NPR: U.S. Olympics Committee https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=155931925 U.S. Olympics Committee en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:14:48 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: U.S. Olympics Committee https://www.npr.org/tags/155931925/u-s-olympics-committee Aly Raisman Sues USOC And USA Gymnastics, Alleges They Hid Nassar Abuse The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, claiming the Olympic medalist lost millions of dollars in earnings. Raisman says her priority is pushing for change to protect other athletes. Fri, 02 Mar 2018 13:14:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/02/590206914/aly-raisman-sues-usoc-and-usa-gymnastics-alleges-they-hid-nassar-abuse https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/02/590206914/aly-raisman-sues-usoc-and-usa-gymnastics-alleges-they-hid-nassar-abuse The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, claiming the Olympic medalist lost millions of dollars in earnings. Raisman says her priority is pushing for change to protect other athletes.

]]> Amy Held CEO Of U.S. Olympic Committee Resigns Citing Health Concerns Amid Nassar Fallout A USOC statement cited health issues from prostate cancer as the reason for Scott Blackmun's resignation, at the same time it announced new reforms to protect "the Olympic community" from abuse. Wed, 28 Feb 2018 17:40:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/28/589588179/ceo-of-u-s-olympic-committee-resigns-citing-health-concerns-amid-nassar-fallout https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/28/589588179/ceo-of-u-s-olympic-committee-resigns-citing-health-concerns-amid-nassar-fallout A USOC statement cited health issues from prostate cancer as the reason for Scott Blackmun's resignation, at the same time it announced new reforms to protect "the Olympic community" from abuse.

]]> Amy Held The Olympics, Year-Round: New TV Channel Will Come To U.S. In 2017 The Olympic Channel, which launched as a digital outlet after this summer's Rio Games, will become an American TV network in the second half of 2017. Thu, 15 Dec 2016 10:15:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/15/505684945/the-olympics-year-round-new-tv-channel-will-come-to-u-s-in-2017 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/15/505684945/the-olympics-year-round-new-tv-channel-will-come-to-u-s-in-2017 The Olympic Channel, which launched as a digital outlet after this summer's Rio Games, will become an American TV network in the second half of 2017.

]]> Bill Chappell Poll Shows Bloom Has Fallen Off Olympic Bid For Most Bostonians Opposition to the Olympics has grown by 13 percent since Boston was chosen by the U.S. Olympic Committee to be the American bid for 2024. Thu, 19 Feb 2015 00:03:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/02/19/387333215/poll-shows-bloom-has-fallen-off-olympic-bid-for-most-bostonians https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/02/19/387333215/poll-shows-bloom-has-fallen-off-olympic-bid-for-most-bostonians

Opposition to the Olympics has grown by 13 percent since Boston was chosen by the U.S. Olympic Committee to be the American bid for 2024.

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]]> Eyder Peralta Boston 2024? City Is Chosen To Bid For Summer Olympics Boston won a tight contest to become the next American city to bid for hosting an Olympics, beating out Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., for the right to vie for the 2024 Olympics. Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:22:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/01/08/375690605/u-s-olympic-committee-poised-to-name-2024-bid-city https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/01/08/375690605/u-s-olympic-committee-poised-to-name-2024-bid-city

Boston won a tight contest to become the next American city to bid for hosting an Olympics, beating out Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., for the right to vie for the 2024 Olympics.

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]]> Bill Chappell Knotty Problem Solved: Knitters Won't Call Their Games The 'Ravelympics' Knitters who gather on the social networking site Ravelry.com had been asked to cease and desist by the U.S. Olympics Committee because of the name of their competitions. Now they're calling them "The Ravellenic Games." Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:25:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/06/28/155928786/knotty-problem-solved-knitters-wont-call-their-games-the-ravelympics https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/06/28/155928786/knotty-problem-solved-knitters-wont-call-their-games-the-ravelympics

Knitters who gather on the social networking site Ravelry.com had been asked to cease and desist by the U.S. Olympics Committee because of the name of their competitions. Now they're calling them "The Ravellenic Games."

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