Angela Ruggiero

From left: Ken Martin, Skarpi Hedinsson, Katee LaPoff, Heather Brooks Karatz and Angela Ruggiero at CES 2023 in Las Vegas.

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CES 2023 Panel Discusses the Sports Industry’s Path to Growth

CES 2023 has invaded Las Vegas, with thousands of exhibitors and patrons spread out across the city as it celebrates its 25th year in Sin City. The sports industry is always a topic of discussion among the 200 conference sessions. The session “Technology and Acquiring the Fluid Fan: The Sports Industry’s Path to Growth” brought […]

Posted On : January 5, 2023 By : Justin Shaw

Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States competes during the first run of the alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom in Levi, Finland, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP)

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Fast Studios to Launch Women’s Sports Network

A Los Angeles-based studio has released plans to build the Women’s Sports Network, a free, ad-supported, 24/7 streaming destination for women’s sports content. The Women’s Sports Network has confirmed participation the LPGA, U.S. Ski and Snowboard and World Surf League in addition to support from the women’s sports media brand GoodSport and Empower Onyx. To […]

Posted On : February 2, 2022 By : Matt Traub

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Sports Organizations

IOC Begins Site Visit for LA2024 Bid

Leaders of the Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games began their formal pitch to the IOC Evaluation Commission by highlighting the bid’s…

Posted On : May 10, 2017 By : Staff

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Sports Organizations

L.A. City Council Approves 2024 Host City Contract

The Los Angeles City Council has voted unanimously to authorize the city to sign the host city contract with the International Olympic Committee…

Posted On : January 25, 2017 By : Staff

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Angela Ruggiero

An Olympian from 1998 through 2010 (winning a gold, two silvers and a bronze), Angela Ruggiero has skated in more games for Team USA than any other player, man or woman. But her career has also included other milestones, including her election in 2010 to the International Olympic Committee’s Athletes’ Commission and a seat on the U.S. Olympic Committee board. She continues to play a number of IOC roles, including work on the 2016 Youth Olympic Games and coordinating the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. In November, she will become the fourth woman inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. A former president of the Women’s Sports Foundation, Ruggiero is also serving on the board of Boston’s 2024 Olympics bid. In this interview with SportsTravel’s Jason Gewirtz…

Posted On : July 7, 2015 By : Staff

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