PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – The U.S. Olympic Committee will not make personnel changes, including removing CEO Scott Blackmun amid calls for his resignation, until an investigation is complete into the organization’s response to the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal.
Speaking at a news conference Friday before the start of the Pyeongchang Olympics, chairman Larry Probst said the USOC will cooperate with two House investigations as well as share the results of the investigation it has hired Boston-based law firm Ropes & Gray to conduct.
“Scott has served the USOC with distinction since 2010,” Probst said. “We believe he did the right thing at the right time.