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Bruce Arthur: Olympics strategy or sabotage? Why a Canadian skeleton coach enraged the U.S. by pulling his athletes
10+ hour, 45+ min ago (561+ words) American Katie Uhlaender slides during the women's skeleton at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, her fifth time at the Games. She might not make a sixth trip. The Olympics are less than a month away, and the first sports scandal of…...
Olympic medalist Ledeux missing Milan Cortina due to concussion effects since March
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (208+ words) Olympic big air medalist Tess Ledeux has withdrawn from the Milan Cortina Winter Games next month, saying she has not sufficiently recovered from a concussion FILE - Silver medalist Tess Ledeux of France celebrates during a medal ceremony for the women's…...
Takeaways from AP report on what sources say was Olympic watchdog's failure to close abuse case
2+ week, 1+ day ago (872+ words) It took the U.S. Center for SafeSport " the agency formed by Congress to combat this type of abuse " until 2022 to sanction that coach, Sean Gardner. Now, an Associated Press investigation has found that months before Gardner's arrest in August on allegations…...
After a setback at the Diamond League final, Canada’s Sarah Mitton is relying on her resilience at the world championships
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (713+ words) Canadian shot put champion is hoping to bounce back at the final weekend of competition in Tokyo. It's not often that an athlete is announced as the winner, handed the trophy, flowers and their national flag to celebrate, only to…...
Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps ‘in the perfect place’ heading into Olympic year
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (820+ words) Former world figure skating champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps are feeling lighter heading into the Olympic year. The 2024 gold-medal pair carried the heavy burden of defending their world title through an underwhelming follow-up season. Now they're back where they're…...
‘We are engaging in rage-farming’: Proposal to livestream all Olivia Chow’s appearances sparks heated debate
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1064+ words) A councillor's proposal to livestream all the Toronto mayor's appearances ends up in a long, messy debate at council committee. A proposal by Coun. Brad Bradford for the city to livestream all of Mayor Olivia Chow's press conferences sparked heated…...
SafeSport issues permanant ban on elite gymnastics coach in latest chapter of long-running case
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (367+ words) Qi Han, whose case dates to at least 2016 and who had been under a temporary sanction for the past two years, was listed as permanently ineligible, subject to appeal, on the center's disciplinary database. It said he was found to…...
Olympic breaking champion Phil Wizard hasn’t stopped moving since Paris triumph
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (922+ words) Canada's Philip "Phil Wizard" Kim, of Vancouver, B.C., reacts after the breaking final during the Summer Olympics in Paris, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. Kim took gold in the first Olympic men's breaking tournament Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi Philip Kim hasn't really…...