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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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Blue Jays fans can't get a videoboard proposal at Rogers Centre, but it can be done at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, as this fan did, for $115. (Ted S. Warren/AP)

An Expensive Proposition: What it Costs to Pop the Big Question at a Game

Ahead of Valentine’s Day on Saturday, Sportsbook Review has analyzed sporting venues across MLB, the NBA, NFL and NHL to find which ones are the most affordable when it comes to making a marriage proposal on a videoboard. For starters, not every venue makes such magical moments possible. MLB has 21 stadiums that permit proposals, […]

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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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The signing ceremony of the host city contract for the 2029 Asian Winter Games in Almaty, Kazakhstan (Credit: OCA)

Almaty, Kazakhstan, Replaces NEOM as 2029 Asian Winter Games Host City

The Olympic Council of Asia has announced that the 10th Asian Winter Games in 2029 will be staged in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, which replaces the planned city of NEOM in Saudi Arabia as the host of the event. It comes just weeks after the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the OCA had confirmed that […]

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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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Part of Latham Group's mission is to promote water confidence and family engagement through swimming. (Courtesy of Latham Group)

Latham Group Becomes Official Sponsor of USA Artistic Swimming

Latham Group Inc. is now an official sponsor of USA Artistic Swimming, the national governing body for that Olympic sport. Artistic swimming was formerly known as synchronized swimming before a rebranding in 2017. Latham is the largest designer, manufacturer and marketer of in-ground residential swimming pools and pool accessories in North America, Australia and New […]

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New British Olympic Association Chief Executive Jon Dutton OBE

British Olympic Association Appoints Jon Dutton OBE as New Chief Executive

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has appointed British Cycling CEO Jon Dutton OBE as its new chief executive, replacing Andy Anson who departed the role in October 2025. Dutton, who had been the CEO of British Cycling since April 2023, previously led the Rugby League World Cup 2021 as chief executive and served in similar […]

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Stelvio Ski Centre will host several events, including the men's Alpine skiing competition at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

What to Expect at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games

Editor’s note: This is the first piece in SportsTravel’s weeklong Olympic preview. Check back each day for coverage of the event, the venues and the opening ceremony as well as a look back at the last time Italy hosted the Winter Games 20 years ago. And stay tuned during the Games, where SportsTravel publisher Jason […]

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