Tag: 2026 Olympic Winter Games

USA Curling 2025
The USA Curling event in Sioux Falls will mark the first time that the NGB has held Olympic and Paralympic Team Trials concurrently. Photo by Bob Weder

Sioux Falls to Host 2025 USA Curling Olympic and Paralympic Team Trials

USA Curling has announced that the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Men’s and Women’s Curling, and the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling, will be held from November 7–16, 2025, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. The event marks the first time that USA Curling has held […]

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IOC Wraps Up Inspection Visit of 2026 Olympic Winter Games Progress

The International Olympic Committee has finished a series of visits to check in on the progress of the local organizing committee for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in the Veneto region of Italy, including the much-debated site for sliding events and other venues that are still under construction. Organizers of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games […]

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On Location Opens First Office in Italy Ahead of 2026 Olympic Winter Games

On Location, the International Olympic Committee’s official hospitality provider for the next three Olympic Games, has opened its first office in Milan on the two-year countdown anniversary to the Opening Ceremony for the 2026 Winter Games. On Location will sell packages for the first time for not only sponsors and commercial partners but also the […]

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Canada forward Sidney Crosby, left, scores a goal past Sweden goaltender Henrik Lundqvist during the second period of the men's gold medal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. It was the last time NHL players participated in the Olympics. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

NHL Players will Return to Olympic Winter Games in 2026

The best hockey players in the world will again participate in the Winter Olympic Games, beginning with the 2026 Games in Milano-Cortina, Italy, the National Hockey League announced, as well as adding another international event to the calendar that will see an exclusive group of nations participate. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement in […]

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Italy Cortina Bobsled Track
A view of the bobsled track in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, is seen in a 2021 file photo. Bobsledding tradition in Cortina goes back nearly a century and locals are hoping that the Eugenio Monti track can be reopened for the 2026 Olympics in the Italian resort. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

2026 Winter Olympic Organizers Approve Proposal to Rebuild Bobsled Track

Organizers of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games insisted on Tuesday at a board meeting that they will host sliding events by spending $89 million on rebuilding an old track in Cortina d’Ampezzo, continuing their long dispute with the International Olympic Committee as the IOC insists on having events held elsewhere. The local organizing committee for […]

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USA Curling transformed The Rink at American Dream into a unique venue for its 2024 National Championships. USA Curling Photo

USA Curling Dreams Big for 2024 National Championships

USA Curling is heading to the mall next week. But it’s not a trip to the food court or to shop the early spring sales — it’s the scene for a unique new venue for one of the national governing body’s biggest events. The 2024 U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Curling Championships will be staged […]

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Trinity Ellis of Canada competes in the Nations Cup as part of the Eberspächer Luge World Cup in Lake Placid, New York, on December 7, 2023. Trinity finished in Second. Photo courtesy of Olympic Regional Development Authority

IOC Decision on 2026 Olympic Sliding Events Due End of January

The International Olympic Committee will reveal its plans for where the sliding events of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games will be held at the end of this month, the organization confirmed on Thursday. The IOC has insisted that an existing ice sliding venue outside Italy must be picked to avoid extra spending on construction. The […]

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Lake Placid recently hosted the IBSF World Cup and is bidding to host sliding events for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Photo courtesy of Olympic Regional Development Authority

Inside Lake Placid’s Bid to Co-Host the 2026 Olympic Winter Games

Lake Placid, New York, the little village tucked away in the Adirondacks of New York State, is hallowed ground for the Olympic Winter Games. There, in 1932, the United States hosted the Winter Games for the first time and the first Olympic medals were awarded in a podium ceremony. It was also the first time […]

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Frank del Duca, Adrian Adams, Martin Christofferson, Manteo, Mitchell, of The United States, start their four-man bobsled World Cup race in December 2022, in Lake Placid, New York. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Lake Placid Proposes to Host 2026 Winter Olympic Bobsled, Luge and Skeleton Events

The New York State Olympic Regional Developmental Authority has proposed that the sliding events of bobsled, luge and skeleton for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games be held in Lake Placid, New York, as a solution to the long-running drama in Italy. “Our commitment to managing, marketing, maintaining, and providing top-notch facilities for training and competitions […]

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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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