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What the U.S. Olympic Committee would rather keep silent
L.A. Times Olympics BlogThe United States Olympic Committee prefers the sounds of silence. Here is what -- or hear what -- it isn't saying: -- There is an open spot on the U.S. Olympic Committee board of directors -- the independent director position...... -
U.S. Olympic Committee chaos: the whole story
L.A. Times Olympics BlogThe top two officials of the U.S. Olympic Committee, acting chief executive Stephanie Streeter and board chairman Larry Probst, took actions Wednesday that were tantamount to an admission the USOC had failed Chicago in its bid to be host of...... -
Ignoble IOC treatment of Nobelist Obama
L.A. Times Olympics BlogOne thing came immediately to mind when I learned Friday morning that President Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize. Wonder what the petty pooh-bahs of the International Olympic Committee think now of embarrassing a Chicago bid endorsed by the...... -
Golf and rugby to be among sports at 2016 Olympics
L.A. Times Olympics BlogImagine what a golf course in Rio de Janeiro would look like... Lush rainforest grass surrounded by cascading waterfalls and singing vibrant-hued toucans? The world's best golfers will find out in 2016. The International Olympic Committee voted today to... -
Nobel Peace Prize unleashes partisan war
Top of the TicketAfter Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele dismisses Obama's award, Democrats fire back, and the combat continues throughout the day.... -
USOC gets one right: its new communications chief
L.A. Times Olympics BlogMaybe the U.S. Olympic Committee leadership is beginning to get it. Its choice of an acting chief communications officer shows at least a little comprehension of how particular an entity the USOC is -- and that skills in one area...... -
Figure skater Kim Yu-Na is so good she can gild her lily
L.A. Times Olympics BlogFive random thoughts on another unseasonably cold mid-October day here in Chicago: 1. It took me less than three minutes to realize that Kim Yu-Na of South Korea should simply be presented the 2010 Olympic women's figure skating gold medal...... -
Chicago's Olympic loss is a gain for London 2012
L.A. Times Olympics BlogChicago's loss in the race for the 2016 Summer Olympics has turned into a gain for the London 2012 organizing committee. That's because Doug Arnot is going to work as director of games operations of the London Summer Games. Arnot...... -
Countless hours of coverage in NBC's 2010 Olympic countdown [Updated]
L.A. Times Olympics BlogWant to know why the International Olympic Committee immediately backed NBC when it became angry over the prospect of a U.S. Olympic Network? Yes, the $5.7-billion NBC paid for U.S. broadcast rights to the Summer and Winter games from 2000...... -
To gain long-term clout, U.S. needs longer term for Olympic boss
L.A. Times Olympics BlogLarry Probst needs to be the U.S. Olympic Committee chairman for at least eight years. That is the only way to begin addressing issues highlighted in postmortems after the dismal failures of the last two U.S. bids to host a...... -
Realizing hoop dream won't erase Marion Jones' fraudulent past
L.A. Times Olympics BlogI would like to wish Marion Jones well in her attempt to play pro basketball, which she made public Monday. And I will, as soon as she tells the entire truth about her years of doping in track and field....... -
IOC needed to dump tennis, not add mixed doubles
L.A. Times Olympics BlogThe International Olympic Committee has made two more ill-advised decisions regarding the program for the Summer Olympic Games. Today the IOC executive board went along with a recommendation from the International Cycling Union to dump what some call...
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