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Willamette Sports Law Journal

Permanent Link: https://digitalcollections.willamette.edu/handle/10177/5561

First published in 2004, the Willamette Sports Law Journal (WSLJ) was the first sports law journal in the Northwest. The student-run online journal was published when fully staffed each fall and spring through Spring 2016. The journal provided students, educators, practitioners and other enthusiasts with timely, well-written commentary and analysis about the evolving field of sports law, with a specific focus on how the law affects leagues, players, colleges and fans. Article topics ranged broadly from Title IX to torts in sports to anti-trust and labor law issues. The complete volumes are available in this repository.

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    Figuring It Out: Proposed Reforms to the U.S. Figure Skating Athlete Selection Proposals For the Olymic Games
    (2014) Cho, Christie
    (12 Willamette Sports L.J., no. 1, 2014, at 28). This article examine the current U.S. Figure Skating (USFS) selection process for the Winter Olympics. It describes the 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, which sparked a new debate about USFS team selection procedures. It then describes the selection process and its historical application, and places that process in the context of the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act, which governs selection of national teams for international sports competitions. Next, the article considers the pros and cons of the current USFS selection policies, especially its consideration of an athlete’s “body of work.” Finally, the article looks to the team selection criteria employed by U.S. Freestyle Skiing as a model for a more transparent, objective method of selecting athletes for international competition.