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Senators request FBI probe of ex-US Olympic Committee boss
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Two U.S. senators have asked the Justice Department to probe whether the former boss of the Colorado Springs-based U.S. Olympic Committee lied to Congress in written testimony about his response to the Larry Nassar scandal. Scott Blackmun, former CEO of the Olympic Committee, told lawmakers in June that he consulted with SafeSport officials after learning…
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New USOC boss: Fixing issues behind athlete assaults will take time
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The new CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee said the culture that allowed sexual predators access to athletes is changing, but fixing the issues that led to attacks on gymnasts, swimmers and other competitors will take a long time. The attitude is different now, said Sarah Hirshland, on the job less than a month. There’s…
