Thu Jan 17, 3:05 AM ET

CHICAGO (AFP) - Disgraced American Olympic hero Marion Jones said she hasn't told her young son that she is going to jail for lying to law enforcement officials about using steroids and a check-fraud scheme.

Jones was speaking on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Wednesday, less than two months before she is expected to begin serving a six months prison sentence.

"I put myself in a position to have somebody else determine...