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Sochi 2014

	PyeongChang 2003: When Dreams Began February 16, 2018 (ATR) This week marks the fifteenth anniversary of the IOC’s first look at a future Olympic city. ATR Editor Ed Hula on the first of seven trips to PyeongChang. (ATR) The...
	The Hula Report: Improbable PyeongChang February 09, 2018 (ATR) It was hard to imagine even the possibility of Friday night’s opening ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang the first time I visited in 2003. The ball...
	Op Ed: In Latest Chapter of Doping Scandal, Russia Gets a Pass February 08, 2018 Jim Walden, legal counsel to former Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory director Grigory Rodchenkov who blew the whistle on Russia's doping manipulation scheme during the Sochi 2014...
	WADA Statement Regarding CAS Decisions February 02, 2018 Montreal, 1 February 2018 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) notes with serious concern the decisions by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), relating to the 2014 Soch...
	IOC Statement on CAS decision February 01, 2018 The IOC has taken note of the CAS decision, with satisfaction on the one hand and disappointment on the other. On the one hand, the confirmation of the Anti-Doping Rule Vio...
	IOC Says Russia Verdict Threatens Fight Against Doping February 01, 2018 (ATR) The Court of Arbitration for Sport today overturned doping bans for 28 Russian athletes, triggering a sharp response from the IOC. Matthieu Reeb, the CAS secretary gene...
	Helios Founder Unaware of Olympic Bid Inquiry February 01, 2018 (ATR) The founder of the sports consulting firm Helios Partners says word that the U.S. Justice Department is combing records from the company “is news to me”. Terrence B...
	On the Scene - IOC President in PyeongChang January 30, 2018 (ATR) Snow began falling in PyeongChang Tuesday afternoon soon after the arrival of IOC President Thomas Bach. Cold weather will probably not be a problem for these Winter Gam...
	IOC issues Conduct Guidelines for Olympic Athlete from Russia delegation January 26, 2018 January 26, 2018 In line with the decision of the IOC Executive Board (EB) on 5 December 2017, the IOC has issued “Conduct Guidelines” for the “Olympic Athlete from Russia”...
	Reduced pool of Russian athletes and officials who can be considered for invitation to PyeongChang 2018 determined January 19, 2018 The Invitation Review Panel and the Olympic Athlete from Russia Implementation Group (OARIG) have taken a key step in the process of inviting clean Russian athletes to the Oly...
	Canada Unveils Veteran Hockey Team for PyeongChang January 11, 2018 (ATR) Canada is going with experience over youth as it chases a third consecutive Olympic gold medal in men’s ice hockey. All but two players on the Canada roster have NHL ex...
	Russians Appeal Olympic Bans to CAS January 09, 2018 (ATR) Russian athletes will find out if the lifetime Olympic bans given to them by the International Olympic Committee will stand by the end of the month. Russian athletes ...

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