U.S. and international Olympic leaders opened discussions Monday in a bid to improve relations and settle the financial issues that have isolated the Americans from the rest of the Olympic movement. Scott Blackmun, the U.S. Olympic Committee's new chief executive officer, and USOC chairman Larry ...

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge urged Russia on Monday to get tougher on drug cheats, voicing his concern at the high number of doping cases among Russian biathletes and cross-country skiers. Just four days before the start of the Vancouver Games, Rogge said he raised the ...

Convicted ex-Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee was reinstated Sunday as a full member of the International Olympic Committee, a boost for South Korea's bid to host the 2018 Winter Games. Lee's rights were restored by the IOC executive board, although the IOC also gave him a public reprimand ...

Australians can hop for joy: Their boxing kangaroo is safe for the Vancouver Olympics. The International Olympic Committee ruled Sunday that the giant kangaroo flag — the mascot for the Australian team — can remain displayed in the athletes' village for the duration of this month's games. The green and ...