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Vegas sends in 2020 Olympic letter
August 29, 2011 4:51 PM
LAS VEGAS (AP) - When the U.S. Olympic Committee said it wouldn't bid to host the 2020 Games, Las Vegas leaders decided to roll the dice anyway: They have sent a letter to the IOC saying they are still all in. The letter, dated Aug. 26 and sent to... more » -
USOC, IOC reach $18M agreement
September 9, 2010 2:26 PM
U.S. and International Olympic leaders have reached an $18 million agreement on a key financial issue that has divided the two organizations for years. The Colorado Springs-based USOC and IOC announced Thursday morning that they had reached an accord on a "significant financial contribution" from the American body to... more » -
IOC strips 2000 Games team bronze medal from China
April 28, 2010 11:04 AM
The International Olympic Committee has stripped China of its bronze medal from the women's team competition at the 2000 Sydney Games for using an underage gymnast. Dong Fangxiao's results from Sydney were wiped out in February after the International Gymnastics Federation determined she was only 14 at the 2000 Olympics.... more » -
Mike Moran blog: Olympic doldrums
February 17, 2010 6:13 PM
Mike Moran was the chief spokesman for the United States Olympic Committee through thirteen Games, 1980-2002. The Omaha,Nebraska native was the Sports Information Director at the University of Colorado for a decade before joining the USOC in 1978 as it left New York City for Colorado Springs. He was the... more » -
Vancouver Vantage Point: Blackmun's USOC start worthy of a medal
February 16, 2010 3:00 PM
Mike Moran was the chief spokesman for the United States Olympic Committee through thirteen Games, 1980-2002. He is now a media consultant. Moran is writing a blog, Vancouver Vantage Point, throughout the Olympics. "Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got,"... more » -
IOC vigilant against threat of betting and fixing
February 10, 2010 2:39 PM
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge calls illegal betting as serious a threat to sports as doping. The IOC set up a system to monitor betting patterns during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but found no illegal activity. A similar system is in place for the Vancouver Games, which open... more » -
IOC approves cycling, tennis changes
December 10, 2009 10:22 AM
Olympic leaders have approved changes in track cycling and added mixed doubles for the 2012 London Games. The International Olympic Committee agreed Thursday to five men's and five women's track cycling events as part of a gender equity plan. Mixed doubles in tennis will be added to the men's and... more » -
Olympics decision stuns Chicago crowd
October 2, 2009 12:42 PM
Bewilderment and disappointment sum up the reaction in downtown Chicago to word that the Windy City won't be hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics. The crowd in Daley Center gasped, then stood in stunned silence after the International Olympic Committee eliminated Chicago in the first round of voting. The rejection came... more » -
Rio de Janiero wins 2016 Olympics
October 2, 2009 11:27 AM
The International Olympic Committee has selected Rio de Janiero to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Chicago was eliminated in the first ballot of voting for the 2016 Olympics on Friday, a stunning defeat for the city that was expected to be one of the two finalists. Not even the... more » -
Obamas make Olympic pitch in Denmark
October 2, 2009 8:13 AM
Combining hometown pride and political muscle, President Barack Obama lobbied Olympic leaders to give the 2016 Summer Games to Chicago, saying a nation shaped by the people of the world "wants a chance to inspire it once more." The president and his wife, fellow Chicagoan Michelle Obama, put their... more »
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