olympic committee

Biathlon Team Shines After Hard Work, USOC Money

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 02/16/2010 - 9:00am

Members of the men's U.S. biathlon team are in action at the Winter Olympics Tuesday. Biathletes cross country ski and shoot a rifle at a target.

The Americans have come to the Winter Games with new-found international respect. The U.S. Olympic Committee gave the team $1 million which has helped bring in world class coaches and technicians.



 

The site that lets you compete against Olympians

 Sat, 02/13/2010 - 7:09pm

The Olympic committee has created a site where you can compete against Olympic champions--at sports like hula-hooping and putting golf balls into a cup.



 

USOC Under Fire For Olympic-Sized Missteps

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 10/26/2009 - 3:30am

Three weeks after Chicago's first-round rejection in the bidding for the 2016 Summer Games, Olympic athletes and sports executives are demanding major change in the U.S.

Olympic Committee. At stake, some say, is support for American athletes and the quest to host Olympic Games in the United States.

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