New York governor Kathy Hochul will today (Monday) launch an 88-person exploratory committee to report on the feasibility and challenges of a formal bid to host the Winter Olympic Games, according to people with knowledge of the announcement who spoke anonymously as they were not authorized to do so publicly.
The potential bid would see New York City and Lake Placid partner to host the 2042 edition.
Earlier this year, Gov. Hochul told The Athletic that "significant" meetings had taken place as she seeks to return the Winter Olympics to New York state for the first time since 1980, which is best remembered for the Miracle on Ice when the U.S. hockey team defeated the Soviet Union. Gov. Hochul, while announcing the committee today, will also announce a $2.5 million funding commitment to create a monument in Lake Placid in honor of the Miracle on Ice team.
The Lake Placid-New York City Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Exploratory Committee will have an eight-strong leadership group, which will include Ashley Walden, the president and CEO of the Olympic Regional Development Authority, as well as representation from the offices of Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand (both Democrats), sources said. It will also include Julie Su, appointed deputy mayor for economic justice of New York City by mayor Zohran Mamdani, as well as Hope Knight, the president of Empire State Development, the New York state economic development arm.
There is a 16-member sub-committee on finance, which includes John Collins, co-owner and operating partner of the New York Islanders, and Josh Cohen, the son of New York Mets owner Steve Cohen, who works as the team's vice president of business development. Randy Levine, the owner of the New York Yankees, is one of 12 members of a legal sub-committee, which also includes Robert Landau, the executive vice-president of NBC Universal, the long-time broadcaster of the Olympics in the United States.

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NEW DELHI: India and ****** an are set to share a historic cricketing moment when their men's sides meet in a T20 International at the Sano International Cricket Ground in Tochigi Prefecture on September 22, 2026, as part of celebrations leading into the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

The Suzuki Cup will mark the first senior-level international cricket match between India and ****** an and is being positioned as a significant milestone in the expansion of the sport in ****** an. The fixture will also launch "Sport 75", an initiative aimed at promoting people-to-people exchanges and cooperation between India and ****** an through sport. ****** an and India will formally mark 75 years of diplomatic relations in 2027.
The initiative stems from an agreement reached during a summit between ****** anese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It also takes into account India's ambition to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2036.

For ****** an, the occasion represents an opportunity to showcase the sport to a wider domestic audience, while India's participation could provide a major boost to cricket's profile in the country and across East Asia.

BCCI honorary secretary Devajit Saikia described the fixture as a "historic occasion" and said the board was delighted to be part of an event that would take Indian cricket into "new territory".

"This is a significant moment for cricket, as it takes the Indian team to new territory and provides an opportunity to introduce the sport to a wider audience in ****** an and East Asia," Saikia said.

He also underlined the broader significance of the partnership, saying, "India and ****** an share a strong and longstanding relationship and friendship, and we are pleased that cricket will be part of the celebrations marking 75 years of bilateral relations between the two countries."

Saikia added that the BCCI recognised its responsibility to help cricket expand beyond its traditional territories.

"The BCCI believes that the growth of cricket must extend beyond its traditional territories, and as the world's largest cricket board, we recognise our responsibility to contribute to that growth," he said.
Japan Cricket ****** ociation CEO Naoki Miyaji said hosting India, the reigning world champions, represented a landmark occasion for the ****** ociation.

"To be able to invite the reigning World Champions to the home of cricket in ****** an is a landmark moment for our ****** ociation," Miyaji said.

He thanked the BCCI for helping make the fixture possible and said the JCA was looking forward to the response from Indian supporters.

"We greatly look forward to welcoming the passion of Indian cricket fans, and we actively encourage any local ****** anese people curious about cricket to come and cheer on our team in what will be a truly memorable occasion," Miyaji said.

