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U.S. Ski & Snowboard Partners with the X Games

U.S. Ski & Snowboard and the X Games have announced a strategic partnership that will create The Winter X Games Series including the U.S. Ski & Snowboard-hosted FIS World Cup events, the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix and Visa Big Air presented by Toyota taking place alongside Winter X Games. The partnership will involve co-branding and […]

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Auburn Suni Lee Gymnastics
Suni Lee, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Lee will be part of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials for gymnastics in her home state of Minnesota this month. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

For Minneapolis, U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials, Suni Lee and Simone Biles is Perfect 10

There’s a saying in women’s gymnastics that making Team USA for the Olympics may be even harder than winning an Olympic gold medal in itself, the competition is so deep. That remains the case this year with multiple all-around Olympic gold medalists competing for spots at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for gymnastics, which this […]

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USA Luge Names Scott Riewald Chief Executive Officer

Scott Riewald has been named chief executive officer of USA Luge, succeeding Jim Leahy, who announced his retirement earlier this year. Riewald comes to USA Luge from the Boston Red Sox, where he served as manager of Minor League performance development. Over his career, he has worked in a variety of roles for the U.S. […]

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Mike Trimboli

Mike Trimboli Re-Elected President of USA Hockey

Mike Trimboli was unanimously re-elected to another three-year term as president of the organization during the USA Hockey Congress Meeting in Denver that concluded the organization’s four-day annual meeting recently. Trimboli, from Massena, New York, has been involved in grassroots hockey as a player, coach, official and administrator for parts of the past six decades. […]

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USA Swimming

USA Swimming Teams with Indy Parks and Recreation on New Event

USA Swimming and Indy Parks and Recreation have teamed up to host a four-day swim meet this week at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis. The National Parks and Recreation Championship, presented by Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, is the first USA Swimming-sanctioned national competition for parks and community swim clubs across the United States. Swimmers […]

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USA Curling
The Duluth Curling Club and Visit Duluth will welcome the 2025 USA Curling National Championships. USA Curling photo by Bob Weder

Duluth to Host USA Curling 2025 National Championships

Duluth, Minnesota, will host the 2025 USA Curling national championships for men and women at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center from January 27 through February 2, the national governing body announced. It will be the first time the national championship event has taken place in Minnesota. The announcement comes after the national governing body hosted […]

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Sun Valley Resort
Sun Valley Resort in Idaho will host the Stifel Sun Valley Finals in 2025. Photo by Steve Kornreich/U.S. Ski & Snowboard

FIS Confirms 11 World Cup Events in U.S. in 2024–2025 season

There will be 11 FIS World Cups in the United States for the 2024–2025 season, headlined by the first ever back-to-back men’s and women’s FIS Alpine World Cup speed races on the Birds of Prey track at Beaver Creek, Colorado, and the FIS Alpine World Cup Finals at Sun Valley Resort in Idaho. “We are […]

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Lucas Oil Stadium Trials Setup
The U.S. Olympic Trials for swimming will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the first time the Trials have been held in an NFL stadium. Rendering courtesy Indiana Sports Corp

Why USA Swimming Put a Pool in Lucas Oil Stadium for the Olympic Trials

Indianapolis has been the location for several firsts within the sports-event industry. It was the first Super Bowl host to organize a Fan Village in 2012, something the NFL now requires of any future host. It was the first city to host an entire NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. And this summer, Indianapolis will host the […]

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Omaha Multisport USA Triathlon

Omaha to Host 2025 USA Triathlon Multisport National Championships Festival

The 2025 USA Triathlon Multisport National Championships Festival will take place at Lake Cunningham in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 4–8, 2025, the national governing body has announced. The event, held in partnership with Omaha Sports Commission, will be returning to the city for a second year in a row. It will take place over five […]

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Texas to Host 2025 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship

The 2025 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championships will be held in the United States for only the fourth time with the cities of Frisco and Allen, Texas, welcoming the event from April 23 through May 3, 2025. The tournament, which consists of 29 total games, will be staged at the Comerica Center in Frisco and […]

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