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USA Curling Elects Bret Jackson and Colin Hufman as New Chair and Vice Chair

The USA Curling Board has elected Bret Jackson as chair and Colin Hufman as vice chair, following several resignations at the organization. Former USA Curling Board Chair Lynn LaRocca has resigned, along with independent directors Shane Coppola and Hawley McLean. Jackson, who was elected to the board on October 2022, has served in various capacities […]

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The U.S. delegation walks into Rice-Eccles Stadium during the Opening Ceremony for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. AP File Photo

Salt Lake Ready for 2030 Olympic Games if IOC Asks, Organizing Committee Says

Salt Lake City stands ready and willing to host the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games should it be asked by the International Olympic Committee as the field has slimmed to two contenders, Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games Chief Executive Officer Fraser Bullock said Tuesday. The SLC-Utah Committee for the Games held an […]

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Jeff Plush Resigns at USA Curling; Interim CEO Appointed

Jeff Plush has resigned as chief executive officer at USA Curling as the national governing body’s board of directors said in a Friday afternoon release that “our relationship with this community has been damaged. We have not communicated effectively, and some believe we have not listened. There has been anger, frustration, and confusion.” Plush was […]

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2024 Host Sites Announced For USA Hockey National Championships

USA Hockey has announced 11 host sites for the 2024 Chipotle USA Hockey Youth, Girls and High School National Championships with events stretching from Western New York to Las Vegas. Champions will be crowned nationwide in late March and early April. USA Hockey has conducted the country’s national championship tournaments since 1938 with teams from […]

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The U.S. team sings the national anthem ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool C game at Kobe Misaki Stadium against England in Kobe, Japan. The U.S. will host the 2031 Rugby World Cup for the first time in program history. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

A Decade of Big Events on Tap in United States

For the next decade, there may not be a season where a sports fan cannot enjoy a major international sporting event to travel to within the United States. This past summer alone saw World Athletics host the world track-and-field championships in the United States for the first time at the renovated Hayward Field in Eugene, […]

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U.S. Ski & Snowboard Partners With Outside Interactive to Broadcast Events

U.S. Ski & Snowboard and Outside Interactive, Inc. have announced a long-term strategic partnership to create and broadcast snowsports content. For the first time, FIS World Cup alpine, cross country, freestyle, snowboard, and freeski events held in the United States will be available to stream on all Outside platforms, including OutsideOnline.com, SkiMag.com, the Outside App […]

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2023 USA Curling Mixed National Championship Coming to Colorado

The Denver Curling Club will host the 2023 USA Curling Mixed National Championship from April 12–16 at its location in Golden, Colorado. “The Denver Curling Club is excited about hosting the Mixed National Championship because it will bring the top athletes to the great state of Colorado and offer the members of Denver Curling Club […]

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Idaho, New Hampshire to Host U.S. Ski & Snowboard National Championships

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has confirmed a two-year agreement with resorts in Sun Valley, Idaho, and Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, to host the Toyota U.S. Alpine National Championships and the Toyota U.S. Freestyle National Championships through the 2024 season. “Sun Valley and Waterville have a proven track record of hosting competitions and we could not […]

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U.S. Biathlon Names Jack Gierhart Interim CEO

Jack Gierhart has been named interim chief executive officer for U.S. Biathlon and will oversee the organization on an interim basis as current President and Chief Executive Officer Max Cobb transitions this fall to become secretary general of the International Biathlon Union beginning October 17. A longtime Olympic governing body leader, Gierhart will work with […]

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Lake Placid 2023 World University Games Symbolic Torch Headed to New York

Less than four months before the start of the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games, a delegation from the Adirondack Sports Council and New York state traveled to Torino, Italy, on September 16 to collect the symbolic flame bound for Lake Placid and the Opening Ceremony on January 12, 2023. “The lighting of the […]

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