The match in Sano is expected to serve not only as

Oklahoma City and USA Softball have broken ground on the Choctaw Nation Fieldhouse, a new indoor softball practice facility at Devon Park.
The 30,000-square-foot, split-level brick building is expected to help secure Devon Park as the home of the NCAA Women's College World Series beyond 2035, according to a news release
The facility will include two indoor practice infields, team locker rooms, and areas for sports medicine, player development and administration. An enclosed, climate-controlled connection will link the fieldhouse to the stadium, allowing staff, coaches and players to move between the buildings without exposure to weather.
The $21 million project is funded through the OKC 2025 Bond. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce contributed $8 million for stadium improvements, including new chairback seating, improved practice fields, upgraded sound system and protective features.
"This will be a premier softball performance training facility that continues to grow the softball community nationally," Public Works Director Debbie Miller said in a news release. "Our goal is for this to be designated as a United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee training site and to help secure Oklahoma City as the home of the NCAA Women's College World Series beyond 2035."

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"Dancing With The Stars" season is officially back.
Season 35 of the celebrity dance competition will premiere in just a few weeks, with Robert Irwin returning as the reigning champion. As usual, there are some notable athletes and figures from the sports world participating in 2026.
This year's cast of "Dancing With The Stars" features an Olympic figure skater, a Paralympic gold medalist and a Savannah Bananas star.
Here's a look at the full cast of "Dancing With The Stars" Season 35, including bios on the athletes involved.

MORE: Full list of athletes to ever win Dancing With the Stars

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British boccia star David Smith is seeking to reclaim the 'triple crown' of the sport as he targets gold at the World Championships in Seoul, South Korea.
Smith, the current European champion, first held the triple crown in 2018, when he won gold at the World Championships in Liverpool whilst also holding the 2016 Paralympic ******* le and 2017 European ******* le.
The 37-year-old held that honour for four years before taking silver at the 2022 world champs.
Smith who resides in Swansea has five medals from four Paralympic Games and is seeking to regain the world ******* le, 20 years on from his championship debut.
"When I held the Triple Crown before, I had a rival after Rio who sort of got reclassified, then I had new rivals coming up," said Smith, who admits he now faces much stiffer competition at this year's Worlds from 24 August to 4 September.

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PARIS (AP) — Paris is staging its first high-diving competition in the Seine, with athletes launching themselves from a 20-meter platform in front of the Eiffel Tower — a spectacular new test of the city's effort to reclaim its river for sport.
The event on the Bir-Hakeim Bridge has also exposed the fragility of that ambition: Organizers suspended training Thursday when traces of hydrocarbons were detected upstream. By Friday, the French Swimming Federation said the affected area had been treated, allowing athletes to return to the water and the event to proceed as planned.
High diving concludes Saturday with the final two rounds and medal events, while the broader European Aquatics Championships run through Aug. 16.
"There are things that are within our control, and there are uncertainties that are inevitably linked to any outdoor activity," said Maxime Sauvage, Paris deputy mayor in charge of sports, sports facilities and equal access to sport.
Among the things within the city's control, he said, are the massive investments made before the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games to make the river safe for swimming, from work to prevent sewage from flowing directly into the Seine to improvements in stormwater management.

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday, Aug. 6, is set to host more than 120 athletes who competed for Team USA in the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy, according to the White House.
The evening celebration, which will take place at the White House Rose Garden, is scheduled to include members of the USA Winter Olympic teams for figure skating, curling, luge, speedskating, bobsledding, snowboarding, and alpine skiing, among other sports, as well as Paralympic athletes in several sports.
"President Trump will proudly celebrate Team USA's historic achievements at the Winter Olympics with a special reception at the People's House," White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said in a statement. "Our patriotic athletes showed the world American excellence, and their extraordinary performances united us all in our love of country."
Olympic gift? Speedskater Jordan Stolz gives Trump one of his gold medals

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LAKE PLACID — Even Gov. Kathy Hochul didn't want to get ahead of herself, admiting it was hard to not get wrapped up in the buzz.
On Monday, she and members of the Lake Placid-New York City Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Exploratory Committee toured facilities around Lake Placid.
"I think we're going to build on the result of Milano and Cortina. There's a lot of synergy, but also I think getting New York City involved would enhance our chances of being selected for the bid," Hochul said.
"As exploratory means, we're just exploring. I can't get ahead of myself. We are just exploring the opportunities, ***** sing the benefits, the cost, how we could make that happen."
The committee, formed in June, has been given one year to research the logistics of hosting joint games in New York before considering next steps.

