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☆ US gymnast forced to give back Olympic bronze after top court intervenes to void an appeal it says came 4 seconds late
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jordan Chiles has to return her bronze medal after the Court of Arbitration for Sport stepped in. Chiles had been elevated to third in the floor exercise following her coach's appeal over her score. But the court voided the on-floor appeal. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy .

Persons: Jordan Chiles, Chiles, —, Ana Bărbosu — Organizations: Sport, IOC, Service, Paris, Business Locations: Romanian

☆ U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles could lose bronze medal after sports arbitration officials rule on appeal
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Kaetlyn-Liddy-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Kaetlyn Liddy | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles might lose her bronze medal. She had placed fifth before the inquiry, behind both Romanians, but received a tenth back on her final score, boosting her onto the podium. In one, the team asked that the 0.1 point penalty for stepping out of bounds on Maneca-Voinea's final score be returned because it was "given without basis." It also requested that Chiles, Maneca-Voinea and Bărbosu all be placed in third and earn bronze medals. If she had not received the deduction, Maneca-Voinea would have scored higher than Bărbosu and Chiles, even after Chiles' score was increased on appeal.

Persons: Jordan Chiles, Chiles, —, Chiles —, it’s, ”, Sabrina Maneca, Ana Bărbosu, Rebeca Andrade, Simone Biles, “, Jordan, she's, Nadia Comăneci, Voinea, Comăneci, Marcel Ciolacu, ” Ciolacu Organizations: Sport, International Gymnastics Federation, USA, U.S, Olympic, Paralympic Committee, Tokyo Games, NBC, Paris, Facebook, Romanian Olympic, Sports Committee Locations: Romanian, U.S, Brazil, Maneca, Romania

☆ Columbia University exec's New York apartment building vandalized with red paint and crickets
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The Brooklyn, New York, apartment building of Columbia University’s chief operating officer was vandalized with red paint and crickets, police said. The Brooklyn, New York, apartment building of Columbia University’s chief operating officer was vandalized Thursday with red paint and crickets, police said. A preliminary investigation determined that two people threw red paint inside the building’s vestibule and unleashed a box containing crickets and mealworms, police said in a statement. Several other people involved caused “damage to the front of the building by throwing paint on the building and sidewalk,” according to police. Photos released by police showed red paint splattered across the sidewalk and on the wall of the building.

Persons: Cas Holloway, Holloway, Ben Chang, “, ” Chang, Cas, ”, Kathy Hochul, Anne Pasternak, Taylor Pelton, Kimberly Panicek Trueblood Organizations: Columbia University’s, The New York City Police Department, NYPD, Ivy League campus, NBC, Manhattan, Attorney’s, Columbia University, ” New York Gov, Brooklyn Museum Locations: Brooklyn , New York, Columbia, Orange, Israel, York, NBC New York, “, New York, U.S

☆ American gymnast Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal in floor exercise in doubt after CAS ruling
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Issy Ronald | Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Saturday that the initial inquiry made by the USA over Jordan Chiles’ score in Monday’s gymnastics floor exercise final was filed after the one-minute deadline. That means that Chiles’ score is being reverted to the original 13.666, which was only good enough for fifth place. It’s unclear as of Saturday what that means for the bronze medal that Chiles was awarded. Immediately after the competition finished on Monday with Chiles’ routine, Romanian gymnast Ana Bărbosu thought she had won the bronze medal after posting a score of 13.700. CNN has reached out to the FIG to ask what their ruling will be on whether Chiles’ medal will be revoked.

