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Ice sledge hockey to launch World Series

  • Para Ice Hockey News

By Gary AndersonInternational Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey has announced plans to launch a World Series later this year that will see nations from both the A and B pools competing against each other for end-of-season ranking points.

2014: World champions Canada reveal ice sledge hockey squad for Sochi 2014April 2013: Canada defeat USA


Pettit National Ice Centre agrees contract renewal with US Olympic Committee

  • Skating

By Paul OsborneThe Pettit National Ice Centre in Milwaukee will continue to serve as an Olympic training site after renewing its contract with the Unites States Olympic Committee (USOC) and US Speedskating.

The Pettit Centre's commitment to Team USA and US Speedskating will allow future generations of speedskaters

Since the 1960s, around 70 of the 80 medals won by Team USA at the Winter Olympic Games have been earned



USOC signs deal for Olympic Museum to be built in Colorado

  • PASO

By Zjan ShirinianThe United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has signed a 30-year deal which will pave the way for a "world-class" museum to be built in Colorado.

week ensures that the US Olympic Museum will be the type of world-class experience that fans of Team USA


World Series of Boxing champions Cuba Domadores pick up cool $500,000 for debut season win

  • Boxing

By Gary AndersonInternational Boxing Association (AIBA) President C K Wu has handed over a cheque for $500,000 (£293,000/€370,000) to the Cuba Domadores after their stunning debut season in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) saw them power their way to victory over the Azerbaijan Baku Fires last month.

individual bouts.After topping Group B, which also included the Baku Fires, Cuba went on to defeat the USA



First black woman to win Olympic gold medal dies aged 90

  • Olympics

By Nick ButlerAlice Coachman-Davis, who by winning the high jump title at London 1948 became the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, has died in Georgia at the age of 90. 

veterans being celebrated by the US team ahead of London 2012 ©Getty ImagesDavis was inducted to the USA


Two-time Paralympic gold medallists Yohe and Lipsett retire from international ice sledge hockey

  • Para Ice Hockey News

By Gary AndersonTwo of the United States' most decorated players, Andy Yohe and Taylor Lipsett, have announced they are retiring from international ice sledge hockey.

happy to have the ability to thank them for the tremendous contributions they have made to our team, USA

their country," said Dan Brennan, general manager of the 2014 US Paralympic sledge hockey team and USA

USA Hockey also announced that three other members of the 2014 Winter Paralympic squad, Taylor Chace,


The Pyeongchang 2018 backstage story

  • The Big Read

By Terrence BurnsWe are a little less than four-years away from the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.This is a story, just one of many, of their bid's path, culminating in victory almost three years ago in Durban, South Africa.Much is being written and read in the current media about prospective bid cities for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. A lot of the commentary pertains to "consultants". Much of the commentary is ill informed or naive at best, or wrong, spiteful and even defensive at worst.

Winter Games IOC Evaluation Commission:Gunilla Lindberg, SWE, IOC member, chairwomanAngela Ruggiero, USA

, IOC memberBarry Maister, NZL, IOC memberDwight Bell, USA, US Luge Federation PresidentTsunekazu Takeda

, JPN, Japanese NOC PresidentAnn Cody, USA, Paralympic Games athlete and administratorGilbert Felli,

advisorPhilippe Bovy, SUI, IOC transport advisorJohn McLaughlin, CAN, IOC finance advisorGrant Thomas, USA


Alistair Brownlee secures first win of 2014 at World Triathlon Hamburg

  • Triathlon

By Emily GoddardBritish Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee has claimed his first win of the year at the World Triathlon Series in Hamburg after a sprint battle with France's Vincent Luis, who took silver.

Thank you to USA Triathlon, Jamie, Patrick, my training partners, everyone."


Athens 2004 Olympic Torch and 1985 winning Tour de France bike on sale

  • Collecting and Heritage News

By Zjan ShirinianAn Athens 2004 Olympic Torch and the bike Bernard Hinault rode to Tour de France glory in 1985 have both been put on sale to raise money for a cycling monument in Colorado.

Red Zinger and Coors Classics, commemorating all the winners, along with their successors in today's USA


Hometown triumph highlights ITU Para-triathlon in Chicago

  • Triathlon News

By Duncan MackayNearly 60 competitors in five categories took in the International Triathlon Union (ITU) Paratriathlon Chicago event today, with the highlight being the victory of local athlete Hailey Danesewicz over countrywoman Melissa Stockwell, the three-time world champion, who also comes from the Windy City. 

My goal was to not walk on the run," Stockwell told the Team USA website. ."


Olympic champion gymnast Douglas leads world record-breaking simultaneous cartwheel

  • Gymnastics

By Emily GoddardGabby Douglas, the United States artistic gymnast who won two gold medals at the London 2012 Olympics, has led a world record-breaking simultaneous cartwheel performance on Pittsburgh's Roberto Clemente Bridge.

Douglas joked.The event, attended by two-time Olympic basketball medallist Suzie McConnell-Serio and USA


Bosnia and China take sitting volleyball world titles

  • Volleyball News

By Emily GoddardParalympic gold medallists Bosnia and Herzegovina and defending champions China have secured the men's and women's titles at the World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball Championships in the Polish city of Elbląg.

USA is very strong, and that's even greater feeling to win the match," China's Hunji Huang said."


Woods bags MuscleParm as new sponsor

  • Golf

By Gary AndersonTiger Woods has signed a multi-year deal with sports nutrition firm MusclePharm that will see the company's logo adorn the bag of the world's number one golfer from July 1.

its athlete portfolio while it also has deals in place with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and USA

[email protected] StoriesMarch 2014: MusclePharm announced as official supplier to USA