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The Olympic Oval in Kearns will hold multiple ISU international speed skating events this November. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

US Speedskating Sees Big Opportunities Ahead

With one of the potential superstars of the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games ready to burst onto the scene and two international events coming to the national governing body’s home, it is a big few months ahead for US Speedskating. In early November, the ISU Speed Skating World Cup will be at the Olympic […]

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United States Returns as Pentathlon World Cup Host Ahead of LA28

The UIPM Modern Pentathlon World Cup will return to the United States in 2027 with an event in West Hollywood, California, as well as the 2028 Congress heading to West Hollywood as a series of future events was announced by the international federation. “It’s so exciting that our sports will expand into new frontiers in […]

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President Donald Trump speaks holding a large ticket representing a ticket for the World Cup final, row one, seat one, as Andrew Giuliani, from left, Richard Grenell, president of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, Vice President JD Vance, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem listen in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Bill Introduced to Improve U.S. Sports Diplomacy

Four U.S. House representatives have introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at upgrading the U.S. State Department’s sports diplomacy efforts before some of the largest events in the world come to the country, and to take advantage of the impact those events can have on other diplomatic fronts. The American Decade of Sports Act was put […]

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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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New Members Named to USOPC Collegiate Advisory Council

Robin Harris, Grace Latz and Sydney Barta will join the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s Collegiate Advisory Council  as new members. Harris, executive director at the Ivy League, joins the council after at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, the Ivy League had the fourth-most athletes on Team USA with 51 athletes across 12 sports. As […]

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Rob Stull: Growing Modern Pentathlon’s Global Reach

Rob Stull was elected president of the International Modern Pentathlon Union in November 2024, a four-year tenure that includes the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. Stull was an alternate to the 1984 U.S. Olympic modern pentathlon team, competed in both fencing and modern pentathlon at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, then competed in modern […]

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LA28 to Implement Naming Rights at Competition Venues

For the first time in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, LA28 will implement naming rights at competition venues for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. Comcast Squash Center at Universal Studios and Honda Center have been announced as the first branded venues for the LA28 Games. “From the […]

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Milwaukee to Host US Speedskating Olympic Trials

For the third consecutive Olympic cycle, the 026 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Long Track will be staged at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee. The trials, which will be held January 2–5, 2026, will feature the nation’s top skaters competing for spots to represent Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, taking place […]

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