Browsing entries tagged with Winter Olympics
29 Jun 2022
The sport of ski mountaineering — the competitive version of ski touring — has been added to the schedule for the 2026 Winter Olympics, along with freestyle skiing dual moguls. The 2026 Winter games…
22 Jun 2021
Ski mountaineering — a competitive version of ski touring often nicknamed “ski-mo” — has been proposed as a new event for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. The proposal, initially put forward by the…
25 Jan 2018
James Woods, Andrew Musgrave, Billy Morgan, Dave Ryding and Katie Summerhayes are among the biggest team of British winter athletes heading to the Olympic Winter Games in South Korea next month. A record…
2 Jul 2017
Winter snowsports athletes heading to next year’s Winter Olympic and Paralympics have received a huge boost with extra funding from UK Sport. Alpine skier Dave Ryding, who last year finished second at…
4 Oct 2013
A host of Sochi-themed events take place this weekend at Milton Keynes and Reading, with free lessons on offer from Sir Steve Redgrave, Graham Bell and Chemmy Alcott. Five-times Olympian and BASI qualified…
12 Jun 2013
Britain’s top alpine skier Chemmy Alcott is to train with the Norwegian ski team in the run-up to the Winter Olympics in Sochi next February. Miss Alcott, 30, has trained with the Canadian team for the…
8 Feb 2013
The British Alpine Ski team has a new title sponsor, specialist property advisor Delancey. The sponsorship comes at a critical time for the team’s preparation for next year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi.…
7 Jul 2011
PyeongChang in South Korea has been chosen to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, beating Alpine bidders Munich and Annecy. The news was announced in Durban, South Africa, at the 123rd IOC Session. And the…
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