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Born in Africa and educated collegiately in the United States, Kirsty Coventry made history on Monday in assuming the role of President of the International Olympic Committee, the first woman and first African to hold the role in more than a century of the IOC. Coventry, 41, formally takes office Tuesday after winning a seven-candidate […]
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Lake Placid will host the 2029 FIL Luge World Championships, the international federation announced this week, along with a series of events scheduled in Europe over the coming years. “Lake Placid is a place with Olympic spirit, great experience, and a passionate luge community,” said FIL President Einars Fogelis. “The return of the World Championships […]
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Works that merge art, sport and Italian culture are the themes for 10 works that will be part of the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina with the art scheduled to be on display through March 2026. Created by ten Italian artists under the age of 40, the posters are a collection of […]
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There will be 10 domestic FIS World Cup events on the 2025–2026 calendar around the United States with each event part of qualifying for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy. “This is a milestone year for our organization, with both the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games on the horizon and a full slate of […]
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Portland, Oregon, will host the 2026 USA Fencing National Championships and July Challenge, better known as Summer Nationals. The city’s Oregon Convention Center will host the event June 27–July 6 for 10 straight days of national-title bouts in every weapon, age and division of the sport. “Portland’s fencing heritage, paired with its vibrant, outdoors-loving culture, […]
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The International Olympic Committee Coordination Commission visited Los Angeles ahead of the three-year mark from when the city will host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. “LA28 has achieved major milestones that are laying the foundation for a truly remarkable edition of the Games,” said Nicole Hoevertsz, LA28 Coordination Commission chair. “From finalizing the […]
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Li Li Leung, who took over the president and CEO role at USA Gymnastics during a tumultuous time for the national governing body and helped lead the organization to a significant turnaround, has announced that she will step down from her role at the end of 2025. Leung was hired in 2019 in the wake […]
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After its successful 2024 debut in an NFL stadium, the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming will return to the same venue in Indianapolis in June 2028. Lucas Oil Stadium, home to the Indianapolis Colts, will again serve as the host venue after USA Swimming took the event to a football stadium for the first […]
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USA Weightlifting saw three of its members win elections during the International Weightlifting Federation’s conference May 23–25 in Riyadh as Ursula Papandrea, Paula Aranda and Kyle Pierce all have been selected to key roles with the IWF. Papandrea will remain in her position of first vice president, Aranda will serve on the Development and Education […]
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Alysa Liu had done it. The American brought the house down, spinning in the middle of the ice before going down momentarily to one knee then stopping with the music and raising one hand to the sky. She put her hand to her head in disbelief with a smile so electric it could power a […]
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