"Our process to sponsor an individual athlete isn't easy to navigate, " admits a USOC spokeswoman.
The fires have now forced USOC to cancel its quarterly board meeting scheduled for Thursday.
For these reasons, the USOC and IOC must love L.A. over all other alternatives.
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According to Baird, philanthropic giving is a major focus for the USOC going forward.
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The decision prompted the resignation of five officials, including USOC ethics officer Pat Rodgers.
The USOC was notified Wednesday that the IOC wants the medal back, USOC spokesman Patrick Sandusky said.
As of Tuesday, USOC and the the Olympic Center, its athlete training facility, were not in immediate danger.
He joined the track and field board in February 2009, making him ineligible for CEO under USOC guidelines.
With no policy for settling ties, USATF spent a day to deliberate with the USOC and other officials.
You can do an end run around the USOC and donate directly to the national governing body of your chosen sport.
He also said in the statement that he was embarrassed by the mistake and apologized to the USOC, his teammates and fans.
To be sure, the USOC was not implicated in the bribery accusations, yet it was directly involved in choosing Salt Lake City.
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Earlier this month, the USOC ethics committee said Ward should've disclosed his brother's interest in the company--but allowed him to keep his job.
Associated Press reports today that the wildfires, which doubled in size overnight, have forced the evacuation of 32, 000 residents, 40 of which are USOC staffers.
Under the previous deal, the USOC received a 20 percent share of global sponsorship revenue and a 12.75 percent cut of U.S. broadcast rights deals.
Ending two years of nagging negotiations, the landmark deal was signed by USOC and the IOC after receiving final approval from the IOC executive board.
About 200 people work at USOC headquarters, which is located downtown.
Over the past few years, the USOC has aligned its marketing pitch around the fact that it is a non-profit and not funded by the government.
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Between training, entering and funding of U.S. teams for the 2014 Sochi Games, the USOC will have its hands full over the course of the next year.
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The USOC doesn't normally earmark funds for a particular athlete.
Only official U.S. Olympic Team sponsors, including TOP worldwide Partners, USOC sponsors, suppliers and merchandise licensees may obtain a waiver to use athletes in advertising during this period.
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Rick Burton, chief marketing officer for the United States Olympic Committee at the Beijing Olympics, told Forbes he does not expect the IOC or the USOC to dissolve the partnerships.
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Then-Utah Governor Michael Leavitt knew Romney and was influential in bringing him on board, and in working with the USOC to rehabilitate the public image of the Utah games.
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Finally, as a vital component of its communications outreach, the USOC leveraged the value that the public puts on how individual athletes train and strive to compete on the world stage.
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In May 2012, however, a new revenue sharing agreement between the two sides was struck which gives the USOC 12.75% of U.S. broadcast rights revenue and 20% of worldwide Olympic marketing revenue.
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The deal, which runs until 2040, finally brings to end the negotiations over the U.S. share of Olympic television and marketing revenues that has generated a considerable amount of criticism towards the USOC.
The USOC also recognizes the vital importance that the U.S. athletes also receive funding, and the Committee says it is doing what it can to get sponsors to provide direct endorsements to athletes.
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With 530 athletes representing the United States at the opening ceremony on July 27, it is reasonable to assume that the USOC made cost an important factor when ordering the snappy uniforms, designed by the quintessential U.S.A. brand, Ralph Lauren, but made in China.
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With that potential crisis averted, the USOC will spend the next couple of months focusing on supporting its Winter athletes who are likely to qualify for Sochi and start to work out the logistics of a Winter Games that will be played many miles away.
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According to two senior officials with knowledge of the terms, the USOC will retain the revenue it currently receives but its TV rights share will be reduced to 7 percent on any increases in broadcast deals and its marketing share cut in half to 10 percent on increases in sponsorship revenue.
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