Hybl Wins Close Usoc Vote

William Hybl, a former prosecutor who helped kick Tonya Harding out of figure skating, was elected president of the U.S. Olympic Committee in balloting that was as close as a single vote.

Hybl, who served as interim president of the USOC in 1991-92, defeated committee vice president Michael Lenard by less than 2 points out of a possible 179.72 in the complex weighted balloting of the board of directors.

The 91.04-88.68 count, in the first contested presidential election in the USOC’s history, could have come down to one vote by a heavily weighted delegate, or as many as three votes from lower-ranked representatives. The election was by secret ballot.