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For Coach, God and Archery Are a Package Deal

Kisik Lee has served the dual, if controversial, roles of the head coach of the United States archery team and a spiritual guide to some of its athletes.

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:51 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), United States Olympic Committee, Archery, Religion and Churches, Lee, Kisik

Even the Clothes on Their Backs Have Rules

The key to Olympic uniform regulations is making every country as identifiable as possible.

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:57 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Nike Inc|NKE|NYSE, International Olympic Committee, United States Olympic Committee, Uniforms, Language and Languages, Li Ning, Logotypes

In Pool or Out, Olympic Star Stands Apart

In the Olympic Village Michael Phelps is leading a monastic life, one in which fast food, fast friends and family are sacrificed for fast times.

Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 11:02 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Swimming, United States Olympic Committee, Phelps, Michael

When It Comes to Masks, Cyclists Are Still Apologizing

At a USA Cycling news conference in Beijing, attention centered almost exclusively on the four cyclists — two of whom were in attendance — who wore masks at the airport last week.

Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 11:01 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Bicycles and Bicycling, United States, International Olympic Committee, United States Olympic Committee, Masks, USA Cycling

Masks May Be Part of Wardrobes at Opening Ceremony

Athletes must decide whether to attend the opening ceremony in the smog and, if they do go, whether to wear a mask to combat pollution.

Posted Friday, August 08, 2008 5:32 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Environment, United States Olympic Committee, Smog

U.S. Cyclists Arrive in Beijing Wearing Masks

The cyclists were the first athletes to be seen wearing masks or doing anything proactive to combat the effects of pollution.

Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 1:19 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Environment, United States Olympic Committee

U.S. Swimming Team Looking for Clear Skies

The cloud of controversy hovering over the team since one of its Olympians failed a drug test in July has yet to dissipate.

Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 12:58 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Olympic Games (2008), Swimming, United States Olympic Committee

For American Athletes, a Home Base for Training That’s a Little Like Home

The United States Olympic Committee has created a facility where athletes can train, eat and play in a place that looks and feels like home.

Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 10:58 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Boxing, United States Olympic Committee, Weight Lifting, Restaurants, Volleyball, Housing

Old Claims of Molestation Resurface for USA Judo Official

The United States Olympic Committee is investigating claims that a high-ranking USA Judo official drugged and sexually molested teenage competitors in the late 1970s.

Posted Friday, July 25, 2008 9:43 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), United States Olympic Committee, Judo, Sex Crimes, Thornton, Fletcher

U.S.O.C. Says 2 Web Sites Are Selling Bogus Tickets

The United States Olympic Committee has filed lawsuits against two Web sites for unauthorized sales of tickets to the Beijing Olympics.

Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:06 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Suits and Litigation, Computers and the Internet, United States Olympic Committee, Frauds and Swindling

Morgan Hamm Is Cleared to Compete in the Olympics

USA Gymnastics announced that the gymnast Morgan Hamm, twin of Olympic champion Paul Hamm, was still on the team despite his positive test for a banned drug.

Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2008 7:49 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Gymnastics, United States Olympic Committee, Hamm, Paul, USA Gymnastics, Hamm, Morgan

Phone Call From China Transformed ’84 Games

In 1984 China defied a Soviet Union-led boycott of the Summer Games in Los Angeles. As the world prepares for the Beijing Games, that moment is all but lost.

Posted Sunday, July 13, 2008 10:12 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), International Olympic Committee, United States Olympic Committee, Ueberroth, Peter

Swapping Passports in Pursuit of Olympic Medals

Foreign-born and trained stars have been contributing to the United States’s Olympic medal count since 2000 in a growing trend that blurs the national boundaries of the competition.

Posted Saturday, June 14, 2008 12:27 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Immigration and Refugees, International Olympic Committee, United States Olympic Committee

U.S.O.C. Looking to Diversify Medal Count

The United States has no official long-term plan like the 119 Project, a government-financed effort China began in 2000 to win the most gold medals at home.

Posted Saturday, May 31, 2008 3:29 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, United States Olympic Committee

Putting Scandals in Past, Officials See Gains on Doping

The chief executive of the U.S.O.C. said today’s athletes should not be lumped into any group of athletes who have used performance-enhancing drugs.

Posted Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:07 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Drug Abuse and Traffic, Jones, Marion, Graham, Trevor, United States Olympic Committee

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