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USOPC leaders discuss preparations for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy. Photo by Jason Gewirtz

USOPC Feels Prepared with 100 Days Until 2026 Olympic Winter Games

With 100 days to go until the Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, leadership at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee are expressing confidence in a complex plan to keep athletes at ease and healthy during a Games that will feature six event clusters over a wide geographic range. At a media summit in New […]

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USA Artistic Swimming Renews Contract for CEO Adam Andrasko

USA Artistic Swimming CEO Adam Andrasko has had his contract renewed by the national governing body’s board of directors, following a year in which Team USA qualified for its first Olympic Summer Games in 16 years and won its first medal in 20 years. The renewal will extend past the upcoming 2028 Olympic Summer Games […]

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Sports Wellness Platform, ACES Partner on Athlete Safety Tool

Sports Wellness Platform has partnered with ACES, the Association of Chief Executives for Sport, to bring preemptive health and wellness science to its member organizations. The collaboration will debut at the TEAMS Conference & Expo, October 13–16, in Columbus, Ohio, where SWP will host live demonstrations for ACES members and their staff. As part of […]

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USA Cycling Launches 2025–2028 Strategic Plan

USA Cycling has announced the launch of its 2025–2028 strategic plan designed to guide the future of American cycling as the organization builds toward the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. “This strategic plan reflects the collective voice of our members, officials, race directors, coaches, staff and national team athletes. Bringing these perspectives together marks […]

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USA Gymnastics Selects Noblesville as Training & Wellness Center Site

USA Gymnastics has selected the Innovation Mile in Noblesville, Indiana, as the location for its proposed Training & Wellness Center and new office headquarters. The proposed facility will host USA Gymnastics National Team camps, educational workshops, community outreach events and competitions throughout the year in all disciplines, including artistic, rhythmic, trampoline and tumbling, acrobatic, parkour […]

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USA Lacrosse CEO Marc Riccio Signs New Contract Through 2029

USA Lacrosse Chief Executive Officer Marc Riccio has signed a new contract that runs until 2029, which includes the sport’s return to the Olympic Summer Games in 2028. Riccio, a former Hofstra lacrosse player and longtime National Football League executive, has served as the chief executive officer of USA Lacrosse since 2021. USA Lacrosse had […]

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U.S. Figure Skating, USA Hockey and US Speedskating to Create Ice House

U.S. Figure Skating, USA Hockey and US Speedskating will welcome Olympians, their families and partners to a hospitality house during the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan. The three national governing bodies will transform the Aethos Milan hotel into the ‘Ice House’ from February 6–22. The venue will include activities, meet–and–greets with Olympic champions and legends […]

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USA Swimming Announces Kevin Ring As New President and CEO

Kevin Ring, who has been the president of golf at Legends and previously worked at the PGA of America, was named as the new chief executive officer and president of USA Swimming on Thursday, ending a more than one-year-long search. Ring will officially begin at USA Swimming on September 17. Before joining Legends in 2022, […]

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USA Artistic Swimming Partners with iGarden

Swimming pools for the nation’s top aquatic athletes need to be as clean as possible. And a new partnership between USA Artistic Swimming and iGarden, makers of pool cleaning equipment, appears to be an ideal match. USA Artistic Swimming has announced the new partnership with iGarden, a subsidiary of Fairland Group, including a live demonstration […]

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USA Flag Football Partners with Global Sports Experiences

USA Flag Football has announced a strategic partnership with Global Sports Experiences, a provider of international group travel and sports hospitality, to support the growing number of national and international teams participating in the 2026 Flag Football World Championships in Tampa, Florida. “International interest in our events has never been higher,” said Travis Burnett, chief […]

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