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Olympics·THE BUZZER CBC Sports’ daily newsletter previews some key events including a world-championships tuneup for Kitzbuhel winner Jack Crawford and a homecoming for Mikael Kingsbury. Kitzbuhel king Jack Crawford goes for more goldJesse Campigotto · CBC Sports · Posted: Jan 31, 2025 4:31 PM EST | Last Updated: January 31Continue Reading

Olympics The U.S. government did not pay the more than $3.6 million US due to the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2024, making good on a long-running threat anchored in unhappiness with the global watchdog’s handling of cases involving Chinese swimmers and others. U.S. withheld over $3.6M US from the globalContinue Reading

Olympics The Paris Olympics says it was far less polluting than recent Games but is not claiming to have been “carbon neutral” despite funding projects to compensate for its emissions. Paris 2024 cut carbon emissions by over half compared to London 2012, Rio 2016 John Leicester · The Associated PressContinue Reading

Olympics·ICYMI Hall of fame hockey player Mats Sundin was one of many athletes that spoke with CBC Sports this past week – check out the best of our interviews from the past seven days. The best interviews of the week, including the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame class of 2024CBCContinue Reading

Olympics Stanislav Pozdnyakov, the president of the suspended Russian Olympic Committee, said Tuesday he plans to step down after six years in charge. Stanislav Pozdnyakov says date to elect his replacement to be made in NovemberThe Associated Press · Posted: Oct 15, 2024 11:17 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10Continue Reading

Olympics·ICYMI What’s better than becoming a three-time Olympic champion at the age of 18? How about being mentioned in the same breath as one of your favourite pop stars? Summer McIntosh was one of many athletes that spoke with CBC Sports this week – check out the best of our interviews fromContinue Reading

Olympics Celine Dion has released a recording of her performance of Hymne a l’amour at the Paris Olympics, her second single since announcing her diagnosis with stiff person syndrome in 2022. Rendition of Edith Piaf song marked singer’s stage return after stiff person syndrome diagnosisNicole Thompson · The Canadian PressContinue Reading

Olympics The International Olympic Committee has set a Jan. 30 date for the key presidential election meeting where seven candidates will meet with voters ahead of their ballot in March. Candidates will replace outgoing IOC president Thomas BachThe Associated Press · Posted: Oct 10, 2024 7:50 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Olympics The anti-doping program for the Paris Olympics caught five athletes after earlier finding 40 rule violations among competitors who had been expected to take part in the Games, the agency that ran the operation said Thursday. Samples to be stored for 10 years, re-analyzed when better tests are developedContinue Reading