When it comes to outbreaks in China and the closed-loop approach, it is a closed loop for that very reason. It means there will...
LANE ONE: Lest we forget what sport and winning are really about, a refresher...
We are less than a month from the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, where about 3,000 athletes will gather and we will celebrate mostly...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Bowe full of heart and smarts to help Jackson; would the...
(For Highlights of the major competitions of the weekend, click here.)
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
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Perhaps...
HIGHLIGHTS: Chen, Bell top U.S. figure skating champs; Bowe dominates U.S. speed skating Trials;...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world/updated/:
● Alpine Skiing ● Dealing with uncertain weather as well as the coronavirus, the FIS Alpine World...
THE TICKER: Is 2022 a lost year (already) for IOC and FIFA sponsors? Beijing...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
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“It is one month until the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Confidence from Beijing on holding Winter Games, unhappiness about the diplomatic...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
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“The Chinese government has reminded us on several occasions, and again...
LANE ONE: Beijing’s Winter Games are 31 days away, plus FIFA. World Athletics and...
As 2022 gets underway, our preview of the stories expected to make headlines this year started with nos. 10-6 on Monday. Now for the...
LANE ONE: The top stories coming in 2022? Start with transgenders, U.S. sprinters, the...
(Errata: Our end-of-the-year story on Thursday had Kevin Young’s 1992 world 400 m hurdles mark of 46.78 incorrectly listed at 46.72. Thanks to sharp-eyed...
HIGHLIGHTS: Diggins wins two Tour de Ski races; Meyers Taylor takes seasonal Bob lead;...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
(Errata: Our end-of-the-year story on Thursday had Kevin Young’s 1992 world 400 m hurdles mark of 46.78...
LANE ONE: The Tokyo Games, Karsten Warholm, the USA Gymnastics settlement and more topped...
(For our 832-event International Sports Calendar for 2022
and beyond, by date and by sport, click here!)
Our difficult, mixed-up world was aggressively disrupted for a...
LANE ONE: Integrity push, protests, low U.S. Tokyo ratings and future Games among 2021’s...
(For our 832-event International Sports Calendar for 2022
and beyond, by date and by sport, click here!)
There have been years with almost no sport at...
SPECIAL: Updated! Our revised, 832-event International Sports Calendar for 2022 now posted!
(Errata: Some readers received a version of Monday’s post erroneously identifying
IOC Sports Director Kit McConnell as “Kim McConnell.” Sorry, Kit!)
The coronavirus continues to plague...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: IOC warns federations on anti-Semitism; cricket and MMA looking to be...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
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A letter from the International Olympic Committee urged International Federations to...
THE TICKER: Shiffrin second at Courchevel, but has World Cup lead; NHL officially out...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
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The FIS Alpine World Cup tour ended its pre-holiday schedule with competitions...
PANORAMA: FINA short-course Worlds end with four world records; no NHL players in Beijing;...
Key status updates on the urgent stories in Olympic sport:
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The 15th FINA World 25 m Championships in Abu Dhabi (UAE) ended with...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: MacNeil gets 50 m Back WR in Abu Dhabi; Tokyo costs...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
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The penultimate day of the FINA World 25 m Championships continued...
LANE ONE: World Athletics chief Coe says of Oregon22’s impact on U.S. track &...
(For our Highlights of the weekend’s top competitions, including world records
in weightlifting – 1,085 pounds! – and swimming, click here.)
“Oregon, I'm unashamedly going to...
HIGHLIGHTS: Astounding 1,085-pound world weightlifting record for Talakhadze; Haughey sets world mark in Short-Course...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world/updated/:
● Alpine Skiing ● The FIS Alpine World Cup was in Italy and France, with the U.S....
BULLETIN: USOPC Board kinda, sorta (definitely) approves Salt Lake City bid for 2030 Olympic...
“Our hat is in the ring and if we can make it work for 2030 on all levels, I think no one would be...
LANE ONE: No matter what name it goes by, the International Boxing Association is...
Known for decades by its French acronym of AIBA – for Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur – the international sports federation for boxing re-branded...