Cheating scandal shocks ski jumping, topples Olympic champions and shakes Norway's lofty reputation
Now ski jumping has its own scandal that escalated Wednesday. Cheating by Norway team officials manipulating ski suits has ...
Los Angeles Times8d
Many U.S. Olympians struggle to get by. Now they’ll get a $100,000 retirement boost
For many U.S. Olympic athletes, going for gold can also ... who “often face much higher costs for specialized training and adapted-sport equipment. ... Sports prosthetics and adaptive gear ...
NBC Sports5d
Q&A: Olympic Broadcasting Services CEO Yiannis Exarchos on gender parity in Olympic coverage
Yiannis Exarchos, the CEO of Olympic Broadcasting ... the same number of special equipment and so on (for women’s and men’s events). It’s very important that, subconsciously, everybody has in their ...
Sportico on MSN9d
5 U.S. Olympic Sports Combine to Launch Marketing Collective
USA Fencing, US Squash, USA Cycling, US Sailing and USRowing—will pool their commercial and media rights under a new collective. Revenue from unified agreements will now be split between the five ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs4d
Shul runnings: The Israeli bobsled, skeleton racing teams with Olympic ambitions
(credit: DAVID ZIMAND) These are dangerous sports. Two luge athletes have died at the Olympic Games since 1964 ... And those are the prices for off-the-shelf equipment. Top teams have their ...
The Hindu15d
With 2036 Olympic bid in mind, committee formed to revise norms for assistance to NSFs
The committee would be headed by joint secretary (sports) Kunal, and includes executive director (Teams) Ritu Pathik, Target Olympic Podium ... purchasing equipment, organising coaching etc.
CBC.ca13d
Broomhead foam issues on hold for Brier, but curlers still fuming
The equipment technology tension that has engulfed ... Olympic trials and the Milan Games approaching. "We're an Olympic-level sport and there's a lot on the line," Epping said.