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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Chelyabinsk's Compressor Plant in Chelyabinsk, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. Putin is suggesting that a recent flurry of Russian sports doping allegations could be an American attempt to interfere in next year's Russian presidential election. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin says Russian doping scandals could be U.S. election meddling

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Connecticut high school acclaimed for unified sports program

Associated Press

FILE- In this Feb. 8, 2002, file photo, fireworks burst over the athlete tribune at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City during the opening ceremonies for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Salt Lake City is forming an exploratory committee to decide if the city will bid to host another Winter Olympics in either 2026 or 2030. (AP Photo/Frank Gunn, File)

Audit: Utah needs $39M to improve venues for new Olympic bid

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

In this Sept. 1, 2017, photo, Lee Hee-beom, center, president of the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and attendance are silhouetted as they participate in a launching ceremony of the commemorative coins and bank notes for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. The Winter Olympics coming to South Korea in February offer an example of the Olympian efforts often required to meet corporate sponsorship goals. Tokyo tells a different story: The coffers are already overflowing for the 2020 Summer Games. It’s a tale of two cities and two Olympics - winter and summer. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Tale of 2 cities: Olympics sponsors in Pyeongchang and Tokyo

By YOUKYUNG LEE and MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - This Sept. 25, 2017 file photo United States Olympic Winter Games biathlon's Susan Dunklee poses for a portrait at the 2017 Team USA Media Summit in Park City, Utah. Dunklee, the first woman to win an individual medal in a biathlon World Championship race, says news about Russia's state-sponsored doping program had made her angry and sad in the run up to next year's Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

‘Anger, frustration’ from US biathletes, skiers

By MARTHA BELLISLE - Associated Press

Oklahoma woman chosen for 2018 US Special Olympics

By KATHERINE FARROW - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2017 file photo, Carlos Nuzman, president of the Brazilian Olympic committee, arrives at Federal Police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ON Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 a former member of the Brazilian Olympic committee showed the Associated Press letters he sent to the IOC eight years ago warning against awarding the games to Rio de Janeiro, and cautioning against the administration of Carlos Nuzman. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

IOC president warned 8 years ago about Nuzman, Rio Olympics

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

In this photo taken with a lens with rain drops shows the reflection of the Olympic rings on Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, after the vote in Lima, Peru, awarding the 2024 Games to the French capital, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics and Los Angeles will stage the 2028 Games — a pre-determined conclusion that the International Olympic Committee has officially ratified in a history-making vote. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Paris celebrates end of 100-year Olympic wait

By MASHA MACPHERSON - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, addresses the opening IOC session in Lima, Peru, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Bach is in Lima for the Wednesday IOC session to vote on the host cities for the next Olympics. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

The Latest: Macron offers congratulations to Paris for 2024

Associated Press

This Feb. 8, 2002, file photo shows U.S. champion Michelle Kwan practicing for the women's short program for the Winter Olympic Games at the Salt lake Ice Center in Salt Lake City. There's an outside shot the United States won't have to wait 11 years to host its next Olympics. It's a longshot, but there's talk in Salt Lake City, and even some in Denver, of a bid for the 2026 Winter Games, which take place two years before the Summer Olympics return to Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, file)

With Los Angeles bid sealed, U.S. cities look at possible Winter Games

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2015 file photo, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks at a press conference after the 128th IOC session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After a debacle in Boston, the U.S. Olympic Committee turned to Los Angeles to host the Olympics. That city commissioned a poll showing 88 percent of its residents supported bringing the Olympics back to Southern California. That overarching public support has been a cornerstone of the city's bid, even though there are questions about whether anyone in Los Angeles is all that excited about an event that is still 11 years away. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul, File)

IOC seeks more information regarding vote-buying case

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2017 file photo, Carlos Nuzman, president of the Brazilian Olympic committee, arrives at Federal Police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for police questioning this week in a vote-buying scheme to land last year's Rio Olympics. Federal police searched Nuzman's house Tuesday morning. Senior IOC member Richard Pound is urging the body to act decisively in the case of Nuzman. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Top IOC member wants action with ‘teeth’ in vote-buying case

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Usain Bolt of Jamaica gestures with maiko, or an apprentice geisha, during a promotional event in Kyoto, western Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Bolt says he has no regrets about retiring and is confident his world records will stand for at least another 15 years. The only sprinter to capture the 100 and 200 titles at three consecutive Olympics, Bolt retired last month after the world championships in London. He leaves the sport holding the world record of 9.58 seconds in the 100 meters and 19.19 in the 200. (Yosuke Mizuno/Kyodo News via AP)

Bolt predicts his world records could stand for 15-20 years

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

Northern Kentucky couple honored for Special Olympics work

By The Kentucky Enquirer - Associated Press

Rednecks get their own summer festival in Maine

Associated Press

South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in South Korea's Paju near the border with North Korea, Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. Military officials said Friday they plan to move ahead with large-scale U.S.-South Korea exercises later this month that North Korea, now finalizing plans to launch a salvo of missiles toward Guam, claims are a rehearsal for war. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Pyeongchang Games: IOC meeting to discuss North Korea threat

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 11, 2017 file photo, Casey Wasserman chairman of Los Angeles 2024, answers questions during a news conference after the presentation of Los Angeles 2024 Candidate City Briefing for International Olympic Committee (IOC) Members, at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Over the next five weeks, leaders from LA and the U.S. Olympic Committee have to iron out financial details about their joint marketing agreement that will figure heavily into the USOC's ability to fund its athletes and sports organizations through those 2028 Games. Sorting out the agreement is one of the biggest hurdles to clear before the IOC meets the week of Sept. 11 in Lima, Peru, to approve Paris to host the 2024 Olympics and Los Angeles for 2028.(Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP)

Not so fast: LA still has business to settle on road to ‘28

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

FILE - Int his July 11, 2017, file photo, from left, Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, and Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo gesture during a press conference after the IOC Extraordinary Session at the SwissTech Convention Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland. One of the beautiful things about the Olympics is that some of the runners-up get prizes, too. Which brings us to Los Angeles. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP, File)

Los Angeles gets Olympics with an 11-year wait _ and risks

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

EXCHANGE: Gyms join together to row for Special Olympics

By DAVE FOPAY - Associated Press

Blocked Gambian students get U.S. visas for robot Olympics

By Alex Zietlow - The Washington Times