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Globetrotting by Phil Hersh

2024 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Biden backs Haudenosaunee team for LA28; more Milan-Cortina worries over sliding and hockey; Germany bidding for 2036-40?

2020 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: WADA calls for Valieva case decision, or it will take over; U.S. has only one sport that matters; Vancouver 2030 Winter bid...

5-Ring Circus

GLOBETROTTING by Phil Hersh: With gold haul from world meets, Biles and Dressel get more as best of international sports in 2019

Figure Skating

FIGURE SKATING Panorama: Nathan Chen’s “transcendent greatness,” but Yuzuru Hanyu is also no. 1 (in another way)

5-Ring Circus

GLOBETROTTING by Phil Hersh: Who will win 2019 figure skating worlds? My gold medal crystal ball perfectly clear on just one event

Figure Skating

GLOBETROTTING by Phil Hersh: SafeSport calls out figure skating for unchecked “culture of abuse”

Figure Skating

GLOBETROTTING by Phil Hersh: In Russian Figure Skating Federation’s no-win game to pick worlds team, Tuktamysheva the loser

Figure Skating

GLOBETROTTING by Phil Hersh: U.S. Figure Skating disappointed over all questions left unanswered by SafeSport decision to end investigation into allegations against late national...

5-Ring Circus

GLOBETROTTING by Phil Hersh: In men’s skating, Nathan Chen now a real challenger to even the best of Yuzuru Hanyu

Alpine Skiing

GLOBETROTTING by Phil Hersh: Lindsey Vonn, who sped past limits to top of ski racing (and sometimes flew into safety nets), is coming to...

Figure Skating

GLOBETROTTING by Phil Hersh: The John Coughlin story, tragic for all involved, should lead to empathy and understanding instead of finger-pointing

5-Ring Circus

GLOBETROTTING by Phil Hersh: Gracie Gold ‘s wise decision to forgo U.S. Skating Championships was “Gracie’s alone” – and one of few clear answers...

5-Ring Circus

GLOBETROTTING: Hanyu, Ledecká rise above it all in a year when world sport needed them – and other athletes – as salvation from scandal...

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Fencing

FENCING: International federation at a financial crossroads, projects 19,575% increase in marketing revenue for 2026 and will still lose millions

2032 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: AIU’s Howman sounds the alarm on anti-doping effectiveness; Olympic luge training on the new Cortina track; World Treadmill Champs in ‘26!

Figure Skating

FIGURE SKATING: Ex-Russian/German skater Efimova seeking accelerated U.S. citizenship to compete in 2026 Olympic Pairs with husband Misha Mitrofanov

2028 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: Major league players possible at LA28; Liu and Chock & Bates win at ISU Grand Prix in China; U.S. women rebound vs. Portugal,...

Cycling

CYCLING: Netherlands wins nine golds, as Lavreysen dominates sprints (again) and van de Wouw gets three wins at UCI World Track Championships