United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee

The federally chartered nonprofit that serves as the United States’ National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee, selecting and supporting U.S. teams for international competition.

National Olympic Committee: An organization recognized by the International Olympic Committee to represent a country in the Olympic movement. The USOPC holds this status for the United States and selects its Olympic team.
United States Olympic Committee name change: The 2019 renaming of the United States Olympic Committee as the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. The new name made the committee’s Paralympic role explicit.
United States at the Olympic Games: The participation and results of United States teams at the Olympic Games. The USOPC selects and supports the national Olympic delegation.
United States Center for SafeSport: An independent nonprofit responsible for preventing and responding to abuse in U.S. Olympic and Paralympic sport. Its creation followed scrutiny of how the USOPC and governing bodies handled athlete abuse.
International Olympic Committee: The international nonprofit that leads the Olympic movement and oversees the Olympic Games. The IOC governs the movement globally; the USOPC represents the United States within it.
United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation: The charitable foundation that raises private support for U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes and programs. It supplies philanthropic funding alongside the committee’s other revenue.
United States Olympic Association: The name used by the U.S. Olympic organization before it became the United States Olympic Committee in 1961. It was the committee’s predecessor identity in the decades before its modern name.
United States at the Paralympic Games: The participation and results of United States teams at the Paralympic Games. The USOPC also selects and supports the national Paralympic delegation.
Larry Nassar scandal: A sexual abuse scandal involving former USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar and hundreds of athletes. The case exposed failures across institutions within the U.S. Olympic sport system.
International Paralympic Committee: The international organization that leads the Paralympic movement and oversees the Paralympic Games. The IPC operates internationally, while the USOPC serves as the U.S. national member.

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