Myriam Glez Resigns as USA Synchro Executive Director
USA Synchro Executive Director Myriam Glez has announced her resignation after three years leading the national governing body for synchronized swimming…
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Scott Blackmun Resigns as CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee
The U.S. Olympic Committee has announced that CEO Scott Blackmun is resigning, citing ongoing health issues resulting from recently diagnosed…
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Tokyo 2020 Reveals Olympic and Paralympic Mascots
Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee has revealed the mascots for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games after elementary school students…
Continue ReadingClosing Thoughts on the 2018 Olympic Winter Games
The Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games have come to a close, an event that organizers can objectively determine a success on many levels. Like all Olympic Games, the 2018 edition did not come without its controversies or concerns moving forward. But to a large extent, the Games were well organized and the execution was on par […]
Continue ReadingTokyo Readies For Its Moment
Up next for the International Olympic Committee is the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Tokyo. And to take advantage of the audience in Pyeongchang, Tokyo 2020 established a house in the Gangneung Olympic Park to get fans excited about what comes next. The Tokyo Games will feature several new sports on the program: […]
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USA Golf Extends Partnership With Adidas
Adidas has announced that it will serve as the official uniform provider of USA Golf for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo Adidas was the…
Continue ReadingVolunteers are Getting the Job Done
At every Olympic Games, pretty much the only way organizers are able to accomplish what they set out to accomplish is with the help of thousands of volunteers. In Pyeongchang, those volunteers are seemingly everywhere and by and large are doing their hosts proud. Volunteers have been smiling, pleasant, informative and a large percentage of […]
Continue ReadingCatching Up With Bill Hancock
There are tens of thousands of volunteers at the Olympic Winter Games, doing any number of tasks such as directing people to venues, assisting with security and telling people which buses they need to board. Most work for the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee, but each national Olympic committee usually has its own people volunteering in some […]
Continue ReadingFive Lessons For Event Organizers from Tonga’s Olympian
Pita Taufatofua became a bit of an overnight sensation in 2016 when the athlete from Tonga marched into the Opening Ceremony of the Rio Olympic Summer Games bare-chested and drenched in coconut oil, wearing traditional Tongan clothes. And he made headlines again in Pyeongchang by pulling the stunt again in much colder conditions. The fact […]
Continue ReadingHalfpipe is Full of Action
While most of the outdoor events at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games are being held in venues fairly close to each other in Pyeongchang County, freestyle, slopestyle and halfpipe are being held at the Phoenix Snow Park, close to an hour away from the rest of the action. While much of the resort is still […]
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