Persons: Jordan Chiles, Chiles, Ana Bărbosu, Rebeca Andrade, Simone Biles, Andrade, Chiles “, ”, Sabin Gherdan, Marcel Ciolacu, Ciolacu, Ana Bǎrbosu, Sabrina Maneca, Bǎrbosu, Voinea, ” Chiles Organizations: CNN, Sport, USA, Jordan Chiles ’, Games, International Gymnastics Federation, FIG, Olympic, Paralympic Committee, Federation, Olympic Games Locations: Romanian, ”, Paris, “

☆ Jordan Chiles’ floor score reversed after Romanian appeal, putting Olympic bronze medal in question
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Tess Demeyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

CAS said it’s now up to the International Gymnastics Federation to determine how medals should be reassigned given the ruling. GO DEEPER How a score inquiry led to gymnast Jordan Chiles' Olympic bronzeThe appeal by the Romanian federation requested all three athletes be placed in third and allocated medals, the court said in its release. After Chiles finished her routine, Bărbosu beamed and held the Romanian flag to celebrate winning bronze, unaware that Chiles’ coach had submitted an inquiry. Upon seeing the changed score, Chiles began screaming in celebration. Before Chiles’ inquiry, Bărbosu and Maneca-Voinea were tied for third with identical scores of 13.700.

Persons: Jordan Chiles ’, Rebeca Andrade, Simone Biles, Chiles, it’s, Ana Maria Bărbosu, Sabrina Maneca, ” Chiles, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Bărbosu, Jordan, Voinea, Gabriel Bouys Organizations: International Gymnastics Federation, Sport, FIG, Romanian Gymnastics Federation, Paris Games, USA, U.S, Olympic, Paralympic Committee, Getty Locations: Brazil, Romanian, ”, AFP

☆ Why Ibiza is having a fashion moment once again
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Suyin Hayes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —There are two rather different perceptions of the Balearic island of Ibiza near Spain. “Today, (Ibizan style) still persists and is absolutely recognizable anywhere in the world.”Fashion brand Reformation dedicated their latest summer collection to Ibiza. ReformationAs well as on-island boutiques such as Annie’s Ibiza and Vicente Ganesha, Ibiza style is celebrated by Loewe’s creative director Jonathan Anderson, who grew up vacationing in Ibiza, and since 2017, has spearheaded a high end collaboration between the luxury house and another legendary local institution Paula’s boutique. “When the pandemic happened, there was a chance to reframe what Ibiza was about: slow travel, wellness and mindfulness,” Fonner said. “I don’t really think (Ibiza) has gained popularity in recent years; I believe it has always been popular artistically,” she said.

Persons: Gala Mora, Freddie Mercury, Grace Jones, Bob Marley, ” Mora, ”, Vicente Ganesha, Jonathan Anderson, Shane Fonner, ” Fonner, ‘, Assouline, biennal, Sergio Sancho, Oriol, Oriol Maspons Sancho, Sancho, “, Irene de Andres, Mora Organizations: CNN, “, L.E.R, Enric, Contemporary Art Museum Locations: Balearic, Ibiza, Spain, North America, Bohemia, Agrotourism, Spanish, Madrid

☆ Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex and legally difficult. Here's how they work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Female athletes of color have historically faced disproportionate scrutiny and discrimination when it comes to sex testing and false accusations that they are male or transgender. Since the Tokyo Games in 2021, track’s World Athletics tightened the eligibility rules for female athletes with DSD conditions. Male athletes are not required to regulate their natural levels of testosterone, and female athletes who do not have DSD conditions also can benefit. In this dysfunction, boxing eligibility rules have not kept pace with other sports, and the issues weren’t addressed ahead of the Paris Games. She challenged track and field’s initial testosterone rules passed in 2011 as a reaction to Semenya.

Persons: Lin Yu, Semenya, —, ” Semenya, “, Mark Adams, Lin, Dutee Chand, Chand Organizations: Paris Olympics, Tokyo Olympics, Paris Games, International Boxing Association, Tokyo Games, Athletics, Cycling Union, FIFA, Sport, Olympic, IOC, IBA, European, of Human Locations: Algeria, Taiwan, Paris, Rio, Janeiro, Switzerland, Russian, India, Lausanne

☆ Canada loses Olympic drone-spying appeal as new FIFA details emerge ahead of must-win game
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Meg Linehan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementIt also came as FIFA released a full report of the findings that led to its decision to punish Canada for using a drone to watch New Zealand practice ahead of their Olympic opener. In an email sent March 20, the performance analyst, whose name was redacted from FIFA’s report, contacted Priestman about preparing for Olympic opponents. FIFA’s decision concerned Canada Soccer’s actions at the Olympics only, leaving open room for additional punishment for any wider system of spying. Before Priestman’s suspension from FIFA, she was suspended through the Olympics and Canada Soccer said it was investigating both the men’s and women’s soccer programs widely. Canada Soccer told FIFA on Saturday that Priestman’s references to spying in the men’s program referenced a specific person.

