Empowering the competitive excellence and well-being of Team USA athletes, championing the power of sport, and inspiring the nation.
Founded in 1894 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) serves as both the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and National Paralympic Committee (NPC) for the United States. The USOPC is focused on serving America’s elite athletes, and is responsible for fielding U.S. teams for the Olympic, Paralympic, Youth Olympic, Pan American and Parapan American Games, and serving as the steward of the Olympic and Paralympic Movement in the U.S.
A federally chartered nonprofit corporation, the USOPC is entirely privately funded through the generosity of the American public and the support of many commercial partners. It is one of the only NOCs in the world that manages both Olympic and Paralympic activities. Also, unlike other NOCs, it does not receive governmental funding.
Approximately 82% of the USOPC’s budget has a direct impact on its mission of holistically supporting athletes via a variety of programs for both athletes and their National Governing Bodies (NGBs). In addition to performance grants and rewards, additional support is provided in the form of training facilities, sports medicine and science, mental health and psychological services, coaching education, health insurance, promotional opportunities, education and career services, outfitting and travel, and safe sport and anti-doping programming.
Additionally, the USOPC oversees the process by which U.S. cities bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games, or the Pan American and Parapan American Games, while also playing a supporting role in the bid processes for hosting a myriad of other international competitions. Further, the USOPC approves the U.S. trials sites and procedures for the Olympic, Paralympic, Youth Olympic, Pan American and Parapan American Games team selections.
Together with Team USA athlete leaders and a robust ecosystem of NGBs, advisory councils, the U.S. Anti-doping Agency, the U.S. Center for SafeSport, countless volunteers and thousands of organizations dedicated to sport, the USOPC continues to serve the most successful sport nation, winning more medals than any other country, hosting more international competitions and serving in more global sport leadership roles than any of our international peers.
Our 2024-2028 PlanAs we look forward, the Olympic and Paralympic Games Los Angeles 2028 and a future potential Winter Games in the U.S. are inflection points for change and catalysts for growth. LA 2028 will be the first Games on U.S. soil in over 25 y...
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee is governed by a 16-member board of directors and a professional staff headed by a CEO. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee also has three constituent councils to serve as sources of opinion ...
Our goal of D,E & I is to uphold our global purpose of building a better, more inclusive world through sport
The Coaching Education department operates within the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s (USOPC) Sport and Athlete Services Division. It is dedicated to coach development and improvement. Through learning opportunities and resource creation, the dep...
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENTCollege sports are critical to Team USA's success at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. More than 80% of Olympians and 55% of Paralympians competed collegiately before bringing home medals for our country at the Tokyo Games. And beyo...