#lake #committee #ahead

Triathlete Mohamed Lahna has competed in three Paralympics, winning a bronze medal for Morocco in 2016 and a silver medal for the United States in 2024. He's no stranger to extreme endurance events, either, having swum the Strait of Gibraltar and completed the Marathon des Sables in the Sahara Desert.
But on July 29 in Los Angeles, Lahna crossed a finish line and into unprecedented territory when he completed a cross-country triathlon that he started on June 13 in New York.
The 44-year-old, who was born without a right femur, is believed to be the first athlete with a prosthesis to complete a triathlon across the United States.
Lahna traveled through 16 states and covered a total of 3,300 miles – equivalent to completing 206 Paralympic sprint triathlons or more than 23 Ironman triathlons. For 47 consecutive days, he rose at 4:30 a.m. and battled persistent pain, extreme weather and tough terrain.
Why put himself through that?

#lahna #triathlete

The inclusive nature of the Commonwealth Games' integrated schedule is helping to change African attitudes towards disability, according to some of the continent's leading para-athletes.
Unlike the Paralympics there is no separate event for para-sports at the Games, meaning medals won by disabled and non-disabled competitors contribute equally to a nation's tally.
The process began in Manchester in 2002, helping to make it the first fully inclusive international multi-sport Games, with para events taking place during the same sessions as non-disabled ones.
"Sport really is a huge pusher for change," swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe, who is Uganda's team captain in Glasgow, told BBC World Service.
"It shows that para-swimming or para-sport just deserves the same kind of recognition, funding, sponsoring."

#inclusive

Paralympic medallist Daphne Schrager insists she has "never cheated" after being given a two-year ban following an "unintentional" positive test for a banned substance.
Schrager, who won a silver medal at Paris 2024, tested positive for the banned substance Ligandrol, which selectively builds muscle and bone mass.
However, the ban has been backdated to start when she was initially suspended on 2 June 2025.
It will end on 1 June 2027, meaning Schrager could still compete at the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. However, she has been left out of the England squad for the Commonwealth Games, currently taking place in Glasgow.
The substance was found after the 25-year-old completed an out-of-competition test last year.

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 17: Flavor Flav (C), Rhiannon Rae Ellis (2R) and Team USA members Alexandra Carpenter (L) and Hilary Knight (R) attend a private Team USA Athletes Only Dinner featuring top celebrity female chefs and hosted by Flavor Flav during Flavor Flav's SHE Weekend at the new Westoria Restaurant inside The Cosmopolitan on July 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for ABA)
For years, the conversation surrounding women’s sports has centered on one word: equality. Flavor Flav is demonstrating another word leaders should consider: investment.
For many fans, Flavor Flav will forever be remembered as Public Enemy's energetic hype man, a 2013 Rock N Roll Hall of Fame inductee, the larger-than-life personality behind the iconic clock necklace, or the star of reality television's Flavor of Love.
But this past weekend, the Public Enemy co-founder brought more than one hundred Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists from Team USA’s Women Olympic and Paralympic programs to Las Vegas for SHE Weekend—short for Sports, Hospitality and Entertainment— for a four-day celebration designed to give America’s female athletes something many had rarely experienced at this scale: a victory celebration built specifically around them. I went to experience it for myself, and it was incredible.
The weekend included a parade on the Las Vegas Strip, front-row seats to a private concert from Public Enemy, receiving keys to the Las Vegas Strip, and attendance to the Backstreet Boys’ Sphere residency, where Team USA Medal winners received an onstage acknowledgment. This was in addition to a slate of curated dinners and programming talks from executives across the spectrum.

