Milano-Cortina 2026 sliding venue to be named this month - IOC
A decision on the sliding venue for Italy's Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will come by the end of the month, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday.
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Luge-First training run shows testing nature of new Cortina track
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 4 : Luge athletes got a feel of the Cortina Olympic track on Wednesday, many of them for the first time, as training for the men's singles immediately showed what a technical challenge it will present for all three sliding sports.
Sports court says it lacks jurisdiction over U.S. skeleton athlete Uhlaender's Olympic appeal
U.S. skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender's last chance to make the Olympic field may have been lost Monday, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport saying it lacks the jurisdiction to change the result of a race that could have earned her a berth in the Milan Cortina Games.
Torch arrives in co-host Cortina on anniversary of 1956 Games
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Jan 26 : The Olympic torch relay reached the co-host Cortina d'Ampezzo on Monday, heading into the Dolomite town on the 70th anniversary of the opening of its 1956 Winter Games.
Trinity Ellis is Canada's lone returning Olympic luge athlete of 6-member team
Canada has named its six athletes for the Olympic luge team, with five first-time Olympians set to hit the big stage.
Austrians seek to dent German luge hegemony
LONDON, Jan 21 : To say that Germany is the dominant force in Olympic luge barely does justice to the country’s near-total hegemony of the high-speed, “feet-first” sliding event and it would be a huge surprise if they do not win most, if not all of the five golds available in Cortina next month.
Russian sliders return to World Cup luge training in Lake Placid, N.Y., amid controversy
There are six Russian sliders on the entry list for this weekend's World Cup luge races in Lake Placid, N.Y., all hoping to accumulate enough standings points to earn a berth at this winter's Milan-Cortina Olympics.
IOC expresses high confidence in 2030 Winter Olympics in French Alps
LE GRAND BORNAND, France, Dec 3 : The International Olympic Committee has a high level of confidence in the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps, the governing body said on Wednesday at the conclusion of a three-day visit by the coordination commission.
Russians, Belarusians can participate in FIS qualification events - CAS
Dec 2 : Russian and Belarusian athletes should be allowed to participate in International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) qualification events if they meet the IOC's criteria for individual neutral athletes (AIN), the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Tuesday.