Amid Criticism, USA Gymnastics Interim CEO Steps Down After Five Days
USA Gymnastics interim CEO Mary Bono stepped down today amid heavy criticism from athletes, just five days after she was named CEO of the gymnastics federation.
USOC Hires Golf Exec Sarah Hirschland As New CEO
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has named Sarah Hirschland as its new CEO. Hirschland was previously the chief commercial officer for the United States Golf Association.
Michigan State Comes To $500 Million Settlement With Nassar Victims
Michigan State University has reached a $500 million settlement with victims of Larry Nassar, the former MSU doctor who admitted to sexually abusing women under the pretense of medical treatment.
USOC, SafeSport, Federation CEOs to Testify For Congress on Sex Abuse
The CEOs of the U.S. Olympic Committee, U.S. Center for SafeSport and several national sporting federations will testify for Congress this month on the growing sexual abuse scandal within Olympic sports.
Michigan State Spent $500,000 Tracking Nassar Victims & Journalist
Michigan State University paid a public-relations firm upwards of $500,000 to keep track of and report on the social media…
USOC Selects Investigator To Examine Larry Nassar’s Abuse Of Athletes
A special committee of directors for the United States Olympic Committee has hired outside counsel Ropes & Gray LLP to conduct an independent investigation into the decades-long abuse by Larry Nassar to determine when individuals affiliated with USA Gymnastics or the USOC first became aware of any evidence of Nassar’s abuse of athletes, what that evidence was and what they did with it.
Larry Nassar Sentenced to 40 to 175 Years In Prison For Sex Abuse
Former U.S. Olympic gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar has been sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing athletes under the guise of medical treatment.