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Aled Sion Davies feels he has opened Pandora's Box before what could be his final Commonwealth Games with Wales.
Dual-sport athlete Davies, 35, is competing in the F42-44/F61-64 discus throw at this summer's Games in Glasgow, returning to the sport he now sees as a hobby.
The three-time Paralympic gold medallist has hardly picked up a disc since winning Commonwealth Games gold in 2022, with shot put his priority.
A move to Australia after surgery to combat osteitis pubis - a condition that causes inflammation around the groin - has reinvigorated his passion for discus.
"That has changed everything for me, it gave me that belief again," Davies told BBC Sport.

Dame Sarah Storey, Great Britain's most-decorated Paralympian, has retired from international competition with immediate effect.
The 48-year-old cyclist has opted not to compete at Los Angeles 2028 to focus on helping improve Para-sport.
The 19-time Paralympic champion feels the sport has "stalled somewhat" since the London 2012 Games and that many areas "still need attention".
"The years between each Games haven't been utilised well enough to create the momentum that I and others hoped to see," she said.
"I see this as a critical stage; there are many areas of Para-sport that still need attention, and that is something that has played a big part in my decision.

In just two short years, Southern California will welcome some of the world's best athletes as our area hosts the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
"We're exactly where we should be and where we want to be. We just had the IOC (International Olympic Committee) in town that talked through all of the different milestones where we should be at this stage," said John Harper, Chief Operating Officer of LA28.
Harper also spoke about ticketing during his appearance on Eyewitness Newsmakers, saying there was unprecedented demand during the first drop. The initial round of ticket sales was disappointing to some people, as several events quickly sold out and prices soared. However, Harper highlights that about 500,000 tickets were sold at the $28 level, and 95% of tickets sold under $100 were for the local communities where the games are taking place.
"As we get closer to the games, we are instituting a community ticketing program. The Los Angeles Rams were the first donor towards that ticketing program, committing $5 million to be able to put the tickets in the hands of people across the communities, and we'll continue to build that as we get closer to the games," Harper said.
As for the athletes who will be competing, that's the focus of Janet Evans, Chief Athlete Officer of LA28. Because Evans is a former swimmer who won five Olympic medals -- four of which are gold -- she understands the unique needs of Olympians. From extra-long beds, nutritious food and transportation, to the venues and security, Evans wants the athletes to focus solely on competing.

The latest updates claim that Al-Ittihad are prepared to offer a salary worth €20m per season to convince Antonio Conte to become head coach, but the recently-departed Napoli boss remains among the frontrunners to return to his former role with the Italy national team.
According to reports on Monday, Al-Ittihad are prepared to offer Conte a hefty salary in order to take over from short-lived Milan head coach Sergio Conceicao in Saudi Arabia. Tuesday's updates from the Corriere dello Sport add that this proposal is worth €20m per season in wages.
The 56-year-old is currently available having terminated his contract with Napoli by mutual consent at the beginning of June. He had spent two seasons in Naples, winning the Serie A ***** le in his first season and the Supercoppa Italiana in his second.
Conte, however, is one of the two leading candidates to take over in the role of Italy national team head coach following the departure of Gennaro Gattuso shortly after the World Cup play-off final heartbreak against Bosnia and Herzegovina earlier this year.
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY – MARCH 05: Giovanni Malago, President of the Organising Committee for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, speaks during the Paralympic Games Opening Press Conference ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at on March 05, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images)

Jun. 27—For the second time in the past four years, Susannah Scaroni is an ESPY Award nominee.
Scaroni, who was raised in Tekoa, was dominant on the World Marathon Majors circuit last year, claiming women's wheelchair victories in the Boston, Sydney, Chicago and New York Marathons.
She was nominated Thursday in the category of "Best Athlete With A Disability." Other nominees in the category are Jake Adicoff (para Nordic skiing), Declan Farmer (para hockey) and Oksana Masters (para cross-country skiing).
Scaroni was also nominated in the same category in 2023, following her breakout performance at the 2021 Paralympics in Tokyo.
"I just think the ESPYS are so cool because every sports fan is represented and for someone like me who loves my sports and all para sports, we get to have that showcase alongside the world's biggest sports and best athletes," Scaroni said.

