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Dow deal could improve chemistry between U.S. and International Olympic committees
The announcement coming Friday in New York about the newest International Olympic Committee global sponsor should be a big part of helping the U.S. Olympic Committee resolve its ongoing problems with the IOC over global sponsorship money. The new sponsor...
LA Times (2 months ago)

Skater Johnny Weir says he plans to reinvent himself
Johnny Weir's office charisma has overshadowed his competitive skating for several seasons. Now, the threetime U.S. champion has decided to step back and assess himself, for what may be a comeback in a different guise. U.S. Figure Skating announced Thursday...
LA Times (2 months ago)

Crash ends Tour de France for Vande Velde
Christian Vande Velde is out of the Tour de France because of injuries suffered during a crash in Monday's Stage 2. Vande Velde, 34, broke two ribs and had a left eyebrow laceration requiring multiple stitches. Read more: "Crash Injuries...
LA Times (2 months ago)

Breaks, bumps and bruises worry Vande Velde as Tour de France begins
Christian Vande Velde has what would seem to be a reasonable goal for the Tour de France. But the events of the past two years have made it look like a fantasy for the cyclist from Lemont, Ill. "My contract...
LA Times (2 months ago)

Hurdler Lolo Jones sees a different picture of herself in London Olympics
For four years after the 1996 Olympics, legendary Moroccan runner Hicham El Guerrouj kept a photo on his bedroom wall of the fall in the 1,500meter final that likely kept him from winning the race in Atlanta. Haunted by the...
LA Times (2 months ago)

The Babe wasn't the last woman to win long jumphigh jump double medals
When Chaunte Howard Lowe won the high jump and finished second in the long jump Saturday at the U.S. Track & Field Championships in Des Moines, I wrote that it was a rare double and that Lowe was "believed to...
LA Times (2 months ago)

U.S. strength with iron ball no oneshot deal
When a guy with a 6foot6, 320pound body and an Olympic silver medal talks about creating a competitive monster, you figure he knows a little about the subject. So you can take Christian Cantwell's word on how his success and...
LA Times (2 months ago)

Skaters Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker, once the future, are now history
Barely two years after being hailed as the next great U.S. pairs skating team, Keauna McLaughlin of Tarzana and Rockne Brubaker of Algonquin, Ill., are done skating together. McLaughlin, 17, has decided to leave the sport for at least a...
LA Times (2 months ago)

All three cities bidding for 2018 Winter Games make the cut
And then there were three. Actually, there were always three bidding cities for the 2018 WInter Games. In a decision that contained no pressure to drop any of the contenders, the International Olympic Committee's executive board decided Tuesday to...(read more)
Inside 2010 Olympics (2 months ago)

All three cities bidding for 2018 Winter Games make the cut
And then there were three. Actually, there were always three bidding cities for the 2018 WInter Games. In a decision that contained no pressure to drop any of the contenders, the International Olympic Committee's executive board decided Tuesday to...(read more)
Inside 2010 Olympics (2 months ago)

Dust off those Oympic red mittens for Canada Day; the cauldron will be lit
Do you think that the spontaneous national pride that we witnessed during the 2010 Winter Olympics is a oneoff kind of thing That the red mittens we saw on every other set of hands during the Vancouver Games were worn only to show pride in an Olympic...(read more)
Inside 2010 Olympics (2 months ago)

Dust off those Oympic red mittens for Canada Day; the cauldron will be lit
Do you think that the spontaneous national pride that we witnessed during the 2010 Winter Olympics is a oneoff kind of thing That the red mittens we saw on every other set of hands during the Vancouver Games were worn only to show pride in an Olympic...(read more)
Inside 2010 Olympics (2 months ago)

Sochi 2014 Advice for Paralympic Medical Services
Jeff Lee in Russia Dr. Mike Wilkinson, director of medical services for Vanoc. describes how Vanoc had to develop a different method of delivering mechanical services to the paralympic athletes, using local Canadian involvement and expertise for equipment...(read more)
Inside 2010 Olympics (3 months ago)

Sochi 2014 Advice for Paralympic Medical Services
Jeff Lee in Russia Dr. Mike Wilkinson, director of medical services for Vanoc. describes how Vanoc had to develop a different method of delivering mechanical services to the paralympic athletes, using local Canadian involvement and expertise for equipment...(read more)
Inside 2010 Olympics (3 months ago)

Sochi 2014 Advice for Environmental Impact
Jeff Lee in Russia Linda Coady Vice President Sustainability and Environment, Vanoc delivers advice on managing environmental impact and measuring and reporting on performance against bid commitments to be socially, environmentally and economically sustainable...(read more)
Inside 2010 Olympics (3 months ago)

Sochi 2014 Advice for Environmental Impact
Jeff Lee in Russia Linda Coady Vice President Sustainability and Environment, Vanoc delivers advice on managing environmental impact and measuring and reporting on performance against bid commitments to be socially, environmentally and economically sustainable...(read more)
Inside 2010 Olympics (3 months ago)

Sochi 2014 Advice for Medical Preparation and Planning
Jeff Lee in Russia Dr. Mark Wilkinson Direct of Medical Service, Vanoc, comments on the death of an athlete on the eve of the opening of the Olympics. He also talks about delivering services to the athletes and planning to be prepared for everything....(read more)
Inside 2010 Olympics (3 months ago)

Sochi 2014 Advice for Medical Preparation and Planning
Jeff Lee in Russia Dr. Mark Wilkinson Direct of Medical Service, Vanoc, comments on the death of an athlete on the eve of the opening of the Olympics. He also talks about delivering services to the athletes and planning to be prepared for everything....(read more)
Inside 2010 Olympics (3 months ago)

Sochi 2014 Advice for Olympic Budgets
Jeff Lee in Russia John McLaughlin, Chief financial officer and Executive vice president, Vanoc recounts trying to balance Vanoc's budget. He advises Sochi on the need to be prepared for things that are beyond their control and change over the course...(read more)
Inside 2010 Olympics (3 months ago)

Sochi 2014 Advice for Olympic Budgets
Jeff Lee in Russia John McLaughlin, Chief financial officer and Executive vice president, Vanoc recounts trying to balance Vanoc's budget. He advises Sochi on the need to be prepared for things that are beyond their control and change over the course...(read more)
Inside 2010 Olympics (3 months ago)