Mike Leavitt, Governor of Utah at the time of the 2002 Winter Olympics, spoke about the importance of the Olympic Games to the community at large, stressing that the benefits begin to be felt 10 years before the Games begin.
Austria, Slovenia and Italy are considering a joint bid to host the Winter Olympics after 2034, according to the President of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in northern Italy, Massimiliano Fedriga.
The International Olympic Committee has reiterated that the bobsleigh track being built by Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics must be ready by March 2025, despite strong opposition, and that there will be "no compromises."
As athletes around the world turn their attention to qualifying, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games met in the Veneto region to discuss the preparations for hosting the event in less than two years' time.
Forty years after their flawless performance at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics, the legendary British duo of Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean returned to the Bosnian capital on Wednesday to mark the anniversary.
Nearly a thousand people took to the streets of Milan to denounce the construction of infrastructure for the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. The protests were a warning of the potential negative impact on the mountains and the cost of housing in Italian cities.
The official mascots of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games were officially unveiled last Wednesday after 1,600 proposals and a public vote. The event took place at the San Remo Music Festival.
Disagreement continues between the Italian government, which has signed the contract for the construction of the bobsleigh track, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which has reiterated its opposition and called for a Plan B to be considered.
Players from the National Hockey League (NHL) will be able to compete at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan-Cortina after an agreement was reached between the players, the league and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The agreement also covers the 2030 Games.
The International Skating Union (ISU) has issued a statement regarding the case of Russian athlete Kamila Valieva, confirming the disqualification imposed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). As a result, the Russian athlete has lost her results, which have been annulled.
Russia's Kamila Valieva's four-year ban for a positive doping test has had a major global impact. The strongest reaction came from the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), which said the decision showed that "war has been declared on Russian sport".
Just two years to go before the start of the 25th Olympic Winter Games in Milano-Cortina in northern Italy, a construction company has responded to the public tender to build the track that has sparked controversy and back-and-forth.
The Olympic year, the run-up to Paris, got off to a great start with the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, South Korea.
This Friday sees the start of the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Asia, in the city of Gangwon on the northern tip of South Korea. The Opening Ceremony is scheduled for 19 January, 2024, and will be held simultaneously at the Gangneung Oval and the PyeongChang Dome.
Laura Vilagrà, councillor for the presidency of the Generalitat, has ruled out the possibility of Catalonia bidding for the Winter Olympics, a project that was stalled after the Spanish Olympic Committee declared the negotiations with Aragon over the sharing of venues a failure, and which is now being abandoned in the context of the climate emergency.
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.
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