LONDON (AP) — The International Tennis Federation is changing its name to World Tennis.
The organization oversees the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup team competitions, as well as tennis at the Olympics and Paralympics.
“Today is an opportunity to redefine our role at the heart of world tennis and pledge our commitment to ensuring a strong, sustainable future for this brilliant sport,” World Tennis president David Haggerty said Thursday. “World Tennis reflects who we are, our global footprint and unique mandate.”
Other international sport federations have made similar name changes in recent years, such as World Athletics, World Aquatics, World Gymnastics and World Rugby.
The name switch was ratified last October by member national tennis ******* ociations voting at the governing body’s annual general meeting.

Nine-year-old Eevie Sayana shyly acknowledged how much fun it was to win a round of Simon Says played with a pair of Olympians Tuesday to mark the internationally celebrated Olympic Day in Salt Lake City's Liberty Park.
Eevie said she liked having to listen closely to the prompts from a Youth City instructor, Ciney Sanchez, and not be tricked into making a hop, jump or other movement that wasn't preceded by "Simon says."
But what really made the experience enjoyable?
"Playing it," she said before joining another round of the competitions set up in the park by the Utah Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games with the help of a half-dozen Olympians and Paralympians and the summer program for grade schoolers.
That love of the game is key to staying motivated as an athlete, said long track speedskater Conor McDermott-Mostowy after playing Simon Says himself. McDermott-Mostowy, who made his Olympic debut this year at Italy's 2026 Winter Games, said there's also a lot to be learned.

An athlete who is registered blind has had his dreams of competing in the Paralympic Games dashed after he was told he could lose what little was left of his sight.
Scott Bailey, a former dairy farmer from Crewe, lost the majority of his vision seven years ago through diabetic retinopathy, a condition which damages the retina's blood vessels.
Over the last two years, he has been training and competing in judo with the aim of representing Team GB in the Los Angeles Paralympic Games in 2028.
But Bailey said a doctor advised him not to take part in the sport anymore, as a blow or injury could cause him to lose the remaining vision in his right eye.
He told BBC Radio Stoke it came not long after his beloved guide dog Milo retired, adding: "At the moment, it feels like there are a million things hitting me.

There's a new look for the next Winter Games, coming to the French Alps in 2030.
A pair of abstract images said to draw inspiration from "a mountain revealed by light" will serve as emblems for the 2030 Winter Games, set to be held in multiple locations throughout France and even the Netherlands.
The mountain-like image, filled in with bright blue stripes tinged with reds for the Olympics, is reversed for the Paralympics that follow for athletes with disabilities. Both "Alpes 2030″ emblems use the French name for the country's portion of Europe's iconic peaks.
"The same mountain will unite the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2030," said Edgar Grospiron, president of the French Alps organizing committee, calling the two emblems "complementary expressions of the same vision."
It was nearly 29 years ago that organizers of Utah's first Olympics rolled out their logo for the 2002 Winter Games, a stylized gold, orange and purple snowflake embodying snow-capped mountains, crossed skis and a high desert sunset.

