Author: Jason Gewirtz

Jason Gewirtz is the editor and publisher of SportsTravel. He has worked at the magazine in various roles since 2008, including as managing editor and editor. He is a former member of the Sports ETA board of directors.
Aron McGuire
Aron McGuire oversaw a successful run by his organization at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

SportsTravel Catches Up With USA Bobsled/Skeleton CEO Aron McGuire

Jason Gewirtz has been on the ground in Italy throughout the Winter Olympics, talking with CEOs of various U.S. national governing bodies. Check out each interview here: Matt Farrell, U.S. Figure Skating Dean Gemmell, USA Curling Pat Kelleher, USA Hockey Ted Morris, US Speedskating Sophie Goldschmidt, U.S. Ski & Snowboard   CORTINA — Aron McGuire […]

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Sophie Goldschmidt
Sophie Goldschmidt has been president and CEO of U.S. Ski & Snowboard since 2021. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

SportsTravel Catches Up With U.S. Ski & Snowboard President and CEO Sophie Goldschmidt

Jason Gewirtz has been on the ground in Italy throughout the Winter Olympics, talking with CEOs of various U.S. national governing bodies. Check out each interview here: Matt Farrell, U.S. Figure Skating Dean Gemmell, USA Curling Pat Kelleher, USA Hockey Aron McGuire, USA Bobsled/Skeleton Ted Morris, US Speedskating CORTINA — Skiing and snowboard are, of course, […]

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Ted Morris
Ted Morris is executive director of US Speedskating. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

SportsTravel Catches Up With US Speedskating Executive Director Ted Morris

Jason Gewirtz has been on the ground in Italy throughout the Winter Olympics, talking with CEOs of various U.S. national governing bodies. Check out each interview here: Matt Farrell, U.S. Figure Skating Dean Gemmell, USA Curling Sophie Goldschmidt, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Pat Kelleher, USA Hockey Aron McGuire, USA Bobsled/Skeleton MILAN — Speedskating in the […]

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Drive to Cortina

The Drive From Milan to Cortina: A Journey of Tolls, Ink and Ice

MILAN — I’m usually up for an adventure. But when it came to navigating the roughly 250 miles from Milan to Cortina for the Olympic Winter Games, that sense of adventure got hit with a dose of reality. As credentialed media, the IOC assigned SportsTravel a hotel in Milan as well as one in Cortina. […]

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Winter House
The Starbucks Winter House in Milan is a hospitality experience provided by U.S. Figure Skating, USA Hockey and US Speedskating. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

Three U.S. NGBs Build Hospitality Experience in Milan

Spread out. That’s been a key term at the Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games, where events are being held in four regions of Northern Italy, each hours apart from each other. While there are plenty of sports on the overall program, the city of Milan is only hosting three of them: figure skating, hockey and […]

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Dean Gemmell
Dean Gemmell is CEO of USA Curling. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

SportsTravel Catches Up With USA Curling CEO Dean Gemmell

Jason Gewirtz has been on the ground in Italy throughout the Winter Olympics, talking with CEOs of various U.S. national governing bodies. Check out each interview here: Matt Farrell, U.S. Figure Skating Sophie Goldschmidt, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Pat Kelleher, USA Hockey Ted Morris, US Speedskating   CORTINA — Every four years, curling becomes the […]

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Benita Fitzgerald is the new CEO at the U.S. Center for SafeSport. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

SportsTravel Catches Up With U.S. Center for SafeSport CEO Benita Fitzgerald Mosley

MILAN — Benita Fitzgerald Mosley has stepped into a job that many in the sports-events industry think is one of the hardest: CEO of the U.S. Center for SafeSport. Established by U.S. Congressional order following several high-profile athlete abuse scandals in the Olympic and Paralympic movement, the center is the only independent organization aimed at […]

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Pat Kelleher
Pat Kelleher has been executive director of USA Hockey since 2017. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

SportsTravel Catches Up With USA Hockey Executive Director Pat Kelleher

Jason Gewirtz has been on the ground in Italy throughout the Winter Olympics, talking with CEOs of various U.S. national governing bodies. Check out each interview here: Matt Farrell, U.S. Figure Skating Dean Gemmell, USA Curling Ted Morris, US Speedskating Sophie Goldschmidt, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Aron McGuire, USA Bobsled/Skeleton MILAN — Since he was […]

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Fraser Bullock
Fraser Bullock is Chairman of Utah 2034 and also ran the Olympic and Paralympic Games the last time Utah hosted in 2002. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

SportsTravel Catches Up With Utah 2034 Chairman Fraser Bullock

When Utah hosts the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2034, it will be a triumphant return to the site of the 2002 Games that are widely seen as one the most successful in recent history. Not only did the competition run smoothly, Utah was able to maintain its venues and improve them to be […]

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Matt Farrell
U.S. Figure Skating CEO Matt Farrell at the Starbucks Winter House in Milan. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

SportsTravel Catches Up With U.S. Figure Skating CEO Matt Farrell

Jason Gewirtz has been on the ground in Italy throughout the Winter Olympics, talking with CEOs of various U.S. national governing bodies. Check out each interview here: Dean Gemmell, USA Curling Sophie Goldschmidt, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Pat Kelleher, USA Hockey Aron McGuire, USA Bobsled/Skeleton Ted Morris, US Speedskating MILAN — Matt Farrell is no […]

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