Winter Sports

LeTV Sports, a digital platform operated by Chinese IPTV operator LeTV, has announced a strategic partnership with the sports governing body of Heilongjiang Province.

Beijing bid committee members today (Friday) reflected on creating Olympic history after being awarded hosting rights to the 2022 winter Games, as defeated Almaty pledged to maintain its efforts to turn the city into a major winter sports hub.

Lausanne, the Swiss city where the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is based, today (Friday) landed a convincing victory in being awarded the hosting rights to the 2020 winter Youth Olympic Games.

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced that London will host a Snowboard World Cup Big Air event later this year.

Lausanne 2020 has outlined the extensive commercial backing it has received for its bid to host the 2020 winter Youth Olympic Games, as the process nears its conclusion.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has cleared Vanessa-Mae of allegations she helped to fix Alpine skiing races in order to qualify for the 2014 winter Olympic Games, with the celebrity musician stating the verdict has exposed a “sham investigation” undertaken by the International Ski Federation (FIS).

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released the report by its Evaluation Commission into the bid cities for the 2022 winter Olympic Games, with Almaty and Beijing’s main concerns flagged up as being financial issues and the provision of suitable snow levels, respectively.

The Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) has become the latest organisation to suspend its ties with SportAccord in response to controversial comments made by the latter body’s president, Marius Vizer, regarding the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Europe’s short-lived hosting of ESPN’s X Games is set to be revived, but with the failed 2022 winter Olympic Games bidder Oslo in the driving seat, will the action sports event be back for good?

The Italian resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo is set to host the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine World Ski Championships in 2021.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has established a special joint task force with South Korean organisers of the 2018 winter Olympics amid concerns over the pace of preparations in PyeongChang.

The German municipality of Oberstdorf has signalled its intention to make up for the disappointment of missing out on the 2019 Nordic Ski World Championships by entering a bid for the 2021 event.

Are in Sweden, the host of the 2019 Alpine World Ski Championships, has secured the hosting rights for the 2017 Junior Alpine World Ski Championships.

Organisers of the PyeongChang 2018 winter Olympic Games have insisted that preparations for test events due to be staged next year are on track, despite International Ski Federation (FIS) president Gian-Franco Kasper having voiced his concerns over the current situation.

Belarusian authorities are discussing launching a joint bid with Poland for the 2021 winter Universiade multi-sport event, according to the BelTA news agency.

A football club has taken matters in its own hands to drum up support for an Olympics bid. Rory Squires explains why.