Lake Placid Raising Cash for Olympic Hockey Monument
A three-year project is underway in Lake Placid to raise funds for a statue featuring the 1980 gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic hockey team.
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Weightlifting Risks Being Dropped From 2024 Paris Olympics
The IOC has again warned weightlifting’s troubled governing body the sport faces being dropped from the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Hashimoto will be Offered Job to Head Tokyo Olympics
Unsourced reports in Japan say 56-year-old Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto will be offered the position of President of the Tokyo Olympics committee.
Lamoureux Twins Retire After 14 Years With USA Hockey
USA Hockey’s twin-sister Lamoureux tandem is retiring after 14 years of international competition. Jocelyne and Monique played key roles in helping the USA winning Olympic gold in 2018.
NBC will air Opening Ceremony of Tokyo Olympics Live
NBC will air the opening ceremony from the Tokyo Olympics live on Friday, July 23, marking the first time the network will broadcast it live in the morning.
To Cancel or Not?: IOC, Japan Press Ahead With Tokyo Games
The International Olympic Committee and local organizers have already said another postponement is impossible. That leaves leaving cancellation or going ahead as the only options.
80% Say Tokyo Olympics Should Be Called Off or Won’t Happen
More than 80% of people in Japan who were surveyed in two polls in the last few days say the Tokyo Olympics should be canceled or postponed, or the Olympics will not take place.
Official Costs of Tokyo Olympics Up by 22% to $15.4 Billion
The official cost of the postponed Tokyo Olympics has increased by 22% according to the local organizing committee. Organizers say the Olympics will cost $15.4 billion.
Al Michaels Voted Frick Winner for Baseball’s Hall of Fame
Former ABC baseball commentator Al Michaels has been voted the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcast excellence by baseball’s Hall of Fame.
Trump Honors Legendary Iowa Wrestler Gable at White House
President Donald Trump presented the legendary Iowa wrestler Dan Gable with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Dan Gable won a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics.