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Goggia eyes ski return in July after double leg fracture

Italy’s 2018 Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia, whose season was cut short by a double right leg fracture, said Thursday she was aiming to be on...

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/ 2 months ago

Canada and Russia appeal 2022 Olympic team skating podium

The fallout from Kamila Valieva’s doping ban continued Monday as the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said Canada and Russia...

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/ 3 months ago

WADA welcomes Russian skater suspension, slams ‘doping of children’

The World Anti-Doping Agency welcomed a four-year ban handed down by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday to teenage...

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/ 3 months ago

Russian skater Valieva suspended four years for doping: CAS

Teenage Russian skater Kamila Valieva received a four-year ban from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday for failing...

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/ 6 months ago

Sliding events at 2026 Winter Olympics to be held outside Italy

Sliding events at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will be staged outside Italy following the failure to build a new track...

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/ 7 months ago

Bach says ‘only 10 countries’ can stage Winter Olympics

Only 10 countries are now capable of staging an Olympic or Paralympic Winter Games under existing criteria due to climate change,...

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/ 7 months ago

Sapporo gives up 2030 Winter Games bid: Japan Olympic boss

Sapporo has given up its bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics, the head of the Japanese Olympic Committee said on Wednesday,...

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/ 10 months ago

CAS sets date for appeals over Valieva doping exoneration

The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday set a date for hearing appeals that followed the exoneration of Russian figure...

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/ 11 months ago

Sweden says to move ahead with 2030 Olympic bid

Sweden’s Olympic Committee said on Thursday it would move ahead with plans to bid for the 2030 Winter Games after a...

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/ 1 year ago

Sapporo may delay Winter Games bid to 2034: Japan Olympic chief

Japan could push its Winter Olympics bid back four years to 2034 after corruption scandals related to the Tokyo Games, the...

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