Salt Lake City awarded 2034 Winter Games as IOC insert ‘termination clause’ Salt Lake City will be an Olympics host again after the IOC formally awarded the 2034 Winter Games to the United States bid The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2024
French Alps bid backed by President Macron approved as host of 2030 Winter Olympics The French Alps bid has been named as the 2030 Winter Games host by the International Olympic Committee though with conditions attached The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2024
How did golf course architect Beau Welling become one of the most powerful people in the sport of curling? By the time the Winter Games were played in Turin, Italy, Welling had become a bona fide fanatic. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 29, 2024
Salt Lake City Olympic bid projects $4 billion in total costs to stage 2034 Winter Games Organizers for the proposed 2034 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City released their first budget estimate, projecting total costs of just under $4 billion, with $2.84 billion slated for operational costs The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024
US Ski Great Vonn Hails Use Of AI To Protect Olympic Athletes From Online Hate US skiing great Lindsey Vonn has welcomed plans to use artificial intelligence to shield Olympic athletes from vicious online hate, recounting how she was "wildly harassed" before the 2018 Winter Games. International Business Times · Apr 19, 2024
French Alps the only bidder to host 2030 Winter Olympics The International Olympic Committee has confirmed the only bidder for the 2030 Winter Olympic Games is France, which is hosting the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, and has hosted the Winter Games three times since 1924. Radio France Internationale · Nov 30, 2023
Stockholm city hall backs Olympic bid ahead of key IOC meeting for 2030-2034 Winter Games candidates The Stockholm city council has publicly supported Sweden’s latest bid to host the 2030 Olympics ahead of key meetings Tuesday for potential Winter Games hosts The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023
Watch: Anurag Thakur plays cricket in the snow, kicks off Khelo India Winter Games NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday kicked off Khelo India Winter Games in style as the former first-class player played cricket in the snow at Tangmarg where he was given a warm traditional welcome. The Times of India · Feb 9, 2023
1500 players to take part in Khelo India Winter Games in J&K: Thakur JAMMU: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday said 1500 athletes from across the country will take part in the Khelo India Winter Games, scheduled to start in the famous ski resort of Gulmarg in North Kashmir from February 10. The Times of India · Feb 4, 2023
Sapporo to review plans for 2030 Winter Games bid Sapporo is reconsidering efforts to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, with the city's mayor citing scandals linked to the Tokyo Olympics as a reason for the rethink. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Dec 21, 2022
Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal threatens to derail Winter Games bid Japanese official says corruption claims could damage Sapporo’s chances of hosting 2030 event The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022
Snowboarding gold medalist Chloe Kim to take mental health break from sport Olympic star will return in time to compete at the next Winter Games in 2026 The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022
French paralympic bosses salute performances at Beijing Winter Games French Paralympics chiefs on Monday hailed the determination of the athletes who finished the 10 days of competition at the Beijing Winter Games with a dozen medals including seven gold. Radio France Internationale · Mar 14, 2022
Beijing Winter Paralympic Games begin amid strife and fear of nuclear meltdowns The 2022 Beijing Paralympic Winter Games - motto: Together for a shared future - was launched on Friday with a spectacular opening ceremony amid a backdrop of invasion, war and hoary images of nuclear armageddon. Radio France Internationale · Mar 4, 2022
Radio France Internationale · Mar 3, 2022 IPC bans Russians and Belarusians from 2022 Beijing Paralympic Winter Games The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) bowed to pressure on Thursday and banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing as part of the continuing international boycott following the advance of Russian forces into Ukraine.
The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022 Paralympian Marcel Hug says Winter Games decision is right but feels for athletes The International Paralympic Committee made a dramatic U-turn on Thursday
The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022 IPC’s Winter Games ruling ‘has put athletes in a very difficult spot’ Russians and Belarusians will be allowed to compete in Beijing despite the invasion of Ukraine
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2022 Winter Paralympics: Russian athletes competing as neutral sparks backlash The International Paralympic Committee will allow Russian athletes to compete at the Winter Games which begin in Beijing this week
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022 Russia’s participation in Winter Paralympic Games on a knife edge The International Paralympic Committee has admitted it will have to be “very careful” in deciding whether to allow Russian athletes to compete at the Winter Games
The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 1, 2022 Unazuki aims to be mecca for ski mountaineering The Unazuki hot spring ski resort in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, is aiming to become a mecca for ski mountaineering, or skimo, which will make its Olympic debut at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy.
The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 28, 2022 Unazuki hot spring resort aims to be mecca for ski mountaineering The Unazuki hot spring ski resort in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, is aiming to become a mecca for ski mountaineering, or skimo, which will make its Olympics debut at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy
Los Angeles Times · Feb 23, 2022 Despite historic ratings low for the 2022 Winter Games, NBCUniversal remains bullish on Olympics NEW YORK — Faced with the lingering effects of a global pandemic, empty stands and a politically fraught situation in Beijing, NBC Sports was prepared for the worst with the Winter Olympics, and from a TV ratings standpoint that’s what it got.
Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022 Lewis Hamilton sends appreciation after speed skater’s tribute to F1 star at Winter Olympics Canadian Olympic legend Charles Hamelin paid tribute to Lewis Hamilton with a specially-designed helmet at the Beijing 2022 Winter Games
Caixin Global · Feb 22, 2022 Zhang Wenhong: Beijing Winter Olympics Sets Perfect Example for How to Bring People Together Amid Pandemic The closed-loop management system of the winter games demonstrated a new possibility for pandemic control and communication among people from different part of the world
Sports Illustrated · Feb 22, 2022 Winter Olympics Deliver Smallest Viewing Audience Ever This year’s ratings saw a sizable drop from the 2018 Winter Games, along with 2021’s Tokyo Games.