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Sliding events at 2026 Winter Olympics to be held outside Italy

Sliding events at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will be staged outside Italy following the failure to build a new track in Cortina, it was announced...

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/ 2 months ago

Bach says ‘only 10 countries’ can stage Winter Olympics

Only 10 countries are now capable of staging an Olympic or Paralympic Winter Games under existing criteria due to climate change,...

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/ 2 months ago

Sapporo gives up 2030 Winter Games bid: Japan Olympic boss

Sapporo has given up its bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics, the head of the Japanese Olympic Committee said on Wednesday,...

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/ 6 months ago

CAS sets date for appeals over Valieva doping exoneration

The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday set a date for hearing appeals that followed the exoneration of Russian figure...

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/ 6 months ago

Sweden says to move ahead with 2030 Olympic bid

Sweden’s Olympic Committee said on Thursday it would move ahead with plans to bid for the 2030 Winter Games after a...

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/ 8 months ago

Sapporo may delay Winter Games bid to 2034: Japan Olympic chief

Japan could push its Winter Olympics bid back four years to 2034 after corruption scandals related to the Tokyo Games, the...

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/ 10 months ago

Shiffrin leads call for winter sports sustainability change

US star Mikaela Shiffrin led calls for ski chiefs to change their approach to sustainability in a bid to make winter...

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Olympic Games
/ 12 months ago

Olympic downhill champion Feuz to retire after Kitzbuehel next month

Olympic downhill champion Beat Feuz of Switzerland announced on Wednesday that he will retire after the World Cup race at Kitzbuehel...

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Olympic Games
/ 12 months ago

Sapporo suspends Olympic bid events over Tokyo Games scandal

The Japanese city of Sapporo will stop promoting its 2030 Winter Olympics bid and hold a nationwide poll to gauge support...

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Olympic Games
/ 1 year ago

Sports court opens case on Russian skater Valieva

The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday it has taken up the case against Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva over...

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