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Winter Olympics Salt Lake City
In this February 8, 2002, file photo, fireworks burst over the athlete tribune at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City during the Opening Ceremonies for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Salt Lake City is in line to host the Games again in 2034 after being invited to targeted dialogue by the International Olympic Committee. (AP Photo/Frank Gunn, File)

Salt Lake City in Line to Host 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

It’s targeted dialogue, not an official bid award. It is not 100 percent confirmed and there will be steps still to take. But peel away the ifs and buts because for all intents and purposes, Salt Lake City will host the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The International Olympic Committee’s Future Host Commission invited […]

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OLY Paris 2024 Tickets
The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower. (AP Photo//Michel Euler, File)

IOC Targets France for 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

France is on track to host a pair of Olympic Games within the space of six years after its proposed bid focusing on the Alps region was invited to targeted dialogue by the International Olympic Committee with the goal of being officially awarded the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games next summer — days before […]

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North American Curling

USA Curling Partners With Everest Funeral Concierge for Club Championships

USA Curling and Curling Canada will start a new event in September 2024 with Everest Funeral Concierge as the name sponsor of the North American Curling Club Championship. “Our Club National Championships celebrate both intense competition and the club-based history of our sport,” said Dean Gemmell, chief executive officer of USA Curling. “Providing our national […]

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Winter Olympics Salt Lake City
Georg Hackl of Germany speeds past an Olympic logo during a practice run for the men's singles luge at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Salt Lake City, IOC Future Host Commission Meet Ahead of Executive Board Decision

The Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games presented key elements of its bid to the International Olympic Committee’s Future Host Commission on Tuesday in a virtual meeting ahead of the IOC Executive Board meetings later this month, in which discussion and a possible recommendation on hosts for the 2030 and 2034 Olympic and Paralympic […]

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USABobsledLuge

Lake Placid to Host 2024 IBSF and Luge Meetings

Lake Placid, New York, will host the 2024 Congress for the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation and the International Luge Federation. The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority will play a role in hosting and organizing the two International Federations and national bobsled, skeleton and luge federations that will attend. “Hosting the IBSF and FIL […]

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Rivalry Series 2022
The 2022–2023 Rivalry Series between USA Hockey and Hockey Canada included a game at Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada, on December 15, 2022. USA Hockey photo

Tempe Ready to Host 2024 U.S. vs. Canada Hockey Rivalry Series

Hockey with a backdrop of palm trees and 80-degree temperatures in November would be jarring even now for purists. But Tempe, Arizona, is changing that narrative and the latest big hockey event takes place in the desert. The Rivalry Series between the women’s teams from USA Hockey and Hockey Canada was introduced in 2018 to […]

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Great Lakes SC

Great Lakes Sports Commission to Host Hub of Meijer State Games

The Great Lakes Sports Commission will host the northern Michigan hub of the Meijer State Games – Winter Games in Marquette starting in 2024. “The State Games of Michigan was designed to be a Michigan program with a statewide footprint, which we have been excited to expand with the addition of Marquette as a second […]

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US Biathlon

U.S. Biathlon Collegiate National Championships Heads to Maine

The inaugural U.S. Biathlon Collegiate National Championships will be held in Fort Kent, Maine, in conjunction with the US Biathlon National Championships, from March 22–24, 2024. “This has become an important initiative for us as we aim to give credibility to those institutions who recruit biathletes as Nordic ski racers and support their desire to […]

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IOC Wasserman
LA28 Organizing Committee Chairman Casey Wasserman speaks during the annual IOC Session on Monday in Mumbai, India. Photo via International Olympic Committee.

LA28 Chairman Wasserman Talks Russia, Israel at IOC Meetings

LA28 Chairman Casey Wasserman addressed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war in language that pushed the limits of the IOC’s preferred stance of political neutrality during his appearance Monday at the IOC Session in Mumbai. “There are no words than can fully capture the devastation and shock over the massacre in Israel on […]

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IOC Stoss
IOC Future Host Commission Chair Karl Stoss of Austria discusses the committee's work during IOC Session meetings on Monday in Mumbai, India. Photo via International Olympic Committee.

IOC Approves Dual Winter Olympic Award for 2030, 2034

The International Olympic Committee has approved a dual award for the 2030 and 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, another step toward the eventual return of the Games to Salt Lake City, Utah. Future Host Commission Chair Karl Stoss’ presentation on Sunday specifically mentioned Salt Lake City as a candidate for 2034 with groups from […]

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