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USAFootball

USA Football to Partner With U.S. Performance Center

USA Football will partner with the United States Performance Center, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, to elevate its national team offerings and athlete training. USA Football said will serve as the home of USA Football’s high performance activities and will aid in the identification and development of current and future national team athletes. USPC will […]

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USACycling

USA Cycling Tabs Bentonville as Home of U.S. National Mountain Bike Team

USA Cycling has announced Bentonville, Arkansas, will become the official “Home of the U.S. National Mountain Bike Team,” as athletes set their sights on success leading into 2028. The U.S. National Mountain Bike Team will utilize Bentonville and Northwest Arkansas’ network of trails and gravel for endurance fitness camps, as well as skills-development camps, leading […]

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Adam Andrasko

Adam Andrasko Remains USA Artistic Swimming CEO Through 2025

Adam Andrasko’s contract as chief executive officer of USA Artistic Swimming has been renewed through 2025, the national governing body’s board of directors announced this week. Approval was voted on during the NGB’s November 30 meeting. The board recognized the leadership Andrasko provided during the pandemic, additional support and resources obtained in support of the national […]

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USA Gymnastics Louisville

Three USA Gymnastics Events Headed to Louisville in 2023

The USA Gymnastics annual Winter Cup, along with the Elite Team Cup and Nastia Liukin Cup, will be held February 24–26, 2023, at Freedom Hall in the Kentucky Exposition Center at Louisville, Kentucky. The field will again feature men’s and women’s junior and senior gymnasts, including past Olympians, world medalists and Olympic hopefuls. The Winter […]

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USATaekwondo

2023 U.S. National Taekwondo Team Trials Head to Tulsa

The 2023 U.S. National Taekwondo Team Trials will take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, February 10–12 at the Cox Business Convention Center. The event qualifies athletes for the U.S. national team for many international events, including the World Taekwondo Championships and the Pan Am Games in the senior sparring, along with major international events for younger […]

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USACycling

USA Cycling Announces Several Host Sites for 2023 Season

USA Cycling has announced the dates and locations of multiple national championships that will take place in 2023. Pro Road Nationals will return to Knoxville, Tennessee, June 22–25 for the final year of a seven-year agreement. “It has been an incredible achievement and honor to host USA Cycling since 2017,” said Kim Bumpas, president of […]

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Tracey Marek Figure Skating

U.S. Figure Skating Names Tracy Marek as Chief Executive Officer

Tracy Marek has been named the chief executive officer of U.S. Figure Skating, becoming the first female CEO in the national governing body’s history. Marek most recently served as the executive vice president and chief marketing officer for the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers. She will begin her role in January 2023, where she will oversee the […]

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USA Taekwondo

US Open Taekwondo Championships Coming to Las Vegas in 2023

USA Taekwondo has announced the US Open Taekwondo Championships, the largest international open event on the World Taekwondo calendar, is to return in 2023 to the Westgate Casino and Resort in Las Vegas from March 3—5 after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. “We can’t wait to welcome the world back to the United […]

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US Curling

Denver to Host 2023 USA Curling National Championships

The USA Curling Men’s and Women’s National Championships will be held at the Denver Coliseum from February 5–11, 2023. The victorious women’s team at the event will represent the United States at the 2023 LGT World Women’s Curling Championship, planned for March 18–26 in Sandviken, Sweden. The winning men’s team will head to the BKT […]

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Sydney Mclaughlin of the United States wins the women's 4x400-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

USA Track & Field Announces Meets in New York, Los Angeles

USA Track & Field will hold a new Grand Prix series with events in New York and Los Angeles, part of the national governing body’s long-term strategy to grow the sport ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. The indoor Grand Prix will be February 4 in Boston, one week […]

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