Michigan State University reaches 'global settlement' with Larry Nassar's victims for $500 million
The Michigan university where serial sex abuser Larry Nassar practiced medicine announced Wednesday it has agreed to a $500 million settlement with hundreds of former victims of the USA Gymnastics doctor. The agreement with attorneys representing 332 women and girls was a "global settlement," Michigan State University said. It resolved claims ...
Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony ticket price ceiling set at ¥288,000
The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games has set the maximum prices for opening ceremony admission tickets, sources close to the matter revealed Monday. The proposed ceiling for the Tokyo Games and Paralympic Games opening ceremony tickets is at ¥288,000 (about ...
The mayor of Sapporo and the head of the Japanese Olympic Committee are weighing a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics, but have declined to say they'll withdraw from the contest to host the games in 2026. City officials last week said a bid for ...
Frank King, an architect of the 1988 Winter Olympics that helped change the face of Calgary, has died. He was 81. He died Wednesday of a heart attack while training at a downtown club, said Bob Niven, the chief executive officer of Calgary's bid committee. ...
Russian Olympic Committee president Alexander Zhukov to step down
The head of the Russian Olympic Committee is stepping down from his post, three months after athletes from his country were forced to compete at the Pyeongchang Games as neutral athletes. Alexander Zhukov said he wants to focus on his political career as a deputy ...
Sapporo declares official interest in hosting 2026 Winter Games
Japan and six other countries are vying to host the games, with the IOC’s selection due in 2019.
Milan and Turin are to present a joint bid for the 2016 Winter Olympics, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said on Thursday. CONI sent a letter of intent to the International Olympic Committee on Thursday outlining the candidacy plans by the two cities situated 145 ...
Curling charms flying off shelves at shrine in Olympic bronze medalists' hometown
Miniature curling stone charms have become a sold-out success at a shrine in the hometown of the Japanese women's curling team which won bronze at the recent Pyeongchang Olympics. In addition to being sold, the charms were given to the women who play for the ...
Yuzuru Hanyu reflects on Olympic glory
Yuzuru Hanyu achieved his fairy-tale ending at the Pyeongchang Olympics, winning another gold medal while enduring the pain of the serious ankle injury he suffered in November. Everyone knew he was still hurt when he took to the ice in South Korea, but few were ...
For Japan, the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics were one to remember, as its national team won 13 medals, the most the nation has ever one in one Winter Games, surpassing the 10 it earned in Nagano in 1998. The team also racked up 43 top-eight ...
Japan's Olympic medalists give thanks for support in Pyeongchang
One day after the Winter Olympics concluded in Pyeongchang, the Japanese delegation returned home Monday and its medal-winning athletes expressed their gratitude to the fans for their warm and enthusiastic support. Team Japan amassed 13 medals in South Korea, its most ever in one Winter ...
A message for peace and harmony, featuring a mythical Korean "turtle" representing longevity, set the theme as the curtain fell at the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Olympics on Sunday. Athletes from the over 90 countries competing in 102 medal events across seven sports and ...
Organizers and IOC made many mistakes in planning and staging of Pyeongchang Games
Parting thoughts and parting shots from Pyeongchang: • It was terrible to see Gangneung Ice Arena with so many empty seats at the start of the figure skating events each morning. Very bad optics for the skaters and TV viewers around the world. All of the ...
