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U.S. Olympic Committee Hires Sarah Hirshland As Its New CEO

The hire comes nearly five months after the previous CEO, Scott Blackmun, resigned amid calls for him to quit over former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's sexual assault of scores of minors.
Sarah Hirshland, seen here during a U.S. Golf Association event, has been named as the new CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee.

Sarah Hirshland is the new CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee, taking control of the organization as it tries to repair the damage from a horrible sexual abuse scandal, in which hundreds of girls and young women were mistreated.

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