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Swiss lawmakers agree on $1B backing for 2026 Olympic bid

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Oct 18, 2017 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Switzerland's federal government said Wednesday it is prepared to pay almost 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.02 billion) toward Sion hosting the 2026 Winter Oly...
Shani Davis leads US speedskating team for World Cup circuit

The Associated Press
Oct 18, 2017 7:00 am - KEARNS, Utah (AP) - Four-time Olympic medalist Shani Davis leads an experienced U.S. speedskating team that will compete on the World Cup circuit leading up to the 2018 ...
Olympic medalist Evan Jager to donate uniform to Jacobs High School

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Oct 18, 2017 1:00 am - Jacobs High School is abuzz with anticipation of Friday's visit from its most famous celebrity alumnus - Evan Jager. The Algonquin native is returning to his former sch...
Salt Lake City forms committee to weigh Olympics bid

By BRADY McCOMBS
Oct 16, 2017 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Salt Lake City has formed an exploratory committee to decide if the city will bid to host the Winter Olympics in either 2026 or 2030 - taking a key...
Innsbruck won't bid for 2026 Winter Games after referendum

By ERIC WILLEMSEN
Oct 15, 2017 7:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Innsbruck no longer plans to bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics after its promise to organize low-cost and sustainable games failed to convince residents. Th...
USOC wants Winter Games, must decide on 2026 or 2030

By EDDIE PELLS
Oct 13, 2017 7:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The prospect of a U.S. bid for the Winter Olympics is less a matter of "if" and more a matter of "when." The U.S. Olympic Committee board ...
USOC CEO to IOC on Russian doping: Time for action is now

By EDDIE PELLS
Oct 12, 2017 7:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee called on his international counterparts to act immediately on allegations of Russian doping, wit...
Tale of 2 cities: Olympics sponsors in Pyeongchang and Tokyo

By YOUKYUNG LEE and MARI YAMAGUCHI
Oct 12, 2017 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The Winter Olympics coming to South Korea in February offer an example of the Olympian efforts often required to meet corporate sponsorship goa...
Olympic leader Nuzman sends resignation letter from jail

By STEPHEN WADE
Oct 11, 2017 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Carlos Nuzman sent his resignation letter as head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee from a prison on Wednesday. He's been held there since last we...
Official: Tokyo stadium worker was overworked before suicide

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Oct 10, 2017 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The Japan labor standard office has determined the suicide of a 23-year-old man who worked at Tokyo's new Olympic stadium construction site stemmed from ove...

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