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USA Hockey names three squads for Pyeongchang 2018

  • Para Ice Hockey News

USA Hockey have announced their teams for the men's, women's and Paralympic ice hockey tournament for

this team has all the ingredients to be successful,” said Dan Brennan, director of Para ice hockey for USA

 He is the only player on the US team with Olympic experience, having played for Team USA in 2006

of the 2018 US Olympic men’s team and also the assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA

Carey, general manager of the 2018 US Olympic women’s team and also the director of women’s hockey for USA

all three of our teams and the chance to compete for gold,” said Pat Kelleher, executive director of USA




Team USA to reveal Pyeongchang 2018 ice hockey teams

  • Ice Hockey

The United States will name their men’s and women’s Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic ice hockey teams and Paralympic hockey team in a high-profile address on New Year’s Day.

broadcast live on US television station NBC.Commenting on the squad announcement, executive director of USA


Philip Barker: Around the World in 288 days... that's the Baton Relay on Aussie soil at last

  • Inside the Blogs

It has taken rather more than 80 days but Jules Verne and his literary creations Phileas Fogg and indomitable assistant Passepartout would surely have approved mightily of the epic journey of the Queen’s Baton (QBR) to Australia.

Harry Jerome, seen here at the Tokyo Olympics, numbered 56, finishing third behind Robert Hayes, of the USA



USA Taekwondo call for feedback from members on new national rankings system

  • Member National Association and Continental Unions News

USA Taekwondo is looking for feedback from its members regarding a new national rankings system which

Open in Las Vegas.The event in the American city is scheduled to run from January 28 to February 2.USA

Taekwondo hope the new system will enable them to spot talent much quicker ©Getty ImagesIn a statement, USA


USA Luge extend three sponsorship deals through to Beijing 2022

  • Luge

USA Luge has extended sponsorship deals with three companies through to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games

sponsor Norton/Saint-Gobain, Team Worldwide and US Venture.All three will now continue to support USA

four years.Norton/Saint-Gobain, the world's leading abrasives brand, has been a primary sponsor of USA

Norton/Saint-Gobain have been fantastic partners," USA Luge chief executive Jim Leahy said."

“They have become a part of the USA Luge fabric and family.

The coaches and athletes of the USA Luge are dedicated, hardworking and share the same attributes of


United States out to defend IIHF World Junior Championships title on home soil

  • Ice Hockey

The 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championships are due to begin in the United States tomorrow as the hosts look to make a winning start to the defence of their title. 

things we can draw from this win," Bob Motzko, head coach of the 2018 US national junior team, told USA


From Dubai to Berlin: World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2018 dates announced

  • Paralympics

The sixth year of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix series will take in nine towns and cities across four continents, starting in Dubai in March and finishing in Berlin in July.

world.The month of June sees four Grand Prix taking place around the world.The Arizona Grand Prix in the USA


Gymnast Maroney sues USOC and university over sex-abuse scandal

  • Gymnastics

Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast McKayla Maroney has filed a lawsuit against Michigan State University and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), alleging that the institutions "failed to properly investigate" Larry Nassar who was recently sentenced to 60 years in jail for three counts relating to child sex abuse images on his computer.

13.According to The Wall Street Journal, Maroney was paid $1.25 million (£934,000/€1.1 million) by USA

 "A simple fact is this, if Michigan State University, USA Gymnastics and the US Olympic Committee

been abused by him," Maroney said in the lawsuit obtained by Fox News.The lawsuit of Maroney accuses USA

has created growing pressure for change at USA Gymnastics ©USA Gymnastics"That filing apparently seeks

to nullify provisions in a prior settlement agreement between USA Gymnastics and McKayla," it reads.



Approved constitution marks historic landmark for cricket in the United States

  • Non-Olympic Sports

A new national governing body for cricket in the United States is a step closer to fruition with the formal approval of a new constitution for the sport paving the way for historic elections in 2018.

 USA Cricket will now focus on finalising a membership programme which will in turn be able to vote

 The International Cricket Council's (ICC) Americas Project USA team has undertaken a significant

either on feedback from the community consultations or as necessitated by Colorado State Law, where USA

Cricket Board of Directors and staff.Engagement in the governance of USA Cricket by a wider group of

that is capable of unifying all of the stakeholders of USA Cricket.


Final skaters named in American short track line-up for Pyeongchang 2018

  • Short Track

The final day of the Team USA short track trials at the Olympic Oval in Utah saw three more skaters qualify

I'm so proud to be part of Team USA and to be in Pyeongchang for the Olympics."

Team USA head coach Anthony Barthell said he has high hopes for Pyeongchang."


Hamilton siblings earn Pyeongchang 2018 mixed doubles curling spot

  • Pyeongchang 2018

Becca and Matt Hamilton defeated Cory Christensen and John Shuster 6-5 in the American Olympic team trials for mixed doubles curling in Blaine and will now take part in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang next year.

@heccabamilton @MattJamilton pic.twitter.com/aIVkQXfrte— USA Curling (@usacurl) December 17, 2017Christensen