Persons: Canada’s, Bev Priestman, Priestman, ”, Joey ”, Joseph Lombardi, ” Priestman, Lombardi, Kevin Blue, Blue, Jesse Marsch, –, John Herdman, “, we’ve, ” Lukas Weese, Tullio M Organizations: Sport, FIFA, Olympics, Olympic, Paris Games, Tokyo Games, Canada’s, Olympic Committee, Canada Soccer, New Zealand, Canadian, Canadian Olympic, Copa America, Toronto FC, women’s, men’s Locations: Canada, Zealand, Colombia, Nice, France, Australia, Brazil, Paris, ”, Priestman, Saint, New Zealand, Puglia

☆ Iraqi judoka records first positive doping test of Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Ben Burrows | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An Iraqi judoka has recorded the first positive doping test of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Friday. A statement from the ITA said that Sajjad Sehen tested positive for the banned anabolic steroids metandienone and boldenone during out-of-competition anti-doping control in Paris on July 23. AdvertisementThe Games begin officially with the opening ceremony in the French capital on Friday night. Sehen has the right to request the analysis of his B sample but won’t now be eligible to take up his place in the competition. “The athlete has been informed of the case and has been provisionally suspended until the resolution of the matter in line with the World Anti-Doping Code and the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Olympic Games Paris 2024,” an ITA statement read.

Persons: Sajjad Sehen, Sehen, “, ”, Emmanuel Dunand Organizations: International Testing Agency, ITA, IOC, Olympic Games, Games, –, Doping, International Olympic Committee, Getty Locations: Iraqi, Paris, AFP

☆ Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas loses challenge barring her from elite women’s swimming races
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Lauren Merola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas lost her challenge against the Court of Arbitration of Sport in Switzerland — the world’s top court in matters of sporting fairness — to overturn the rules of World Aquatics that prevent transgender women from competing in women’s divisions. The ruling excludes transgender women who underwent male puberty, like Thomas, from participating in women’s races. By 2021, Thomas met the NCAA hormone therapy requirements to swim on Penn’s women’s team and did so for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. Thomas called the CAS decision “deeply disappointing” in a statement from her legal team, according to Athlete Ally. Last year, the governing bodies for track and field as well as cycling ruled that transgender women could not compete in women’s events.

Persons: Lia Thomas, Thomas, Thomas ’, Ally, ”, Austin Killips, Mike Comer Organizations: Aquatics, University of Pennsylvania, NCAA, Cycling Union Locations: Switzerland, Berlin, Toronto

☆ Olympic gold medalist pole vaulter Thiago Braz to miss Paris Games after doping ban
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) banned Thiago Braz, a Brazilian pole vaulter who won gold at the 2016 Olympics, for 16 months for doping, the organization announced Tuesday. Braz is expected to miss the 2024 Paris Games. The 30-year-old set the men’s Olympic record in pole vault at 6.03 meters when he won gold at the 2016 games in his home country. The AIU said a majority of a panel reviewing the case determined Braz was not at significant fault or negligence. His positive test occurred in July at the Bauhaus Galen Diamond League meeting in Stockholm ahead of the world championships.

Persons: Thiago Braz, Braz, WADA, “, Braz —, —, Andrej Isakovic Organizations: Integrity Unit, Games, Doping Agency, Sport, Bauhaus Galen Diamond League, Getty Locations: Brazilian, Brazil, Stockholm, AFP

☆ Thiago Braz: Olympic gold medalist handed 16-month doping ban
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Brazilian Olympic gold medalist pole vaulter Thiago Braz is set to miss the upcoming Games in Paris after he was handed a 16-month doping suspension. According to the AIU, Braz argued that he did not knowingly consume ostarine but ingested it through a supplement he had been given by a sports nutritionist to improve his health. Braz, a two-time Olympic medalist, had been hopeful of competing in Paris this year. “After two days of hearings in London, the athlete’s defense arguments prevailed, proving that Thiago Braz was actually a victim of supplement contamination (an unintentional violation with no significant fault),” said Braz’s lawyer Marcelo Franklin. Braz won Olympic gold in Rio after a tense battle against France’s Renaud Lavillenie, who was the pole vault world record holder at the time.

