Author: Eddie Pells
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USOC looks to shut down USA Gymnastics after Nassar scandal
The U.S. Olympic Committee is moving to revoke USA Gymnastics’ status as the governing body for the sport at the Olympic level, meting out the nuclear option to an organization that has botched its own reorganization in the wake of a sex-abuse scandal involving former team doctor Larry Nassar. In an open letter to the…
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Fighting sex abuse in Olympic sports a difficult task
Judges, organizers and even some riders were caught off-guard when a well-known equestrian judge got booted from one of the year’s biggest horse shows. Turns out, his name had been flagged by the U.S. Center for Safe-Sport, the new Denver office charged with overseeing sex-abuse cases in Olympic sports, because he had pleaded guilty to…
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Colorado Springs-based USOC files to remove itself as defendant in Larry Nassar lawsuits
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — The U.S. Olympic Committee is trying to remove itself as a defendant in lawsuits by gold medalists McKayla Maroney, Jordyn Wieber and Aly Raisman, three of the gymnasts who sued the federation and others for their roles in the Larry Nassar sex-abuse scandal.…
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Lawmakers: Funding, urgency lacking in Olympic abuse crisis
WASHINGTON — The tears and anger this time came from lawmakers who spent the day fuming over a growing sex-abuse problem in Olympic sports that leaders have taken too much time to solve while devoting too little money for the fixes. “I just hope everyone here realizes the time to talk is over, and you…
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USOC hires FBI executive as its athlete safety director
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Olympic Committee hired an FBI executive as senior director of athlete safety, marking its latest effort to strengthen sex-abuse policies that are being rewritten in the wake of cases involving Olympic athletes. Wendy Guthrie comes to the USOC after spending the past six years as senior executive of human resources at…
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USOC calls sex-trafficking lawsuit ‘calculated to offend’
DENVER — A U.S. Olympic Committee spokesman is portraying a sex-trafficking lawsuit filed against the federation as one “calculated to provoke and offend” rather than seek justice. Last week, four taekwondo athletes sued the USOC and USA Taekwondo, alleging they allowed athletes to train and compete with “known predator coaches.” They listed two-time gold medalist…
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Villanova wins 2nd national title in 3 years
SAN ANTONIO — They chanted his name from the cheap seats: “Di-Vin-cen-zo, Di-Vin-cen-zo.” By the time Donte DiVincenzo was done doing his damage, Villanova had another title and college basketball had its newest star. The redhead kid with the nickname Big Ragu scored 31 points Monday to lift ‘Nova to another blowout tournament victory —…
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NCAA on the bubble: Virginia gets top billing for March
From the top seed in the NCAA Tournament — Virginia — to those that barely made it into the bracket — Arizona State and Syracuse — it feels as though everyone involved in March Madness is on the bubble this year. College basketball is in trouble. The brackets came out Sunday, replete with the usual…
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Colorado skier Gus Kenworthy gets a kiss on TV; day made despite finishing last
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Forget about the bobbled runs, the broken thumb, the searing pain in his hip and, yes, even the unforgiving scoreboard that showed Gus Kenworthy finishing in last place at the Olympics. The day began with a kiss. For Kenworthy and his ever-growing legion of fans, that was a victory no gold medal…
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Home grown: Colorado’s Red Gerard takes Olympic gold back to backyard
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — The grand plan when Red Gerard and his brothers set down rails and attached a tow rope to a dirt bike to fashion a snowboard park in their backyard wasn’t all that grand. “Just having fun snowboarding,” Gerard explained. Look where all that fun landed him. The 17-year-old snowboarder from just outside of Breckenridge,…