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Oksana Masters
Team USA star Oksana Masters is the most decorated athlete in Winter Paralympic Games history. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

U.S. Para Nordic Ski Team Added to U.S. Ski & Snowboard

Coming off a dominant performance at the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, the U.S. Para Nordic Ski Team has a new home with U.S. Ski & Snowboard. The U.S. Para Nordic Ski Team, which has been managed by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee since 2014, will be integrated into U.S. Ski & Snowboard and […]

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Former IOC President Thomas announcing the French Alps as the 2030 Winter Games host (AP Photo/David Goldman)

French Alps 2030 Organizing Committee Names Michel Cadot Interim CEO

The executive board of the Organizing Committee for the French Alps 2030 Olympic Winter Games, known as COJOP, has appointed Michel Cadot as its interim CEO, a month after previous Chief Executive Cyril Linette resigned from the role following a dispute with President Edgar Grospiron. Cadot, who was an interministerial delegate for the Paris 2024 […]

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Wichita to Host its First USA Badminton Championship

USA Badminton will bring a national championship event to Kansas for the first time as Wichita has been named host of the 2026 YONEX U.S. Junior National Championships. Visit Wichita will host the July 8–14 event in partnership with Wichita’s Edge Sports Complex. “We are excited to partner with the Wichita community to host the […]

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Amanda Kraus Steps Down as USRowing CEO

Amanda Kraus will step down as CEO of USRowing, the national governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States. Kraus departs after five years in the position that saw significant growth in membership and participation, as well as efforts to attract new demographics to the sport. The USRowing Board of Directors intends […]

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French Alps 2030 Organizing Committee President Edgar Grospiron (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

CEO of French Alps 2030 Organizing Committee Resigns

The Organizing Committee of the French Alps 2030 Olympic Winter Games, known as Cojop, has lost another key team member after Chief Executive Cyril Linette resigned from his role following a dispute with President Edgar Grospiron. A statement by the Games organizers revealed that Linette had quit at a board meeting on February 22 in […]

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U.S. Tennis Association Names Craig Tiley CEO

The United States Tennis Association has named Craig Tiley as its next CEO. Tiley was previously CEO of Tennis Australia, but has also played leadership roles in collegiate coaching, community tennis and the administration of the Australian Open. Tiley will begin works in the coming months, according to the USTA. “From the very beginning of this […]

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A Look Ahead to the 2030 French Alps Olympic Winter Games

The Olympic Flame at the Winter Games in Milan Cortina may have just been extinguished, but attention is already turning to the next edition: The 2030 Olympic Winter Games in the French Alps. The 2026 event broke new ground in multiple ways. From a social perspective, Olympic digital platforms surpassed 100 million users for the […]

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LA28 Surpasses 5M Registrations Milestone in Ticket Draw

Following the conclusion of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, LA28 has announced that it has surpassed five million registrations for the LA28 Ticket Draw. Since the ticket draw registration option opened on January 14, LA28 said that it had received an “unprecedented” number of registrations, including 1.5 million within the opening 24 hours, […]

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Breezy Johnson,Emma Aicher,Sofia Goggia
United States' Breezy Johnson, center, gold medal in an alpine ski women's downhill race, celebrates on the podium with silver medalist Germany's Emma Aicher, left, and bronze medalist Italy's Sofia Goggia, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

U.S. Olympic Medalist Tracker: Their Road to Glory

The 2026 Olympic Winter Games are taking place in Italy, thousands of miles away from the hometowns of the Team USA athletes who have journeyed there in search of fulfilling a dream. Of course, some members of the United States’ contingent have had a longer road than others to get to the pinnacle of their […]

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Tabby Stoecker, left, and Matt Weston, right ((AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

GB Olympic Medallist Tracker: Their Road to Glory in Italy

[Editor’s Note: For the U.S. Medalist Tracker, click here.] The 2026 Olympic Winter Games are taking place in Italy, hundreds of miles away from the hometowns of the Team GB athletes who have journeyed there in search of fulfilling a dream. Of course, some members of the British contingent have had a longer road than […]

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