The year of rejection (sort of)
As documented here just a few short months ago, my initial request for credentials for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February was rejected and I ended up on the waiting list before eventually being awarded a credential by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee. I am grateful for the fact that a credential opened up and I will get the chance to cover my sixth Olympics. It is one I am greatly looking forward to and I can't wait to get my first up-close look at the mountains of Italy (I flew over them from Switzerland to Milan in late 2001). However, that original rejection was not my only taste of credential rejection in 2025, in fact, there were a couple more events I was looking to cover that I did not receive credentials for. I applied for credentials to cover the NCAA Ice Hockey Regionals at the SNHU Arena in Manchester earlier this year and that application was rejected, as was the request I made last year to cover the women's Frozen Four at the Whittemore Center ...