No one is being singled out. But the accumulated effect of letting that go unchecked would hinder the ability we have to do what we do.

Our concerns would lie in two areas. One, the lack of communication with an athlete who ultimately will be affected by the outcome of an arbitration, and two, lawyers arguing over medals 14 months after the games are concluded is not good for the Olympic movement.

We haven't made a decision about whether we would pursue a 2016 bid for the United States at this point.

It does matter. Not just to the U.S. Olympic Committee. It matters to the American public. It matters to our broadcast partners. Now, to us as an Olympic Committee, it is not the only thing that matters.

This is a significant step. Our interest in the short term is in preserving opportunities for athletes to train and compete. In the long term, we want to see a governance and managerial structure that better serves the sport.

If we had our preferences, of course we'd like all the stories to be good, strong positive stories. But even when we've had stories that are something other than that, I think the situations are being handled the right way.