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Unique events deserve unique settings – in this case, from SAP Garden to the Stone Hall at Nymphenburg Palace. Thursday was dedicated to Munich's bid for the 2036, 2040 or 2044 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Representatives from politics, society and sport explained how the Bavarian capital plans to organise this major event. President Herbert Hainer once again reaffirmed the support of the German champions: "We at FC Bayern, with our more than 432,500 members worldwide, know how strongly sports bring people together – across borders, generations and social backgrounds." That is why the club supports "hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in our home city: Munich is not just bidding for a few weeks of sports, but for an impact that will last for decades – both internally and externally." And one thing is clear, said Hainer in the presence of Minister-President Markus Söder, Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann, Mayor Dominik Krause and Duke Franz of Bavaria: "Munich is not only a cosmopolitan city with a heart, but also a global sports city with a heart."
In addition to Olympians such as long-time FC Bayern Basketball pro and current FCB youth coach Danilo Barthel, Felix Neureuther (alpine skiing), Alexandra Burghardt (sprint and bobsled), Sideris Tasiadis (canoeing), gold medalist Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (dressage), and Michael Teuber (cycling) as a representative of the Paralympic Games, talented young athletes like Bohan from FC Bayern's table tennis division were also in attendance. In front of around 200 invited guests, Bohan took part in a discussion with Hainer and shared how he discovered his passion for sports: while watching table tennis on TV during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he started playing on a table in the playground, where he was discovered by an FCB coach – and is now training towards his big dream of one day competing in the Olympics himself. This is how sports should inspire: inspiration leads to getting active, developing oneself and and pursuing goals.
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Munich's sustainable concept is based on an Olympics of short distances: more than 90 percent of the venues are to be located within a 30km radius. The Olympic and Paralympic Village will once again be designed so that it can be used as an accessible residential area even after the major event, under the guiding principle of a "generations neighbourhood". The general consensus among city and state officials is that this would result in lower overall costs and represent an investment in the city's future.
"In 1972, as a young lad, I sold drinks at the Olympic Stadium in Munich because the Olympics have always fascinated me," Hainer said. "To this day, on my travels – formerly as CEO of adidas and now as president of FC Bayern – I sense that when people around the world think of Germany, they think of Bavaria and Muni

Olympic champions Emma Finucane and Matt Richards, former world indoor champion Jeremiah Azu and Paralympic sprinter Olivia Breen will compete for Team Wales at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games between 23 July and 2 August.
The 114 athletes include Paralympic champion Aled Sion Davies and world silver medal artistic gymnast Ruby Evans.
The team will compete across 10 different sports with 66 female and 48 male athletes with ages ranging from 16 to 73 years old.
Twenty-two Para-athletes are selected with Glasgow hosting more para-events than in any other Games.
"This group represents the very best of Welsh sport - dedicated, ambitious and proud to wear the red jersey," Team Wales' chef de mission Gethin Jones said.

Four-time Olympian Catherine Raney Norman is leaving the organizing committee for Utah’s 2034 Winter Games.
The departure was described in a news release Wednesday as her decision “to conclude her tenure” with the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Raney Norman, the organizing committee’s vice president of development and athlete relations, had served as chair of the bid committee and was the key force behind the Podium34 program that has raised more than $250 million for Utah’s next Winter Games.
Also announced was the hiring of Abby Osborne, who just stepped down as chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, as vice president of impact, engagement and enterprise operations. Osborne is giving up her organizing committee board membership.
Julie Letai, a two-time Olympic speedskater, has been named athlete experience coordinator. Other changes at the organizing committee include another vice president, Darren Hughes, moving from being over operations and planning to Games delivery.

Four-time Olympian Catherine Raney Norman is leaving the organizing committee for Utah’s 2034 Winter Games.
The departure was described in a news release Wednesday as her decision “to conclude her tenure” with the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games."
Raney Norman, the organizing committee’s vice president of development and athlete relations, had served as chair of the bid committee and was the key force behind the Podium34 program that has raised more than $250 million for Utah’s next Winter Games.
Also announced was the hiring of Abby Osborne, who just stepped down as chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, as vice president of impact, engagement and enterprise operations. Osborne is giving up her organizing committee board membership.
Julie Letai, a two-time Olympic speedskater, has been named athlete experience coordinator. Other changes at the organzing committee include another vice president, Darren Hughes, moving from being over operations and planning to Games delivery.

A Paralympic athlete died "in an accident waiting to happen" when a metal bar fell on him, a sentencing hearing at the Old Bailey has been told.
Abdullah Hayayei, a wheelchair using shot putter from the United Arab Emirates, was killed when a training cage collapsed in a gust of wind at a training facility in Newham, London, as he practised for the World Para Athletics Championships in July 2017.
UK Athletics, the event's organiser, is being sentenced for corporate manslaughter.
Keith Davies, 78, UK Athletics' former head of sport, is being sentenced for a breach of health and safety law. Both Mr Davies and UK Athletics pleaded guilty at a hearing earlier this year.
Prosecuting, John Price KC told judge Richard Marks KC that the equipment that killed Mr Hayayei, 36, was missing key components.