The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Olympic Committee are making it easier for disabled athletes to train in their own communities, including in Colorado Springs.
The VA awarded $4.4 million in funds to 95-community based organizations in support of Paralympic sport and physical activity programs for disabled veterans and disabled members of the [...] [...]
Denver is forming an exploratory group to host the Olympic Winter Games.
A group of community and civic leaders representing broad interests from across Colorado will be meeting in the coming weeks about submitting a bid to the U.S. Olympic Committee.
The Denver Exploratory Committee will identify the opportunities and challenges of a bid based on facts [...] [...]
Back for a third year, the Warrior Games are coming to Colorado Springs in 2012.
The U.S. Olympic Committee announced today that the Warrior Games, presented by Deloitte, will take place April 30 – May 5, 2012.
More than 200 wounded, ill and injured soldiers and veterans are expected to participate in seven sports including archery, cycling, [...] [...]
Alicia McConnell, director of athlete services and programs for the U.S. Olympic Committee, was recently selected as board chairwoman for the Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau.
She replaces former chairman John Washko, vice president of marketing for The Broadmoor.
McConnell will help cultivate partnerships with community organizations throughout the U.S., and provide additional resources, services and [...] [...]
NBC’s Bob Costas will be a guest speaker at this year’s U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Assembly, an annual meeting of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic organizers, in Colorado Springs.
The assembly will meet Sept. 22-24 at the Antlers Hilton Hotel and brings in various member organizations of the U.S. Olympic Committee. The goal of the assembly is [...] [...]
The U.S. Women’s soccer team is headed to the World Cup finals against Japan, and Olympic presidents from both countries have agreed to a friendly wager.
If the U.S. team wins on Sunday, Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda will send a case of traditional Japanese sake, a Japanese lacquered tray and a hagoita, a traditional [...] [...]
The U.S. Olympic Committee paid another $163,000 to Stephanie Streeter in 2010 even though she had effectively stepped down as the organization’s CEO in October of the previous year.
The federation filed tax reports today, stating that Streeter and the person she replaced, Jim Scherr, received a combined total of $279,000 during a year in which [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 18,2011
Tags: Kellog, USOC
The U.S. Olympic Committee is back at the table with Kellogg, reuniting with a longtime sponsor that took a brief break during the rough economy. [...]
The rest of the nation knows Colorado Springs as a sports mecca, from the Olympics to mountain biking to ice hockey. Locals, however, may be unaware of the full extent of the city’s sports connection, from youth soccer to annual championships involving teams from around the world. This story gauges the economic impact of the [...] [...]
Norm Bellingham is leaving the U.S. Olympic Committee after more than four years as chief operating officer.
Bellingham, a former Olympic kayaker who was one of the few executives to stay in place during the USOC’s recent turnover at the top, had previously served on the board of directors and on the Athletes’ Advisory Council.
Bellingham was [...] [...]
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