Persons: Thiago Braz, Braz, AIU, Paul Gilham, “, Brett Clothier, Mr Braz, ”, Marcelo Franklin, France’s Renaud Lavillenie Organizations: CNN, Integrity Unit, Sport, CNN Sport, Olympic, Games Locations: Paris, Switzerland, Brazil, London, Rio, Brazilian, Tokyo

☆ South Africa has failed its Black majority. Nelson Mandela’s political heirs may pay the price
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

When South Africans vote Wednesday, an unhappy combination of rampant corruption, soaring joblessness, crippling power cuts and feeble economic growth will likely be top of mind. Black South Africans, who make up 81% of the population, are at the sharp end of this dire situation. ‘Elite enrichment’Under apartheid — and colonial rule before that — Black South Africans were violently oppressed and denied many basic human rights. Millions of South Africans still live in such informal settlements. “The poster child of this is the electricity sector.”For much of last year, South Africans were without power for at least some portion of the day.

Persons: ”, Nelson Mandela’s, —, Cyril Ramaphosa, Leon Sadiki, BEE, Moeletsi Mbeki, Thabo Mbeki, White, “, Tshediso Matona, Anders Pettersson, Black, …, Kganki Matabane, Matthew Parks, Matona, Mbeki, Ricardo Hausmann, Jacob Zuma, Haroon Bhorat, Michele Spatari, ” Bhorat, hasn’t, ANC “, Zuma, Ramaphosa, Cas Coovadia, Hausmann Organizations: Johannesburg CNN, National Congress, ANC, World Bank, Oxford Economics, Harvard University, Democratic Alliance, Bloomberg, Getty, South African Institute of International Affairs, Wits University, CNN, ”, BBEE, Black Business Council, South African Trade Unions, Harvard’s, University of Cape, South Africa’s Free, International Monetary Fund, Fitch, IMF, JPMorgan, Shell, Unilever, Business, Business Unity, Harvard Growth Locations: London, Johannesburg, Sudan, Africa, Alexandra, South Africa, Leon, Isipingo, KwaZulu, Natal, South, ”, University of Cape Town, loadshedding, Namahadi, Frankfort, Business Unity South Africa

☆ Simona Halep: Two-time grand slam champion cleared for tennis return as four-year doping ban reduced
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( John Sinnott | Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

1 Simona Halep has been cleared to return to the sport after having a backdated four-year ban reduced to nine months, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced Tuesday. The two-time grand slam winner was handed the ban in September 2023 after being found guilty of anti-doping rule violations by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Independent Tribunal. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty ImagesHalep tested positive for banned substance Roxadustat at the at the 2022 US Open. Before the CAS ruling on Tuesday, the ITIA had said that Halep’s suspension would run from October 7, 2022, until October 6, 2026. “We await the full reasoned decision and will review it thoroughly in due course.”CNN’s George Ramsay and Jill Martin contributed to this report.

Persons: Simona Halep, ” Halep, ”, Fabrice Coffrini, Halep, Karen Moorhouse, “, ” CNN’s George Ramsay, Jill Martin Organizations: CNN, Former, Sport, International Tennis Federation, ITF Independent, Getty, Doping Agency, United, United States Anti, Tennis Integrity Agency Locations: Lausanne, Switzerland, AFP, United States

☆ US women’s cycling team suspended for dressing mechanic as rider to avoid disqualification from race
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —US women’s cycling team Cynisca has been suspended by the International Cycling Union (UCI), the sport’s global governing body, for perpetrating a “fraud” and dressing a mechanic as a rider in order to avoid disqualification from a race. “The above-mentioned members of the team were therefore all found to have participated in a fraud under article 12.4.008 of the UCI Regulations, with different levels of implication,” the UCI statement read. Van Haute, Barrett and Hicks no longer appear on Cynisca’s website as part of the 2024 roster and it is unclear if they have left the team. CNN has reached out to Cynisca Cycling for comment on the ruling and whether those individuals have left the team. The UCI said Van Haute “was found to be the main perpetrator” and suspended from all cycling activity until December 31, 2025, as well as being fined.

