chicagosports.com - Philip Hersh

Olympic Hall of Fame welcomes Kerri Strug

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:13:00 -0500

From the moment she began gymnastics, which was soon after Mary Lou Retton inspired a generation of little girls to try the sport, Kerri Strug imagined one day celebrating an Olympic gold medal the way Retton had after winning the individual all-around at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

'12 host London once was in same boat as Chicago

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:09:00 -0500

Olympian and London organizing chairman Sebastian Coe gives advice to Chicago

No one understands the position Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid is in better than Sebastian Coe. And who better to ask where the bid goes from here than a man who is a real Lord of the (Olympic) rings?

New world record-holder adds to 100 meters' luster

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500

In a blink of an eye, the longstanding dynamic of track and field's glamor event at the upcoming Olympics has changed.

Olympic athletes face tough decision

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500

From Monday through Wednesday, most of the country's leading Olympic athletes will be in Chicago for the U.S. Olympic Committee's media summit, a form of one-stop shopping for press with the likes of swimmer Michael Phelps and sprinter Allyson Felix and gymnast Shawn Johnson and soccer player Abby Wambach to prepare stories leading up to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Next job: Wooing the IOC voters

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500

New rules since Salt Lake scandal will present complications

Chicago's mandate in the domestic bid process was to convince the U.S. Olympic Committee board of directors its Olympic plans could win enough international votes to be named 2016 Summer Olympics host city.

City, Daley duck the money issue

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500

It has been 10 months since Mayor Richard Daley announced Chicago would explore whether it made economic sense to bid for the 2016 Olympics.