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Montage Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, California February 18, 2020 5:22 P.M. PST THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. It’s a great pleasure to meet with the leaders of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Committee. They’ve done a fantastic job in bringing the Olympics here. They called me when I was President-elect. Casey, that was quite a call. MR. WASSERMAN: Yes, sir. THE PRESIDENT: And they asked me if I could get involved because the other administration refused to call the Olympic Committee, which is the one in — the people that make the decision. So it was a little...

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2007 – For some participants at the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic here, it’s not enough simply to make it down the mountain. They’ve set their sights on conquering it — and any other obstacle that stands between them and the U.S. Paralympic Ski Team. Mark Mix, a Navy veteran who became disabled in Baghdad, left, is looking to the example set by Coast Guard veteran Chris Devlin-Young, a three-time Paralympian and head coach for the Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic’s Alpine race and development program. Defense Dept. photo by Donna Miles  (Click photo for screen-resolution...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - In the dining hall of the U.S. Olympic Complex, instantly recognizable speedskating champion Apolo Anton Ohno sat at a large, round table, talking to some unrecognizable young men who had gathered to meet him after the dinner rush ended. But on this night, it turns out Ohno was the ordinary guy. Around him were men who, leaning to one side, wearing baggy shirts, sitting quietly with their hands in their laps, only looked ordinary. One of Bill Wright's legs is mangled, but at least he has both of them. Anthony Smith's right arm is missing and...