Winter Games should stay true to snow and ice, says snowboarding chief

Winter Games should stay true to snow and ice, says snowboarding chief

  • January 6, 2026

The Winter Olympics risk losing their core identity if organisers continue to add novelty events that drift too far from snow and ice based sport, according to the head of the global skiing and snowboarding body. Johan Eliasch, president of the International Ski

China Curling Pair Fall Short as Olympic Mixed Doubles Dream Ends

China Curling Pair Fall Short as Olympic Mixed Doubles Dream Ends

  • December 19, 2025

China’s hopes of qualifying a mixed doubles curling team for next February’s Winter Olympics came to an end after a defeat to South Korea at a decisive qualification tournament in Canada, closing the door on a late push toward the Milano Cortina Games.