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October 23 - With exactly 500 days to go to the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics, Hockey Canada is holding a training camp in British Columbia this week to finalise its 2012-2013 ice sledge hockey team roster, most of whom will be likely to compete at the Games in Russia.
September 29 - The United States Ice Sledge Hockey squad (pictured) has welcomed three new players at their first training camp of the season in Charlotte, North Carolina.
September 22 - South Korea has offered officials involved in the 2013 World Ice Sledge Hockey Championships and the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games a seminar to help develop the sport in the country.
September 20 - Britain has announced a 16-strong ice sledge hockey squad for the 2012-2013 season as the race to qualify for the Sochi 2014 Paralympics heats up.
May 16 - Goyang in South Korea is to host next year's International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey A Pool World Championships, it has been confirmed.
April 1 - Hat-trick hero Taylor Lipsett proved the inspiration as the United States retained its International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Ice Sledge Hockey title in Hamar, Norway.
March 30 - South Korea and the United States will meet in the final of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Hamar, Norway, on Sunday (April 1).
March 29 - The United States and South Korea have booked their spots in the semi-finals of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Hamar, Norway.
March 27 - Hosts Norway's misery at the Sixth International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, which began yestrdayat Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre, continued as their dismal form continued against European champions Italy.
March 25 - Hosts Norway were stunned on the opening day of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, as they were beaten 4-1 by South Korea.
March 23 - Canada's squad have spent two days in an Ice Sledge Hockey clinic with soldiers based at a base in Borden, Ontario, ahead of the World Championships in Hamar, Norway.
March 23 - The United States will defend its world title at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Hamar, Norway, this week, with their coach Jeff Sauer relishing the challenge ahead.
March 22 - The top eight teams in the world are on their way to Hamar in Norway for the 2012 Ice Sledge Hockey A Pool World Championships, which begin on Saturday (March 24).
When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.
Reporting to and working closely with the Events Director – Technical Operations, the Head of Technical Officials is responsible for day-to-day management of the Technical Officials programmes within the Events Department, including:
Management of day-to-day technical officials operations including tournament assignments and planning;
Management and development of the professional technical officials workforce including referees, umpires, and tournament doctors;
Technical officials policy development through consultation with key stakeholder groups including commissions, panels, Continental Confederations and working groups;
Innovation initiatives within the technical officials area to enhance officiating accuracy and sport presentation; and
Technical officials pathway development including working with Continental Confederations and Member Associations on recruitment, education, training, and development initiatives.
Pierre de Coubertin once said cricket has "practically no appeal for those who are not British". While he expressed doubts about the Olympic viability of cricket, lacrosse and baseball, Philip Barker wonders how the man who helped revive the modern Games would have reacted to new sports at Los Angeles 2028.