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U.S. Speedskating Changes Structure Of BOD, Trims Board Members05 / 20 / 13The U.S. Speedskating BOD on Saturday "adopted a sweeping set of new bylaws, part of an ongoing transformation to turn around an organization long hampered with internal strife," according to Jared Hopkins of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE. The changes include reducing the size of the BOD "from 14 to 10 -- inc... Tags: Olympics |
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Olympic Notes
The FINANCIAL TIMES' Kortekaas, Warrell & Jacobs report the Paralympics are “set to be the first sell-out in the event’s 52-year history as Britons scramble for another chance to experience London’s Olympic summer.” Organizers reported a “surge in ticket ...
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Olympic Quotes
With final thoughts and comments around the XXXth Olympiad in London, THE DAILY looks back at some of the best quotes, comments, tweets and headlines from our issues during the fortnight: MONDAY, JULY 30 NBC’s Matt Lauer , on Queen Elizabeth II &rsqu ...
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SBD/SBJ Updates From London
In addition to the aggregated content in SBD, please visit our daily website produced by SBD/SBJ devoted to the London Olympics . Read from our reporters on the ground, Tripp Mickle and John Ourand, as well as other contributors, about the latest news from the Games, including an overview at how t ...
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NBC Maintains Strong Increase From Beijing
NBC was averaging a 17.6 final rating and 31.1 million viewers for primetime London Games coverage heading into last night’s Closing Ceremony, up 9% and 12%, respectively, from the same 16-night period at the '08 Beijing Games. Saturday night’s coverage finished with a 12.6 rating and 2 ...
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NBC Exec: Live Streaming May Have Helped
NBC has “a major success story to tell with their historic television ratings" for the London Games, and the event will be "one of the five most-watched events of alltime,” according to Richard Deitsch of SI.com. When the final numbers are determined, the Olympics likely will b ...
Closing Ceremony Highights British Pop Culture
A musical “mishmash of eras and styles closed the London Olympics in a long and raucous fashion on Sunday, according to Lisa Dillman of the L.A. TIMES. There were “familiar music icons, including the Pet Shop Boys, the reunited-for-a-night Spice Girls, Annie Lennox, Ray Davies, Fatboy Sl ...
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London Called A Great Host For Olympics
IOC President Jacques Rogge yesterday said the London Games were “absolutely fabulous,” according to Ashling O'Connor of the LONDON TIMES. Rogge declined to compare London with previous host cities, but he said he was “a very happy and grateful man." Rogge: "These Games were a ...
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All Olympic Eyes Turn To Sochi, Rio
The ’14 Sochi Games are now on the clock, and there is a “massive project underway to build a resort city on the Black Sea almost from scratch and with it the center of the universe for sports played on ice and snow,” according to Christine Brennan of USA TODAY. SOCOG Presiden ...
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London Marks Final Olympics For Rogge
The London Games mark the last Olympics IOC President Jacques Rogge will preside over, and he leaves his successor with the “twin challenges of competing with professional leagues for the attention of youth and figuring out how to tap the Internet to bolster the IOC’s TV-reliant business ...
London Games A Boon For U.S., USOC
The London Games featured a "dominant display by the Americans," as Team USA won the overall medal count for the fifth straight Summer Olympics and "reclaimed the gold medal count" from China, according to Kate Hairopoulos of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS. The U.S. ended up with 104 total medals and 46 Go ...
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