Olympics

Dozen athletes tabbed for new USADA program

BRIAN GOMEZ

When DeeDee Trotter explodes from the starting blocks, hands off the baton or stretches across the finish line, she doesn’t want anyone wondering if she’s doping. “Test me, I’m clean,” Trotter said. “Test me any... Full story

OTC weightlifter begins to build for 2012

BRIAN GOMEZ

Jacquelynn Berube knows what’s missing in her distinguished career as a weightlifter. It’s not national championships – she has eight. It’s not a Pan American title – she won in 2005. It’s not U.S. records... Full story

USOC tabs Tagliabue to lead committee examining board structure

Board will publish meeting agendas, minutes

BRIAN GOMEZ

The man who turned the NFL into the country’s most popular professional sports league will lead a team charged with determining whether the U.S. Olympic Committee’s much-criticized, highly secretive policy-setting panel needs an... Full story

Watch out for U.S. curlers

Women winning when others think they shouldn't

BY BRIAN GOMEZ

The U.S. women’s curling team doesn’t have an endless pipeline of players, like Canada. It lacks the Olympic success of Sweden and Switzerland. Its training facilities are limited, making quick jaunts to Canada and long trips to Europe a... Full story

At local event, Spitz says there is lots of pressure on Phelps

BRIAN GOMEZ

Mark Spitz insists he wasn’t bitter last year when he lost swimming’s most sacred record. He feels the same way now, 15 months after Michael Phelps cemented a spot in Olympic history with eight gold medals, one more than Spitz won in... Full story

Military groups receive Paralympic training

BRIAN GOMEZ

Heidi Grimm wishes she had a manual detailing how to work with disabled soldiers who become active in adaptive sports. She knows it doesn’t exist, meaning Army bases across the country must determine the best programming, with help from U.S.... Full story

Youth Olympics hopefuls playing to win

BRIAN GOMEZ

Gregory English hears the whispers about the Youth Olympics being staged primarily to promote friendship, peace and education, a way for the International Olympic Committee to show it also cares about the athletes, not just what they accomplish on... Full story

USOC holds NYC festival for Vancouver Games kickoff

BRIAN GOMEZ

The next Olympics is around the corner, and the U.S. Olympic Committee celebrated the 100-day countdown Wednesday in New York by kicking off a new marketing campaign and officially nominating the first 20 Americans for the 2010 Vancouver Games.... Full story

Countdown to Winter Olympics reaches 100 days

A look at each sport from a U.S. perspective

BRIAN GOMEZ

Let the final countdown begin. The 2010 Vancouver Games are 100 days from today, with about 2,500 athletes from 80-plus countries, including an estimated 220 Americans, vying for 258 medals in 10 sports. Olympic Training Center bobsledder Steven... Full story

U.S. not surprised by limited access to Vancouver Games track

BRIAN GOMEZ

The head of bobsled and skeleton’s national governing body isn’t shocked 2010 Olympic organizers are giving American athletes limited access to the world’s most difficult track, maintaining Canada wants to capitalize on its... Full story

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