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Lake Placid, New York, could be the host for bobsled, luge and skeleton in the 2026 Olympic Winter Games should the sliding venue in Cortina d’Ampezzo not be completed by March 2025. The Olympic Regional Development Authority has entered “targeted dialogue” with the 2026 Milano-Cortina Organizing Committee. Fondazione Milano Cortina and Lake Placid will further […]
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Jeremy Bloom, a two-time Olympic freestyle skier and former football player at the University of Colorado, has been named the new chief executive officer of the X Games. Bloom will lead the annual summer and winter events as it transitions into a new team format beginning in 2026, in addition to individual awards. “The opportunity […]
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Construction progress of a sliding track that will host events at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, a venue the International Olympic Committee wished organizers did not pursue, was still praised during this week’s IOC Executive Board meetings. The Cortina track needs to be certified by March to be approved for use in the February 6–22, […]
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Ariens Nordic Center in Brillion, Wisconsin, will host the 2025 World Snowshoe Championships, US Snowshoe Championships and Open Championships from February 27 through March 2, 2025. Ariens Nordic Center — which will also host the U.S. Biathlon Masters Nationals and North American Masters Championships from February 14–16, 2025 — was chosen as the venue due […]
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One of the key initiatives for Sophie Goldschmidt when she took over as president and chief executive officer of U.S. Ski & Snowboard nearly three years ago was to bring more major events to the United States. This weekend starts the culmination of that goal, as the United States hosts 12 events sanctioned by the […]
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There was no need to talk about a potential host or a candidate city. IOC President Thomas Bach made the proclamation in Paris: Salt Lake City will host the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. City and state leaders, plus those who had shepherded the winning bid, spilled out into a mixed zone on July […]
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Organizers for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games have announced the route for the torch relay, as the Olympic flame will pass through all 110 provinces in Italy on a 63-day journey. The committee presented the 12,000-kilometer (7,455-mile) route on Tuesday, which marks one year from when the flame will be lit in Olympia, Greece. […]
Continue ReadingA sliding center being rebuilt for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games is starting to take shape as the clock ticks to a March deadline, reported The Associated Press this week. The AP reported through photos shared with it by the government agency in charge of building infrastructure for the Games the outline of the […]
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Organizers for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games have revealed the brand identity for the Games as well as the pictograms that will be used at both events. Developed by the Organizing Committees, the Games look is a unified appearance across all areas, from stadiums and uniforms to logos and mascots. The pictograms for […]
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USA Curling’s 2026 men’s and women’s national championships have been awarded to Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte from February 23 through March 2, with the winning teams at the event advancing to represent the U.S. at the 2026 World Championships. “We’re thrilled to bring elite-level curling to Charlotte,” said Amanda Morgan, manager of sports development at […]
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.@usatabletennis is bringing back a major event, as the US Open Team Table Tennis Championships will take place August 29–31, 2025, in @MyMyrtleBeach, South Carolina. The event will take place at John T. Rhodes Myrtle Beach Sports Center.
The official logos for the 2026 NCAA Men’s Final Four and 2026 NCAA Division II and Division III men’s basketball championships have been unveiled. Indianapolis and @IndSportsCorp will host all three championships during the same weekend in 2026.
The Golden Trail Series has announced its 2025 schedule of nine international events featuring some of the best trail runners in the world, including a stop in Olympic Valley, California, on June 22.
The @XGames have announced a three-year partnership with California Dreamin' Entertainment which will bring the action sports and music festival to Cal Expo in @VisitSacramento each summer from 2025–2027.
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