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The International Olympic Committee Executive Board has approved sweeping changes to the venue masterplan for the Alpes 2030 Olympic Winter Games, including vacating the French Riviera cluster altogether. The ice sports and disciplines — curling, figure skating, ice hockey and short track — will be relocated to a new cluster in Lyon, France. And Thialf Ice […]
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul has formed the Lake Placid-New York City Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Exploratory Committee to study the feasibility of a bidding for the 2042 Games — one that would combine Lake Placid’s Olympic legacy with New York City’s global platform. Lake Placid previously hosted the Olympic Winter Games in 1932 […]
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The two emblems of the Alpes 2030 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games, inspired by “a mountain revealed by light,” have been officially unveiled. The emblems feature a range of colors inspired by two elements of mountainous regions: light and ice. Midnight blue and azure blue evoke altitude, depth, stability and the horizon, while red […]
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US Speedskating has named Keith Bryant as its new CEO, effective August 1, 2026, succeeding Ted Morris, who led the national governing body for 13 years and ushered in an era of financial and competitive success for the organization. Bryant is a veteran of the Olympic and Paralympic movement, having attended eight Olympic Games and […]
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The United States is the newly minted capital of the hockey world, and next spring one of the sport’s premier global events will return. Duluth, Minnesota, will host USA Hockey’s 2027 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship from April 21 to May 2, the 10-team event that showcases many of the world’s top NHL draft-eligible players. […]
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The Professional Women’s Hockey League has announced new teams in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Hamilton, Ontario, that will take the ice for the 2026–2027 season. PWHL Las Vegas will play its home games at T-Mobile Arena, while PWHL Hamilton will play out of TD Coliseum. The two new teams will join Detroit, which had already […]
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Visit Salt Lake, in partnership with Sports Salt Lake, has launched the Visit Salt Lake Volunteer Hub, a new community initiative designed to connect residents with meaningful opportunities to be part of the events shaping Salt Lake’s future. Alongside the launch, Visit Salt Lake also announced a new partnership with the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation […]
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March Madness is getting madder. After months of speculation, the NCAA formally announced Thursday that it is expanding the Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to 76 teams each, up from 68 teams. The change will take effect with the 2026-27 season and introduce an “opening round” in which 12 lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and […]
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Coming off a dominant performance at the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, the U.S. Para Nordic Ski Team has a new home with U.S. Ski & Snowboard. The U.S. Para Nordic Ski Team, which has been managed by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee since 2014, will be integrated into U.S. Ski & Snowboard and […]
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The executive board of the Organizing Committee for the French Alps 2030 Olympic Winter Games, known as COJOP, has appointed Michel Cadot as its interim CEO, a month after previous Chief Executive Cyril Linette resigned from the role following a dispute with President Edgar Grospiron. Cadot, who was an interministerial delegate for the Paris 2024 […]
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