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FILE - In this file photo dated Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, Sergei Chudinov of Russia during the men's skeleton competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Sergei Chudinov placed fifth in skeleton at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, but has failed a doping test and according to an IOC statement issued Monday Nov. 27, 2017, Chudinov is banned from all future Olympics. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, FILE)

IOC Judges Back Truthful Whistleblower, Ban Five More Russians

by Graham Dunbar The Associated PressNovember 28, 2017

Eric Garcetti Mayor of Los Angeles, left, and Casey Wasserman chairman of Los Angeles 2024, right, high fived during a press 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, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. (Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP)

It’s Paris and LA for Olympics

by Graham Dunbar AP Sports WriterJuly 11, 2017

Mikaela Shiffrin, of the U.S.A., celebrates her gold medal in the women's slalom at the alpine skiing World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

U.S. Skiing Leans on Superstars Ahead of Olympics

by Graham Dunbar The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2017

Mikaela Shiffrin, of the U.S.A., celebrates her gold medal in the women's slalom at the alpine skiing World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

The World Is Shiffrin’s, Again

by Graham Dunbar AP Sports WriterFebruary 18, 2017

United States' Bryce Bennett competes during a men's downhill race, at the alpine ski World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Sunday, Feb.12, 2017. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Vonn Back on Podium

by Graham Dunbar AP Sports WriterFebruary 12, 2017

FILE - In this July 13, 2014 file photo Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger holds up the World Cup trophy as the team celebrates their 1-0 victor over Argentina after the World Cup final soccer match between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. FIFA is about to make the World Cup a bigger and, it hopes, richer event even at the cost of lower quality soccer. FIFA President Gianni Infantino hopes his ruling Council will agree Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017 to expand the 2026 World Cup to 48 nations, playing in 16 groups of three teams. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)

World Cup Field to Expand to 48 Teams

by Graham Dunbar AP Sports WriterJanuary 11, 2017

FILE - In this July 13, 2014 file photo International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, left, talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the World Cup final soccer match between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The IOC's ruling 15-member executive board will meet Sunday, July 24, 2016 via teleconference to weigh the unprecedented step of excluding Russia as a whole from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games because of systematic, state-sponsored cheating. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file)

Russia Avoids Complete Banishment

by Graham Dunbar Associated Press, and Stephen Wilson Associated PressJuly 25, 2016

Croatia's Darijo Srna, left, and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo jump for the ball during the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between Croatia and Portugal at the Bollaert stadium in Lens, France, Saturday, June 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Euro 2016: Portugal Prevails in Extra Time

by Graham Dunbar AP Sports WriterJune 25, 2016

Atletico's Yannick Carrasco scores his side's first goal during the Champions League final soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, May 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

The Real Thing: Real Madris Wins Champions League

by Graham Dunbar AP Sports WriterMay 28, 2016