Persons: Cynisca’s, Danny Van Haute, Anna Hicks, Cara O’Neill, Katherine Sarkisov, Claire Windsor –, ”, Van Haute, Moira Barrett, Barrett, Hicks, Haute “, “ Organizations: CNN, International Cycling Union, UCI, Cynisca Cycling, Sport Locations: Belgium

☆ Kamila Valieva: Canadians and Russians file appeals on re-ranking of 2022 Winter Olympics figure skating team event
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Jill Martin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The dispute over the final standings of the figure skating team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics rumbles on, with Canada and Russia filing cases with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The Canadians are appealing to move up from fourth place to bronze, while the Russians are claiming its ROC team should be moved back up into gold medal position after dropping to bronze. Originally, when the Olympic event was held in 2022, the ROC won gold in the event, with the US winning silver and Japan earning bronze. The positive test result came from a sample collected during the Russian national championships, which were held prior to the Winter Olympics. CAS announced on Monday that the arbitration procedures following the Russian and Canadian appeals have just commenced, adding that there is no indication of when a potential hearing might take place.

Persons: Kamila, Valieva Organizations: CNN, Sport, Skating Union, ISU, Russian Olympic Committee, ROC, Russian, Winter Locations: Canada, Russia, Beijing, Japan

☆ Shakhtar Donetsk: Serhii Palkin was running the biggest soccer club in Ukraine. After war broke out, his life changed forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Ben Church | Martynas Ruseckas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

While he scrambled to keep his young family safe amid the near constant bombardment, Palkin also had the responsibility of looking after Ukraine’s most successful soccer club, Shakhtar Donetsk. Almost two years we have been in these kinds of conditions.”Palkin was named Shakhtar Donetsk’s CEO in 2004, taking charge of the most decorated club in Ukraine. In addition to its domestic dominance, the team regularly competes in the UEFA Champions League, alongside the biggest names of the sport. Since the conflict began, though, six people with direct ties to the club have died, according to Palkin. But many of those players, which the club had invested in before the war, left Shakhtar for free as a result of the ruling.

Persons: Palkin, ” Palkin, Milos Bicanski, didn’t, ”, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, he’s, it’s, Matteo Ciambelli, Fernandinho, FIFA’s, Mykhailo Mudryk, Marvin Ibo, GES Sportfoto Organizations: CNN, Shakhtar Donetsk, CNN Sport, Shakhtar Donetsk’s, UEFA Champions League, Soccer, country’s Premier League, ” Shakhtar, FC Barcelona, Champions League, Shakhtar, Getty, FIFA, Manchester City, Atlético Paranaense, Premier League, Sport, European, European Commission, English Premier League club Chelsea, Barcelona, “, ” Shakhtar Donetsk, Europa League, Marseille Locations: Russia, Ukraine, London, Kyiv, Europe, Germany, Donbas, Crimea, Russian, Brazil, Hamburg

☆ Figure skating’s global governing body defends its decision to not award Canada Olympic bronze in team event
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Jill Martin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The International Skating Union (ISU) released a statement Friday giving its explanation on why Canada did not move up to the bronze medal position in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating team event following the suspension of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, saying it implemented its rules correctly. If points had been updated for the other teams, Canada would have defeated the ROC by one point. The ISU shows the US with 65 points, Japan with 63, and Canada with 53 – unchanged from the 2022 Olympics. Following the figure skating team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, it emerged the then-15-year-old Valieva had tested positive for trimetazidine, a heart medication which can boost endurance. The positive test result came from a sample collected during the Russian national championships held prior to the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Persons: Kamila Valieva, Valieva, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, Skating Union, ISU, Canada, Sport, Russian Olympic Committee, Skate, Canadian Olympic Committee, Skating, ” CNN, Russian, Beijing Locations: Japan, Canada, Beijing

