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Alpine skiing-Vonn feels stronger, fitter and faster as Cortina looms
ST MORITZ, Switzerland, Dec 10 : Alpine ski great Lindsey Vonn said she felt stronger, fitter and faster as the American prepares for what would be an extraordinary Olympic comeback at the age of 41.
IOC president Coventry sets early 2026 target for new Olympic policy on gender eligibility
The IOC set a target Wednesday of early 2026 to detail a new policy on eligibility in female sports that could see transgender athletes excluded from the Olympic Games.
NHLers 'not going' to Olympics if ice isn’t ready and safe, reiterates deputy commissioner
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is “disappointed” that the main arena slated to host ice hockey at February’s Olympics isn’t yet completed with less than two months to go before the Games are scheduled to be played.
With added strength, American Lindsey Vonn ready to attack Olympic skiing season at 41
Twelve more pounds of muscle. Equipment dialed in. A new superstar coach.
2026 Winter Games ticket sales close to 70%, Paralympics sales lagging, IOC says
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec 10 : Organisers for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics have sold nearly 70 per cent of tickets, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday, with hopes that the ongoing torch relay will boost sales in the final stretch.
IOC decision on gender eligibility to come in early 2026, says Coventry
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec 10 : The International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday it would announce eligibility criteria for transgender athletes early next year, after months of deliberation as it seeks to find a consensus on how to protect the female category.
Alpine skiing-Vonn fastest in training for season's first downhill
ST MORITZ, Switzerland, Dec 10 : American great Lindsey Vonn, building towards an Olympic comeback at the age of 41, was fastest in training for the first women's downhill of the Alpine skiing World Cup season on Wednesday.