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» Speedskater Hedrick works to regain his stride

Success came at breakneck speed when Chad Hedrick switched to long-track speedskating from inline in 2003. He was a world champion within a year and an Olympic champion in less than four years.

Posted: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:48:11 GMT

» Women ski jumpers to argue for Olympic spot

A group of women ski jumpers will get the chance to argue in a Canadian court on April 20 for their sport to be included in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Posted: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:15:12 GMT

» USA Basketball to move offices from Colorado to Arizona

USA Basketball says it's moving its headquarters from Colorado Springs to Glendale, Ariz. The group said Tuesday the new Arizona facility will include executive offices and a multi-court training facility.

Posted: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:24:24 GMT

» Davis' World Cup double impresses USA TODAY panel

Former Olympic speedskating gold medalist Shani Davis scored a pair of wins over the weekend in the Netherlands to capture this week's USA TODAY Olympic Athlete of the Week award.

Posted: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:27:03 GMT

» Hall of Fame basketball coach Pete Newell, 93, dies

Pete Newell, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who won an NCAA championship and Olympic gold medal and later tutored some of the game's greatest big men, died Monday. He was 93.

Posted: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:31:06 GMT

» Michael Phelps wins three Golden Goggle Awards

Michael Phelps' record-setting performance in Beijing earned him three Golden Goggle Awards on Monday at USA Swimming's annual banquet.

Posted: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:45:27 GMT

» Women want ski jumping invite to 2010 Games

Few people know about Lindsey Van, just as few had heard of Stacy Dragila before she became famous at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The U.S. Olympic Committee named Van athlete of the month for October. The ski jumper had just won her 13th national championship on Oct. 11. She holds the record for longest jump among men or women.

Posted: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:39:36 GMT

» Johnson & Johnson out as Olympic sponsor

The International Olympic Committee can't put a Band-Aid on this financial cut: Johnson & Johnson passed on the chance to renew its lucrative global sponsorship deal.

Posted: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:16:11 GMT

» Gary Hall Jr. retires after decorated swimming career

Gary Hall Jr., a 10-time Olympic medalist, has officially retired from swimming and turned his attention to a new challenge: helping those with diabetes lead long, productive lives.

Posted: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:12:38 GMT

» Davis takes second victory at World Cup skating stop

Christine Nesbitt and Kristina Groves of Canada were unstoppable in the women's 1000 Sunday, claiming the gold and silver medals at a World Cup speedskating meet in the Netherlands. Shani Davis of the United States picked up his second win of the weekend.

Posted: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:12:48 GMT

» Miller second to Grange in World Cup slalom opener

Bode Miller lost to Jean-Baptiste Grange by 0.79 seconds Sunday in the World Cup slalom opener, spoiling what could have been a perfect weekend for the American slalom skiers.

Posted: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:13:01 GMT

» American Vonn skis to victory in World Cup slalom opener

American Lindsey Vonn picked up where she left off last season, winning the World Cup slalom opener on Saturday. Vonn, who won her first overall World Cup title last season, overcame a big mistake late in the second run for a total time of 1:47.98 on Levi's Black Course.

Posted: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:51:15 GMT

» Irina Slutskaya too busy to think about retirement (AP)

While the world's best competitive figure skaters were grinding through yet another competition, Irina Slutskaya was half a world away, snowboarding in the Rocky Mountains. "It's a different life," she said Friday with her trademark bubbly laugh. "This is just great." The two-time world figure skating champion and Olympic medalist may not have skated competitively in almost three years, but don't...

Posted: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:11:28 PST

» Obama sends message supporting Chicago Olympic bid (AP)

Mayor of Madrid Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon makes a presentation during the 37th General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro are the candidates for the 2016 summer Olympics. The IOC will choose the host city next October.

Chicago presented its 2016 Olympics bid to a key international audience Friday with a powerful endorsement from its highest-profile supporter in America: President-elect Barack Obama. Obama made a personal appeal for the Olympics to come to his home city in a taped video message played to the general assembly of European Olympic Committees, the largest regional group in the Olympic movement.


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Posted: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:09:58 PST

» Suguri takes Cup of Russia lead with short program (AP)

Brian Joubert got his groove back Friday, blasting past his Cup of Russia competition with a short program that brought the fans out of their seats. The 2007 world champion did so just a week after he disappointed home-country fans in the French leg of the International Skating Union's Grand Prix series.

Posted: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:55:26 PST

» Vancouver Olympic torch relay to last 106 days (AP)

The Olympic flame will shine on every corner of Canada during a historic torch relay that will serve as the national rallying cry for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. Olympic organizers will launch the torch's journey in Victoria, British Columbia, on Oct. 30, 2009. If it runs as scheduled, 106 days later it will be the longest-ever domestic torch relay.

Posted: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:52:26 PST

» 2010 Games sets record domestic torch run (Reuters)

The torch relay for the 2010 Winter Olympics will cover 45,000 km (29,250 miles), but stay entirely within host country Canada, organizers of the Vancouver Games said on Friday.

Posted: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:56:23 PST

» Russia to curb spending ahead of 2014 Games (Reuters)

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Posted: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:35:22 PST

» Obama offers video message for Chicago Olympic bid (PA SportsTicker)

President-elect Barack Obama did not waste much time going to bat for his home city in its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Posted: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:21:03 PST

» Rogge: IOC must control cost of Olympic games (AP)

IOC president Jacques Rogge talks after he received a honorary doctorate at the Istanbul University in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. Jacques Rogge is in Istanbul to attend 37th General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees.

The Olympic movement is on sound financial footing but must hold down the size and cost of the games to cope with the global economic downturn, IOC president Jacques Rogge said Friday. "The games are not anymore in a growth mode, they are in a conservation mode," Rogge said in an address to the European Olympic Committees.


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Posted: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:18:38 PST

» Chicago bid uses newspaper wraparound promotion (AP)

Chicago got a jump on its three rivals for the 2016 Summer Games ahead of Friday's presentations to the European Olympic Committees. Delegates at the conference hotel woke up to find free copies of the International Herald Tribune newspaper with a glitzy wraparound advertising supplement promoting Chicago's bid.

Posted: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:18:07 PST

» USOC takes USA Boxing off probation (AP)

USA Boxing has fought its way out of the dog house with the U.S. Olympic Committee. The USOC said Thursday that it has ended the probation it placed on USA Boxing, citing progress made in reforming the organization that develops boxers to compete in the Olympics. USA Boxing was placed on probation in 2002 and underwent a restructuring in 2006 to bring it more in line with the national governing...

Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:34:38 PST

» Sochi 2014 Games security up to Russia, says IOC (Reuters)

Ensuring security at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi is up to Russian organisers, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday amid concerns from the Games hosts' Georgian neighbours.

Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:04:43 PST

» USOC reorganizes staff with TV network in mind (AP)

The U.S. Olympic Committee reorganized part of its management team, a move that will allow chief operating officer Norm Bellingham more time to focus on starting an Olympic television network sometime in the next few months. When the USOC hires a new chief marketing officer to replace Rick Burton, who resigned earlier this month, that person will report to CEO Jim Scherr instead of Bellingham.

Posted: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:22:15 PST