CNN —The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Wednesday that Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva did not meet the burden of proof to overturn her four-year ban for testing positive for trimetazidine. Valieva had suggested the prohibited substance was in her body because she ate a strawberry dessert her grandfather made for her on the same chopping board on which he crushed up his heart medication. Trimetazidine is listed as a “metabolic modulator” and its use by athletes is banned, both in and out of competition. One scenario dubbed the “Grandfather explanation” in the CAS report was that Valieva’s grandfather, Mr. Solovyov, made her a strawberry dessert on a chopping board that was contaminated with his trimetazidine medication. Japan will receive the silver medal, while Canada – which was left “extremely disappointed” after not being awarded the bronze – remained in fourth place.

Persons: Kamila Valieva, Valieva, Solovyov, Christine Brennan, disqualifying, backdated Organizations: CNN, Sport, USA, Russian Olympic Locations: Beijing, Japan, Canada

PARIS (AP) — A strawberry dessert contaminated by her grandfather’s heart medication might have caused Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s positive doping test, her lawyers argued at sport’s highest court, which rejected the explanation and banned her for four years. The word “strawberry” features 43 times in the document that details why the judges rejected the argument. Athletes who test positive for doping can escape a ban if they later prove they were not at fault for ingesting a substance. It was suggested in court that Valieva’s grandfather prepared the strawberry dessert in the days before the national championships for her to take with her to St. Petersburg. The Russian team was stripped of its Olympic title by the International Skating Union, which declared the United States champions.

Persons: Kamila, “, Valieva, ___ Organizations: PARIS, Sport, TMZ, Doping Agency, Russian, International Skating Union, United Locations: Russian, sport’s, Beijing, Stockholm, Sweden, Moscow, Lausanne, Switzerland, St . Petersburg, Japan

☆ Grigory Rodchenkov: ‘The Russian flag and anthems have become symbols of murder and rape,’ says doping whistleblower
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Molly Stazicker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Much like Mark Twain, Russian doping whistleblower Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov says that reports of his death have been greatly exaggerated. “There is no question that – if the IOC wants to have any credibility – it would ban them [Russian athletes] for 10 years, no less,” Rodchenkov said. Michel Euler/AP/FILEInternational sporting federations have the first say on whether Russian and Belarusian athletes can even attempt to qualify for the Olympics. “The only way to bring it to an end is to prosecute the organizers under the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act. Lira is the first person to be charged and convicted under the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act.

Persons: Mark Twain, Grigory Rodchenkov, Rodchenkov, –, Grigory Rodchenkov ”, Jim Walden, Oscar, Russia’s, Rodchenkov’s, ” Rodchenkov, That’s, ” Grigory Rodchenkov, Vladimir Putin, ”, Dmitry Peskov, Michel Euler, it’s, doesn’t, Walden, “, didn’t, ‘, “ It’s, haven’t, Matthieu Reeb, WADA, Eric Lira, Lira, who’s, Dewayne Barrett, Wright –, Barrett’s, Wright didn’t Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Netflix, International Olympic Committee, IOC, Paris, Russian Olympic, Olympic, Athletics, BBC, Weightlifting, Doping Agency, Tokyo Games, Liberian, Tokyo Olympics Locations: Sochi, Russia, Russian, Paris, Ukraine, Belarus, Soviet, Ukrainian, Bucha, Belarusian, ’, Texas, Walden, Nigeria, Switzerland, United Kingdom

☆ China Launches Powerful Jielong-3 Rocket, Paves Way for More Commercial Missions
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

BEIJING (Reuters) - A small but powerful Chinese rocket capable of sending payloads at competitive costs delivered nine satellites into orbit on Saturday, Chinese state media reported, in what is gearing up to be another busy year for Chinese commercial launches. It was the third launch of the rocket, developed by China Rocket Co, a commercial offshoot of a state-owned launch vehicle manufacturer, since December 2022. The cost is similar to the launches of other Chinese small-lift rockets including the Long March 11, but their payload sizes are significantly smaller. Other commercial companies in the Chinese vehicle launch sector includes Galactic Energy, whose Ceres-1 rocket made its debut flight in November 2020. Ceres-1 is capable of delivering a 300 kg payload to a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Ryan Woo, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: China, Co, Geely Holding, CAS Space, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Galactic Energy Locations: BEIJING, Yangjiang, Guangdong, Guangzhou, Lijian, Ceres, Beijing, Shandong

