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The Olympic Summer Games’ postponement to 2021 in Tokyo set a series of ripples throughout the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee that the organization is adapting to on a daily basis. “The timing implications of the postponement are significant,” USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland said during the latest Sports Business Journal/CAA World Congress virtual event. “We […]
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Having hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games once before, Salt Lake City and the state of Utah have formed a joint committee “in preparation for a future Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.” Governor Gary Herbert and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall jointly named members to the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games. […]
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The designation was one letter, but its meaning continued to resonate throughout the 2019 Team USA Awards held recently in Burbank, California. The U.S. Olympic Committee’s name change to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, made over the summer, continues to be recognized by all the athletes and dignitaries who were on hand. “It’s incredible, […]
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The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has hired Bahati VanPelt as its chief of athlete services. Reporting to CEO Sarah Hirshland, VanPelt will lead a division committed to advancing the support and resources available to Team USA athletes off the field of play. “With a role this important, it was critical that we found […]
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Luella Chavez D’Angelo has been hired by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee as its chief marketing and communications officer to lead USOPC marketing and communications initiatives, including setting and stewarding the overall strategic direction for the organization and its properties. Chavez D’Angelo brings over 30 years of experience as a top marketing and […]
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In addresses to the members of the Olympic and Paralympic movement, leaders of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee said the organization has changed as a result of recent scandals involving abuse of athletes and that there needs to be more trust moving forward between athletes and the administrators overseeing the sports that they represent. […]
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The U.S. Olympic Committee will move Salt Lake City forward as its potential bid city for a 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games or beyond, selecting the Utah capital and former Games host over a competing bid from Denver. The move allows an extraordinary amount of time for a potential bid as the International Olympic […]
Continue ReadingAn independent report commissioned by the U.S. Olympic Committee in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal at USA Gymnastics…
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The Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition has announced that it will no longer seek a bid to host the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, citing concerns over the financial viability with the Summer Games headed to Los Angeles in 2028. Reno-Tahoe had been one of three regions intending to become a potential U.S. host […]
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The U.S. Olympic Committee has taken the initial steps to revoke USA Gymnastics’ recognition as the national governing body for the sport in the United States following months of turmoil at the organization in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. In an open letter to the gymnastics community, USOC CEO Sarah Hirshland said […]
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Fraser Bullock was officially named executive chair and president for the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City while former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson was named as chief executive officer.
The @MountainWest Conference, in partnership with the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission, will host the 2025 Credit Union 1 Baseball Championship at Sloan Park in @VisitMesa, Arizona, May 21–24.
.@usavolleyball has announced that Denver will host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships on May 24–28, an event which will run alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship.
The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected to operate Destination KP, a new youth sports venue located on Long Island, New York, withTim O’Connell appointed as general manager.
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