Ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding arrives in US, escorted off plane in cuffs by FBI after Mexico capture
Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding is escorted by FBI officials after being captured in Mexico on alleged drug trafficking charges. (Credit: FBI)
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Canada sending 207 athletes to Milano-Cortina Olympics, including 109 rookies
More than 50 cent of Canada’s Olympic athletes will be making their Games debut next month in Milan Cortina, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced Thursday.
Canada breaks new ground with women outnumbering men on team for Milano Cortina
Jan 29 : Canada will send 207 athletes to the Milano Cortina Olympics where, for the first time at a Winter Games, women will outnumber men on the team.
Cross-country skiing-CAS declines to hear Bolshunov appeal over Olympic exclusion
Jan 29 : The Court of Arbitration for Sport has said it does not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal from Russian cross-country skier Aleksandr Bolshunov over the decision to exclude him from the upcoming Winter Olympics.
'Grandma' gold: Canadian snowboard legend Mark McMorris knows Olympic victory carries special meaning
Mark McMorris is a 12-time Super Bowl champion.
Snowmakers feel the heat as climate change tests Milano Cortina Winter Games
PARIS, Jan 27 : Snowmaking teams are racing to create competition conditions for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics within ever-narrower cold windows, as climate change steadily reshapes the limits of what technology can deliver.
Ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding pleads not guilty to running drug ring - ESPN
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI's top fugitives made his first U.S. court appearance Monday since he was arrested in Mexico last week and flown to California.
US to send largest Winter Games team to Milano Cortina with 232 athletes
Jan 26 : A group of 98 veteran Olympians such as Mikaela Shiffrin will anchor the U.S. team in Milano Cortina, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said on Monday, as it prepares to send 232 athletes to the Winter Games that kick off next month.
New flips, twists and spins coming to the Alps at Winter Olympics
Jan 26 : Aerial tricks in freeskiing and snowboarding are becoming increasingly difficult — and more dangerous — as athletes push technical boundaries to stay competitive.