Olympics News

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - A group of women ski jumpers lost its case to be part of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

LONDON - London Olympic officials on Friday replaced bankrupt Canadian technology sponsor Nortel Networks with Cisco for the 2012 Games, a move that will cost organizers $19.4 million in revenue.

LONDON - The International Olympic Committee chastised U.S. Olympic officials on Thursday for "unilaterally" launching their own television network, warning the project could jeopardize relations with Olympic broadcaster NBC.

DENVER - The U.S. Olympic Committee's venture into the TV business is irritating some international Olympic leaders — not exactly the reaction the Americans were expecting when they decided to create a network solely devoted to promoting the movement.

LONDON - Backup "B" sample tests came back positive for 1,500-meter gold medalist Rashid Ramzi and four other athletes accused of blood doping at the Beijing Games, an Olympic official with knowledge of the results told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

LONDON - The four candidates for the 2016 Olympics took their campaign to Africa on Tuesday, with President Barack Obama renewing his support for Chicago's bid in a video message less than three months before the vote.

LONDON - President Barack Obama renewed his support for Chicago's Olympic bid Tuesday, telling African Olympic leaders in a video message the 2016 Games would give America the chance to "renew our bonds of friendship around the world."

LONDON - NHL MVP Alex Ovechkin is offering his help to organizers of the first Winter Olympics in his native Russia.

SINGAPORE - The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016.

CALGARY, Alberta - Sidney Crosby, left off the team as an 18-year-old in 2006, was among 46 players invited Thursday to the Canada Olympic hockey orientation camp next month.

INDIANAPOLIS - These are tough times for Katie Hoff. Nearly a year after winning three medals — none gold — at the Beijing Olympics, Hoff has changed coaches, altered her stroke, gotten sick and, worst of all, slowed down.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - A Canadian judge has rejected a bid by female ski jumpers to compete in next year's Winter Olympics in Vancouver, but agreed they were being discriminated against.

MUNICH (AFP) - Former double Olympic figure skating champion Katarina Witt will head Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, it was announced on Thursday.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States Olympic Committee will launch a cable television network devoted to Olympic and Paralympic Games next year, with Comcast Corp agreeing to carry the channel in its cable lineup.

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (AFP) - Michael Phelps, winner of eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, posted the fastest qualifying time in the 200m freestyle on Wednesday at the US swimming championships.

BERLIN (AFP) - The positive test of German cyclist Stefan Schumacher for EPO Cera during last year's Olympic Games has been confirmed by the B sample, his lawyer Michael Lehner said on Tuesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Triple jump world record holder Jonathan Edwards is confident elite athletes more used to fancy hotels will have no complaints about their accommodation in the competitors' village at the 2012 London Olympics.

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Michael Phelps, who 12 months ago was targeting an Olympic record eight gold medals, was this week pondering only the goal of making the U.S. world championship team.