☆ SOCOM is after new tech to help special operations forces spot, track, and take out urban threats without being seen
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

US special operations forces on the island join their Taiwanese comrades in major urban centers, getting ready for intense urban combat. Looking toward potential future fights like this, US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is after new tech that would help its special operators survive and thrive in urban warfare. Modern Urban WarfareThe ongoing conflict in Ukraine has shown that urban warfare remains as deadly as ever. Advertisement"When I hear the words 'urban warfare' I think of buildings, close ranges, challenges in fires support, CAS [close air support], or MEDAVACs [medical evacuations]. During the industrial counterterrorism campaign against al-Qaeda in Iraq and the Iraqi insurgency, US special operations forces got a good taste of urban warfare and its complexities.

Persons: —, SOCOM, Justin Moeller, isn't Organizations: Service, Business, Operations Command, 5th Special Forces Group, US, Staff, Urban, Wagner Group, Delta Force, Green Berets, Islamic Locations: China, Taiwan, Pacific, Beijing, Ukraine, Bakhmut, Afghanistan, Qaeda, Iraq, Islamic State, Syria, Mosul

GENEVA (AP) — Despite the disqualification of Kamila Valieva in a doping case, the Russian figure skating team still stands to finish on the podium and get bronze medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics behind the United States and Japan. The Americans moved into the gold medal position in the team event and Japan has been upgraded to silver from bronze. The demoted Russians drop into third place, one point ahead of Canada even after being stripped of the points the then-15-year-old Valieva earned on the ice. “Skate Canada strongly disagrees with the ISU’s position on this matter and will consider all options to appeal this decision,” the country’s figure skating body said in a statement Tuesday. The Olympic leadership is currently in South Korea for the Youth Winter Games and could address the skating medal issue there.

Persons: Kamila, Valieva, “, Madeline Schizas, Kaori Sakamoto, Dmitry Peskov, Peskov, Anna Shcherbakova, James Ellingworth, ___ Organizations: GENEVA, Skating Union, ISU, Sport, Russian Olympic, “ Skate, International Olympic Committee, Skate Canada, Russian, Doping Agency, “, Olympic, IOC, Winter, AP Locations: Russian, United States, Japan, Canada, Beijing, Sochi, Lausanne, Switzerland, Stockholm, Sweden, Russia, China, Montreal, South Korea, Duesseldorf, Germany

☆ Kamila Valieva ban: US figure skaters awarded gold for 2022 Beijing Olympics after Russian skater disqualified
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | Andrew Mcnicol | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The United States Figure Skating team will receive a gold medal for their team event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, after Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was handed a four-year ban Monday over a long-running doping controversy. Valieva, now 17, had led the Russian Olympic Committee to first place in the team event ahead of the US and Japan — before her doping test came back positive for performance-enhancing substance trimetazidine. CNN Sport has contacted the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Japanese Olympic Committee and the Russian Olympic Committee for further comment. Even with the latest news of Valieva’s ban, Alexander Kogan, director general of the Russian Figure Skating Federation, said that he still views his athletes to be the champions in the team event. In its Monday announcement, CAS said that the decision to ban Valieva for four years is “final and binding,” explaining that the parties can appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal “within 30 days on limited grounds.”

Persons: Kamila Valieva, Japan —, Valieva, ”, Sarah Hirschland “, Evan Bates, Karen Chen, Nathan Chen, Madison Chock, Zachary Donohue, Brandon Frazier, Madison Hubbell, Alexa Knierim, Vincent Zhou, Alexander Kogan Organizations: CNN, United, Skating, Russian Olympic Committee, Olympic, Paralympic, IOC, International Olympic Committee, International Skating, CNN Sport, Japanese Olympic Committee, Swiss Federal Locations: United States, Japan, Canada, Beijing

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