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    Jul 18, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  1. London calling for Olympian Angela Ruggiero

    Valley native and four-time ice hockey Olympic medalist Angela Ruggiero — one gold, two silvers, one bronze — was elected in 2010 by her fellow Olympians to the Athletes Commission of the International Olympic Committee. She's one of 12 athletes designated to speak for the wrestlers, runners, swimmers, skaters and all the other competitors in the hierarchy that governs the Games. Next week's London Olympics are her first as a member of the IOC, but she's already working far ahead: on the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea, on the 2016 youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, and on her MBA at Harvard, her alma mater. The proponent of women's sports is off the competitive ice but on the larger Olympic team.
    Valley native and four-time ice hockey Olympic medalist Angela Ruggiero — one gold, two silvers, one bronze — was elected in 2010 by her fellow Olympians to the Athletes Commission of the International Olympic Committee. She's one of 12...

    Tags: National Hockey League, International Olympic Committee, Angela Ruggiero, Boston Bruins, National Collegiate Athletic Association

    2. Jul 26, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. An Olympic tragedy

    In September 1972, the world watched in disbelief as 11 Israeli athletes were murdered by the Palestinian terrorist organization "Black September" at the Summer Olympic Games in Munich. The story, and Israel's decade-long retaliation, have been captured in countless movies, books and miniseries.
    In September 1972, the world watched in disbelief as 11 Israeli athletes were murdered by the Palestinian terrorist organization "Black September" at the Summer Olympic Games in Munich. The story, and Israel's decade-long retaliation, have been captured...

    Tags: International Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, Marketing, Sports, Religion and Belief

    3. Jul 28, 2012 |Story| Daily Pilot

  3. Steinberg: Olympics still worth watching?

    What has traditionally been the most transcendent event in the world of sports had its Opening Ceremonies in London Friday night and the competition started Saturday. Over the next 17 days NBC is planning to telecast a record 5,535 hours of Olympic...

    Tags: Rings Gymnastics, Bob Hope, Olympic Games, Ryan Lochte, Sports Organizations

    4. Jul 24, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Should IOC honor slain Israeli athletes?

    Silence is golden Shannon Owens Orlando Sentinel These days, silence holds just as much power — and maybe more — in sports than words. Perhaps that is why the International Olympic Committee president dug his feet in the ground against...

    Tags: International Olympic Committee, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Olympic Games, Sports, Chicago Tribune

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