Gender testing on tap for female skiers, snowboarders with 100 days to Olympics
Read full article: Gender testing on tap for female skiers, snowboarders with 100 days to OlympicsWith 100 days to go until the Winter Olympics, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has begun the complicated and expensive task of identifying female skiers and snowboarders who need to take gender tests before they arrive in Italy.
Trump gave the USOPC cover on its transgender athlete policy change. It could end up in court anyway
Read full article: Trump gave the USOPC cover on its transgender athlete policy change. It could end up in court anywayThe Trump administration has pushed to remove transgender athletes from Olympic sports.
US Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women’s sports
Read full article: US Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women’s sportsThe U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has barred transgender women from competing in women’s sports.
US Olympic and Paralympic officials put coach on leave after AP reports sexual abuse allegations
Read full article: US Olympic and Paralympic officials put coach on leave after AP reports sexual abuse allegationsThe U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee has placed an employee on administrative leave after The Associated Press reported that one of its coaches was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete, causing her so much distress that she attempted suicide.
75% of US Olympians played in college. Future of Games hinges on fallout from NCAA athlete payouts
Read full article: 75% of US Olympians played in college. Future of Games hinges on fallout from NCAA athlete payoutsThree-quarters of the nearly 600 American athletes lining up for action at the Paris Olympics got their training in college sports in the United States.
US Olympic committee strikes sponsorship deal to help athletes get degrees after they retire
Read full article: US Olympic committee strikes sponsorship deal to help athletes get degrees after they retireAmerican Olympic athletes have a new place to turn to lock down college degrees and other skills for life after sports thanks to a partnership U.S. Olympic leaders unveiled with the Denver-based education company Guild.
Sapporo mayor says Tokyo bid-rigging hurt its Olympic bid
Read full article: Sapporo mayor says Tokyo bid-rigging hurt its Olympic bidSapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto and the Japanese Olympic Committee say they will “discontinue for some time” their effort to land the 2030 Winter Games because of damage done by the Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal.
USOPC pushes category qualifiers for sport transgender issue
Read full article: USOPC pushes category qualifiers for sport transgender issueThe U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is encouraging individual sports to consider “category qualifiers” to ensure transgender athletes will have events to participate in after they reach puberty.
100%: Chief medical officer says all US Olympians vaccinated
Read full article: 100%: Chief medical officer says all US Olympians vaccinatedThe U.S. Olympic top doctor says all of the 200-plus athletes heading to Beijing for the Olympics next month are fully vaccinated, and not a single one asked for a medical exemption.
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USOPC leader: 'Thrilled' Biles felt safe to make decision
Read full article: USOPC leader: 'Thrilled' Biles felt safe to make decisionIn a way, the massive upheaval that has upended the U.S. Olympic world over the past five years reached its crescendo in the moment Simone Biles shockingly called it a night during the gymnastics team finals.
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Raised fists, kneeling during anthem OK at US Olympic trials
Read full article: Raised fists, kneeling during anthem OK at US Olympic trialsThe U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee will allow raised fists and kneeling during the national anthem at upcoming Olympic trials. (AP Photo/File)The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee will not sanction athletes for raising their fists or kneeling during the national anthem at Olympic trials, previewing a contentious policy it expects to stick to when many of those same athletes head to Tokyo this summer. The International Olympic Committee's Rule 50 is an ongoing source of friction across the globe. Many U.S. athletes have spearheaded the call for more freedom in using their platform at the Olympics to advance social justice causes. Their raised fists on the medals stand in Mexico City led to the seminal snapshot of social protest in sports history.
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Gwen Berry wins humanitarian award, insists US can do better
Read full article: Gwen Berry wins humanitarian award, insists US can do betterGwen Berry won a humanitarian award Wednesday for raising social justice issues in the United States — a journey that began in 2019 when she raised her fist on the medals stand at the Pan-Am Games during the national anthem. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee placed Berry on probation for her actions after winning a gold medal in August 2019. Berry was an outspoken skeptic of the USOPC when it took steps to deal with social injustice issues in the aftermath of George Floyd's killing in May. For winning the award, Berry gets $10,000 to distribute to charities of her choice. Carlos and Smith got sent home; the USOPC sent Berry a letter of reprimand.
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Borders' report card: USOPC 'hugely on track' on reforms
Read full article: Borders' report card: USOPC 'hugely on track' on reformsThe U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee received a positive progress report from the committee that analyzed the federation's problems and recommended dozens of changes a year ago. The Borders Report, spearheaded by former WNBA Commissioner Lisa Borders and released last summer, included a detailed road map for the USOPC to make athletes the top priority after years of adhering to what was described as a money for medals philosophy. The Borders Report, spearheaded by former WNBA Commissioner Lisa Borders and released last summer, included a detailed road map for the USOPC to make athletes the top priority after years of adhering to what was described as a money for medals philosophy. The two efforts are largely moving along parallel tracks, though the congressional bill has some features, including giving lawmakers the ability to remove the entire USOPC board, that go beyond any suggestion from the Borders Report. The Borders report card acknowledged the new challenges but didn't dismiss what had already been accomplished.
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USOPC opens books, gives more detail about sports funding
Read full article: USOPC opens books, gives more detail about sports fundingThe USOPC on Monday released its annual tax form, which showed $54 million more in expenses than revenues for 2019 a typical overrun in a non-Olympic year following a Winter Games. In the refashioned 2019 Impact Report, the USOPC included sports benefit statements for 61 NGBs it oversees. In the past, the USOPC tax form would list the amount of direct support in the form of grants it provided each organization. As an example, by looking only at the line item on the tax form, it can easily be seen that the USOPC gave USA Gymnastics $2.22 million in grant funding last year. In other areas, the USOPC increased funding to the U.S. Center for SafeSport by $3 million, to $7.5 million, in 2019.
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Carlos, US athletes take stand to end Olympic protest rule
Read full article: Carlos, US athletes take stand to end Olympic protest ruleDENVER John Carlos wants to abolish the rule that bans protests at the Olympics. The renowned Olympic protester has written a letter with an influential group of American athletes, calling on the IOC to put in place a new policy done in collaboration with athletes from across the globe. Carlos and Tommie Smith raised their fists on the medals stand at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics to protest racial inequality in the United States. Athletes are working together as a collective because sport leaders have become too complacent." USOPC leaders have said they are trying to expand the conversation about racial injustice, and are open to pressing for changes in Rule 50 the IOC rule that bars protests on the medals stand and other inside-the-line venues at the games.
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