Team USA Athletes’ Commission (Team USA AC) is disheartened and angry, but honestly, not surprised by yet additional allegations of wide-ranging failures by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), as reported by The New York Times on Friday. According to ...
Dear Team USA Community,We are excited to share with you the Team USA Athletes' Commission (Team USA AC) Strategic Plan for the 2025-2028 Quad. This plan represents an inclusive and forward-thinking vision to strengthen athlete advocacy, enhance commun...
We are once again extremely angered and discouraged by yet another report of failures in the global anti-doping system. Today’s report by the The New York Times alleging that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and World Aquatics covered up m...
As the voice of Team USA athletes, we are disheartened and angry to hear that 23 athletes of a nation’s swim team leading up to the 2021 Olympic Games tested positive for a banned substance. We are also disappointed to learn of the allegations surround...
Today, the Commission on the State of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (the “Commission”) published its Final Report. The Commission was directed by Congress to conduct a study on the recent reforms undertaken by the United States Oly...
On behalf of the thousands of Team USA athletes who practice and advocate for clean and safe sport, Team USA Athletes’ Commission is incredibly pleased by yesterday’s decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Congratulations to Evan Bates, K...
Today marks the one-year anniversary of what should have been the figure skating Team Event medal ceremony at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Clean athletes are still waiting for their Olympic Moment and deserve the long overdue recognition of t...
The Athletes Advisory Council, which serves as the representative group and voice of Team USA athletes, is deeply concerned about the serious allegations leveled against a former member of the US Paralympic Swimming Team. We are in direct communication...
The USOPC AAC believes the right to make personal health decisions should be protected. Reproductive rights are human rights. We will continue to advocate for gender and health equity....
The AAC, which serves as the representative group and voice of Team USA athletes, seeks to promote a safe and welcoming environment for everyone involved in sport, consistent with the AAC's core values of championing diversity, equity and inclusion.Eve...
Colorado Springs, Colo. (June 2, 2022) – The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), the USOPC Athletes’ Advisory Council (AAC), and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) are pleased to collectively announce the appointment of eigh...
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Athletes' Advisory Council (AAC) join the IOC and the global Olympic community in calling for a complete ban on international sport participation, effe...
On behalf of the more than 220 U.S. athletes at the Games, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Athletes' Advisory Council (USOPC AAC) is steadfast in our belief that clean and fair competition must be upheld. Every Olympian and Paralympian deserve...
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Athletes’ Advisory Council (AAC) applauds the decision by the Biden Administration of a diplomatic boycott of the Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, and it appreciates the administratio...
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Athletes’ Advisory Council (AAC) and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) are honored to have been invited to the first-ever ONDCP anti-doping forum including Olympic and Paralympic athletes, the USOPC,...
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Athletes’ Advisory Council unequivocally supports the request to Congress for the immediate and necessary funding of the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics, as recently submitted by the co-ch...
