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Cheerleading will not be in the 2028 Olympics The International Olympic Committee has officially accepted five new sports for the 2028 Olympic Games - and cheerleading is not one of them. We’ve updated our article all about cheerleading’s road to the Olympics, which you can find here. We...

anyone else watching the winter olympics, i normally only watch the snowboarding portion. But man oh man ive gone down the rabbit hole of youtube videos when it comes to the womens ice skating drama.

Cheerleading has now been recognized by the IOC!

Click For Full Article After the success of the recent Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi, the Special Olympics Board of Directors voted to officially include Competitive Cheer and DanceSports as recognized sports. Competitive Cheer has met the criteria to be officially recognized by...

Click For Full Article Following on from the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Special Olympics and the International Cheer Union at the AGM in 2018, the 2019 ICU World Cheerleading Championships will see a Competitive Cheer Division for the first time. Six divisions are now...

Who's excited?!?!? Opening Ceremonies tomorrow! Also the first round of figure skating events, the men's and pairs short program of the team event. I just read that Nathan Chen will skate the short for the US. And the Knierims since they're the only US pair.

Team Canada posted an update about 5 hours ago reading: "We are thrilled that cheerleading will be represented at the Pyeongchang Olympic games as part of the pageantry and ceremony. At present, Team Canada has not been contacted by Cheer Canada to partake in this event. We stand ready to...

Click For Full Article The University of Kentucky will represent USA Cheer and the United States at the XXIII Winter Olympic Games. Bartlett, Tenn., – USA Cheer has announced that a team of United States cheerleaders will attend and perform during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South...

Click For Full Article The Olympic Games are officially headed back to the United States. This week, the city of Los Angeles and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the acceptance of the 2028 games to the state of California. The IOC has agreed to advance funds of $1.8 billion...

You may have heard the big news about cheer last week! The USASF is thrilled to celebrate with the entire cheer community at the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) provisional recognition of the International Cheer Union (ICU), a first step to a future petition for the inclusion of cheer in...

Muaythai, cheerleading granted provisional Olympic status The martial art of muaythai and cheerleading, with its strong youth appeal, received provisional recognition as Olympic sports by the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday. The two sports will now be able to tap into some IOC...

I know we have the Artistic Gymnastics thread but I thought we could use this to discuss all other Olympic sports. Qualifiers for a bunch of stuff are well underway! Anyone watching US swimming trials? I'm really surprised Lochte didn't qualify for the 400IM. He's the reigning gold medalist...

The Olympics started a few hours ago! Is anybody else out there super excited like me? I'm already loving the addition of team figure skating. Great way for the athletes to compete together and add some support and team spirit to a very individual sport. Oh and I'm sure there will eventually...

Just saw this on Facebook. Anyone know more about it?? mstealtoyou

Does Anyone Know if Cheerleading is really gonna be in the olympics??? My friend said it was but i didnt know that. Also If it is would it be in the olympics, would it be for individuals or teams?

Read Full Article... On Monday we returned from the most amazing trip I have ever been on. I was one of the lucky 16 cheerleaders selected to attend the Olympic Games in London. We arrived in London on Monday, August 6 and stayed for a week, until Monday, August 13! Overall we spent a lot of...

Read Full Article... A group of US cheerleaders is heading to London to cheer for the Men’s Basketball Semifinal and Finals. The group, sponsored by Varsity, is comprised of outstanding college cheerleaders and top instructors from throughout the United States. You can follow their Olympic...

Have any of you watched any of the in door volleyball? Well if you have not they have these cheerleaders. i mean they are kinda like high school cheerleaders (ones that dont stunt) they have pom poms and dance and stuff its kinda like at a football game lol :) Random

I know this isn't a very "cheer related" thread but this has been irking me since the Olympics started; Am I the only one who doesn't think it's fair that athlete's who work their butts off for 4 years get literally 17 days in the spotlight...with no huge salaries when athletes who whine and...

I didn't see a thread about the olympics that people could discuss so I decided to make one! who are you guys excited to watch? and what sports are your favorites?